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ALTERNATIVE METRO TRANSPORT PLAN "SAVING TRANSPORT 21"
THIS
ALTERNATIVE PLAN IS DESIGNED BY PEOPLE WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT BOTH STUDYING AND WORKING ON THE GROUND.
WE DON'T CLAIM TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS AS NOBODY HAS A MONOPOLY ON IDEAS. A COMBINATION OF BOTH PLANS COULD BE A SOLUTION.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS. THE CIRCLE TRANSPORT PLAN HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1990 WHEN WE DISCOVERED THE MAJOR FLAWS
IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT WITH ONE-SIDED MEDIA COVERAGE - ALL FOR TRANSPORT 21. THE LAYOUT OF DUBLIN IS IDEAL FOR A TRANSPORT SOLUTION.
THE ABUNDANCE OF EXISTING TRANSPORT FACILITIES, THE LOCATION OF ITS MAIN LAND BELT MAKES A SOLUTION VERY SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT ALL OVER THE WORLD IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO OPERATE AND HAS TO BE HEAVILY SUBSIDISED BECAUSE OF ONE MAJOR FLAW
- THE RADIAL SYSTEM - MAINLY VIA THE CENTRE. THIS FLAW LEADS TO THE TEN MAIN FLAWS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT. TO SEE THESE FLAWS
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.
TEN MAJOR FLAWS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT
THE
THREE MAIN COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP A SOLUTION ARE BUS-RAIL-AND LUAS, ALONG WITH LAND USE AND TECHNOLOGY. WALKING, CYCLING
AND 'THE TAXI' ALSO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE. THE MOVING VEHICLE ALSO HAS ITS PLACE. SUSTAINABILITY IS AN IMPORTANT
ELEMENT IN ANY SOLUTION. ALL AREAS MUST SEEK THIS AND AVOID UNNECESSARY MOVEMENTS TO THE CITY CENTRE. DUBLIN HAS A VERY SMALL
CENTRE THAT IS NEEDED FOR TOURISM GROWTH OVER THE NEXT CENTURY. WE ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE OVER
THE LAST TWO DECADES, PARTICULARLY THE LARGE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE UP TO A RADIUS ON AVERAGE OF FIFTY MILES.
WE ALSO TOOK INTO ACCOUNT FUTURE POPULATION GROWTH AND CLIMATE EFFECTS FROM VARIOUS REPORTS. WE CANNOT CONCENTRATE ON A VERY
SMALL AREA OF DUBLIN BECAUSE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL LOSE OUT MAKING THE PROBLEMS WORSE AND DELAYING A FINAL TRANSPORT
SOLUTION. ANY PLAN, LIKE BUILDING A HOUSE, CAR, OR COMPUTER, MUST DISPLAY THE FULL PLAN
AT THE BEGINNING OTHERWISE IT IS PIECEMEAL PLANNING OR ISOLATED PLANNING, WHICH IS THE SCOURGE OF SOCIETY. EFFICIENCY AND COST ARE VERY
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN ANY SOLUTION AND MORE SO WHEN OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS IN SUCH ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES. INTEGRATION IS ALSO VITAL
IN ANY SOLUTION IN THAT THE SOLUTIONS MUST BE POSITIVE AND KEEPING IN WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF MOVEMENT THAT IS DIRECT OR THE SHORTEST
ROUTE. THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF ALL IS THE USER. WITH SO MANY RULES AND REGULATIONS,
PARTICULARLY IN HEALTH AND SAFETY, BUILDING THE UNDERGROUND BECOMES VERY EXPENSIVE INDEED. COSTS CAN BE REDUCED BY UP TO TENFOLD
IF THE UNDERGROUND IS AVOIDED AND THE DIRECT OPTION USED IN THE PLAN. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO IGNORE THIS POINT IN THE PRESENT
ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES. NOW WE WILL EXPLAIN THE OPTIONS: BUS :- THIS
IS VERY SIMPLE WITH THE QUAY BUS CONTRAFLOW (QBC)AND NETWORK DIRECT THAT IS ALREADY TAKING PLACE.THE BUS HAS MASSIVE POTENTIAL
TO CARRY MANY MORE MILLIONS OF PASSENGERS PER YEAR. IT IS THE WORKHORSE OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO SEE
THE QBC.
CLICK HERE FOR * QUAY BUS CONTRAFLOW *
RAIL
:- IT HAS MASSIVE POTENTIAL. DUBLIN HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF RAIL LINES AND RAIL STATIONS JUST REQUIRING
THEM TO BE LINKED UP TO REACH THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL.
CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR VISION OF RAIL POTENTIAL WITH OUR 'TRIANGLE' RAIL SOLUTION.
