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RAIL HUB AND CLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPORT
DUBLIN HAS ONE VERY IMPORTANT RAIL HUB AND, IF FULLY UTILIZED, WOULD BE AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THAN MOST HUBS ANYWHERE ELSE
IN THE WORLD.
THIS RAIL HUB IS IN THE *DOCKLANDS* AND TO MAKE IT FULLY USABLE, A SHORT RAIL LINK IS NEEDED FROM THE BACK OF CONNOLLY
RAIL STATION TO THE DOCKLAND STATION. THERE IS SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THIS LINK AND IT IS ONLY ONE KILOMETRE LONG. THIS LINK
IS KNOWN AS 'THE MISSING RAIL LINK'. THREE RAIL LINES COME INTO CONNOLLY STATION FROM THE NORTHSIDE; THE SAME THREE LINES
ALSO GO INTO THE DOCKLANDS STATION, SO JUST REQUIRING THE SHORT MISSING RAIL LINK TO GIVE THEM CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT FOR MAXIMUM
EFFICIENCY.
WHAT MAKES THIS HUB EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE IS THE LOCATION WHERE THE RAIL LINES CROSS EACH OTHER AT THE NORTH STRAND NEAR
FAIRVIEW WHERE THEY ARE SEGREGATED BY GOING OVER EACH OTHER IN TUNNEL FORM, THUS GREATLY REDUCING TIME AND SIGNAL DELAYS.
THE THREE RAIL, MENTIONED ABOVE; ONE EACH END OF CROKE PARK AND THE OTHER THE BELFAST LINE. THIS HUB CAN BE SEEN ON THE TREBLE
LOCK RAIL PAGES OF THIS WEBSITE.
CLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPORT
THE 'CIRCLE' IS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY FOR THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS IT ALLOWS USERS TO TAKE THE MOST DIRECT ROUTES TO
THEIR DESTINATIONS. ALTHOUGH, AS I'VE ADVOCATED ELSEWHERE IN THIS WEBSITE (SEE LAND USE), THE RADIAL SYSTEM, ALL VIA THE CITY
CENTRE, WHICH IS THE MOST INEFFICIENT SYSTEM OF THEM ALL, CAN BE USED IF BLENDED IN WITH THE 'CIRCLE' PROPOSAL. SIMPLY, THIS
BLENDING OR COMBINATION OF PLANS MAKES PUBLIC TRANSPORT MORE EFFECTIVE AND GETS THE MAXIMUM OUT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT BY USING
THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN ANY TRANSPORT SOLUTION - LAND USE. TO COMPLETE THE 'CIRCLE' AROUND DUBLIN, A LINK UP IS REQUIRED
FROM DOCKLANDS TO BOOTERSTOWN. THIS WILL MEAN THOUGH THAT A NUMBER OF OBSTACLES WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED OR MINIMIZED TO
REDUCE THE EFFECTS ON THE LOCALS, ON COSTS, ON EFFECTIVENESS, OBTRUSIVENESS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE FLOODING ETC,.
OUR SOLUTION (OPEN FOR DEBATE) IS A FOUR-IN-ONE PLAN TO TAKE VEHICLES; LUAS; RAIL; AND A WATER BARRIER TO PROTECT FLOODING
DUE TO FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE. THE ROUTE WOULD RUN OVER GROUND INSIDE THE SEA WALL, UP TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE RIVER AT THE POINT DEPOT TO BOOTERSTOWN. THE SERVICES USING THIS ROUTE WOULD LINK UP WITH THEIR APPROPRIATE MODES.
MAINLINE RAIL LINKING INTO THE WEXFORD LINE; THE LUAS LINKING UP WITH THE DUNDRUM LINE VIA UCD TO RATHFARNHAM; AND VEHICLES
WOULD HAVE A LINK UP WITH THE M50 SOUTHSIDE.
BY KEEPING THE ROUTE TO THE LEVEL OF THE WALL MAKES IT LESS OBTRUSIVE AND IT GIVES THE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFIT OF ALL -
A VITAL LAND BARRIER TO PREVENT FLOODING IN THE EVENT OF WATER LEVELS RISING IN THE FUTURE DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WOULD
PROTECT PROPERTY VALUES GIVING PEACE OF MIND TO THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA.
LAND USE FOR TRANSPORT
CIRCLE RAIL AND CIRCLE LUAS PLANS
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