THIS
SOLUTION REQUIRES JUST THREE LINK-UPS: A; THE MISSING LINK FROM CONNOLLY TO DOCKLAND STATION - JUST ONE KILOMETRE - CREATING THE GREATEST
RAIL HUB IN ANY SYSTEM. B; THE SHORT LINK FROM ADAMSTOWN TO LEIXLIP - JUST THREE MILES. THE TAKES THE PRESSURE OFF THE OVERWHELMED BLANCHARDSTOWN
LINE AS SLIGO AND BLANCHARDSTOWN LINES CAN COME IN ON THE KILDARE FOUR LINES. C; THE VITAL LINK FROM CLONSILLA
(SLIGO) LINE TO JOIN NORTHERN LINE AT DONABATE. THIS GIVES DIRECT OPTIONS TO DUBLIN AIRPORT FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS ALSO VITAL FOR FUTURE RAIL EXTENSION AND EXPANSION AND AVOIDS UNNECESSARY USE OF SCARCE CAPACITY TO THE CITY CENTRE.
STANDARD RAIL GAUGE ESSENTIAL TO AVOID DUPLICATION AND TO MAXIMIZE RAIL USAGE USING OUR THREE AND ONE SYSTEM. BY THE WAY,
METRO ACTUALLY STOPS THIS!!!
FLAWS THE
FLAWS CAUSED BY THE RADIAL SYSTEM, IF NOT ADDRESSED, WILL MAKE THIS SYSTEM ALMOST USELESS. THE METRO NORTH, METRO WEST AND
THE 'INTERCONNECTOR' WILL REDUCE CAR NUMBERS BY LESS THAN TWO PER CENT BECAUSE OF NULLIFICATION AND THE OTHER PROBLEMS. THE LOCATION OF METRO WEST IS
IN THE ONLY ONE AREA WHERE BUS ORBITAL HAS GREAT POTENTIAL. THE BUS NEEDS THIS ORBITAL TO ADDRESS
THE MAJOR LOSSES DUE TO THE RADIAL SYSTEM. IT WOULD ALSO UNDERMINE THE MAINLINE ORBITAL RAIL LINK UP. IT ONLY SERVES SHOPPING
CENTRES WHERE CAR IS KING AND MISSES OUT THE VERY IMPORTANT LAND BANK POTENTIAL OF THE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR. IT WILL DELAY
THE THE HIGHLY POPULATED BLANCHARDSTOWN AREA FOR MANY DECADES OF GETTING A LUAS LINE DIRECT TO THE CITY. THE POTENTIAL
OF METRO WEST IN THIS LOCATION IS VERY WEAK WITH VERY LITTLE BENEFIT TO LOCAL AREAS. TRANSPORT SYSTEMS SHOULD NOT UNDERMINE
EACH OTHER. THE PROMOTERS OF TRANSPORT 21 DO NOT SEEM TO BE AWARE OF
THE RECESSION OR NOT AFFECTED BY IT YET. THE MAIN PROMOTERS OF THIS PLAN ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT PROMOTED THE PROPERTY BOOM
AND REMAINED SILENT WHILST SO MUCH DAMAGE WAS BEING DONE. WE ARE IN A TIME OF WASTE AND THESE SAME PEOPLE DON'T SEE ANYTHING
WRONG WITH WASTE!! BY BUILDING AN INTERCONNECTOR THAT WILL TAKE
ONLY ONE TYPE OF TRAIN IGNORES THE FACT THAT THERE IS A RAIL TUNNEL THROUGH THE PHOENIX PARK THAT CAN TAKE ALL TYPES OF TRAINS.
THIS UNDERMINES EFFICIENCY AND SO FORTH. COSTS THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN WE PROPOSE WILL COST JUST OVER ONE TENTH THE COST OF
TRANSPORT 21, COVERING THE SAME AREA OR HALF THE COST OF T21 FOR ALL OF DUBLIN. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY AVOIDING:- - COSTLY UNDERGROUND,
- BY ADDRESSING THE MAIN FLAWS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT,
- BY MAXIMIZING LAND USE WITH THE AID OF TECHNOLOGY
- BY AVOIDING MAJOR STREET DISRUPTIONS
- BY NOT HAVING TOO MANY LINES IN
THE SMALL CITY CENTRE AREA
- AND BY ACHIEVING NEAR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY WITH OUR PLAN.
THOSE WHO GOT US INTO THIS MESS ARE NOW CLUTCHING
AT STRAWS TO JUSTIFY GOING AHEAD WITH METRO. WITH THE COUNTRY IN SUCH DEBT AND A NUMBER OF HARD BUDGETS DUE OVER THE NEXT
FEW YEARS, TAKING A GAMBLE WITH METRO UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE. THE LUAS IS SUCCESSFUL BUT IT HAS NOT
ADDRESSED THE FLAWS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT. IS ADMITTING THEY WERE WRONG TOO HIGH A PRICE TO PAY TO SAVE THE STATE? WHO CAN WE
TRUST? THE MOST SENSIBLE WAY TO ADDRESS THIS MAJOR DECISION IS TO COMPARE THE TWO OPTIONS BEING PUT FORWARD, AS GETTING IT
WRONG A SECOND TIME WOULD BE DISASTROUS. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT WITH THE METRO JOBS WILL FOLLOW OR SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
WE DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS EVEN AFTER LISTENING TO THE SOLUTIONS PUT FORWARD BY EXPERTS PAST AND PRESENT. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "FREE
LUNCH". LOOK AT HOW MUCH THE WEST-LINK TOLL BRIDGE IS COSTING US NOW. THERE ARE NOW A NUMBER OF PEOPLE PROMOTING THE
IDEA THAT WHAT WE PAY NOW WE CAN MAKE UP FOR LATER. AS WE KNOW NOW FROM BITTER EXPERIENCE, SOME PEOPLE DON'T MIND WASTING
MONEY BELONGING TO TAXPAYERS AND WITH THESE METRO PLANS THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR WASTE EVEN IN THE BEST OF TIMES. LET'S
GET TOGETHER AND SAVE TRANSPORT 21 WITH OUR ALTERNATIVE PLANS. OTHER RAIL IDEAS AS RAIL IS VERY EXPENSIVE WE HAVE PUT FORWARD NEW IDEAS TO KEEP COSTS DOWN AND TO INCREASE
EFFICIENCY. OUR THREE-IN-ONE RAIL PLAN WILL HAVE THREE LINES OPERATING WITH PEAK TRAFFIC. - MEDIUM
RAIL:- WHERE RAIL IS BUILT ON THE CENTRE OF A MOTORWAY SHARING COSTS (IDEAL, FOR INSTANCE, FOR THE DERRY-MONAGHAN MOTORWAY)
- DOUBLE-UP RAIL:- WHERE EACH TRAIN
CARRIES TWO LOADS.
- ORBITAL LUAS:- THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT FOR A TRANSPORT SOLUTION FOR DUBLIN. BY LINKING UP THE LUAS LINES
IN ORBITAL FASHION IN THE CITY CENTRE WE ARE CREATING THE ONE ITEM THAT IS LACKING IN DUBLIN. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
TO SEE OUR PLANS.
FULL LUAS NETWORK
WE TRIED THIS ORBITAL
SYSTEM WITH THE BUS - IT HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS IT WOULD NOT WORK. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE LUAS GOING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS NORTH
AND SOUTH OF THE ORBITAL ROUTE MAKES IT THE IDEAL SOLUTION IN OUR PLAN. IT WILL ALSO DISPERSE THE MANY THOUSANDS THAT USE
THE CITY AND TAKE THEM TO WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF ALL AREAS IN THE CITY CENTRE. THE NEW DUBLIN BIKE SCHEME ALONG
WITH WALKING WILL MAKE THIS LUAS ORBITAL EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE. THIS ORBITAL ROUTING WILL BE IDEAL FOR TOURISM AND ALLOWS THE
CITY TO BE VIEWED IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE ORBITAL LUAS CAN ALSO BE THE BASE FOR FUTURE LUAS LINES INTO DUBLIN. TO SEE
WHAT OUR STEP-BY-STEP LUAS ORBITAL PLANS LOOK LIKE IN DIAGRAMMATIC FORMAT PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.
LUAS NETWORK FILE TO DOWNLOAD *CLICK THIS LINE*
THIS ALLOWS NEW LUAS LINES TO BE BUILT OVER TIME. ALL AREAS
WILL KNOW HOW LUAS WILL SERVE THEM. THIS REDUCES THE EFFECT OF LIGHT RAIL PUSHING UP PROPERTY PRICES. LAND USE :- THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN ANY TRANSPORT SOLUTION FOR ALLOWING
SUSTAINABILITY. DUBLIN IS VERY FORTUNATE WITH ITS LAND BANK IN ORBITAL FASHION FROM SANYFORD TO THE AIRPORT VIA TALLAGHT,
CITYWEST, BALDONNEL, INTEL AND BLANCHARDSTOWN, MIRRORING THE M50. ITS LOCATION IS IN THE CENTRE OF THE GREATER DUBLIN AREA THAT INCLUDES WICKLOW, KILDARE, MEATH AND LOUTH. THIS GREAT
ASSET HAS NO DIRECT ROAD OR TRANSPORT LINK. TECHNOLOGY:- THE
ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGIES MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR BUSINESSES TO LOCATE IN MORE THAN ONE LOCATION AND MAKE BETTER USE OF AVAILABLE
LAND IN THESE AREAS. STREET DIGGING:- WE CANNOT KEEP CONTINUING TO DIG UP OUR STREETS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES
AS WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH THE PRESENT PLANS. THIS UNDERMINES BUSINESSES AND WILL LEAD TO MANY GOING OUT OF BUSINESS ALTOGETHER.
IT IT CAN BE AVOIDED OR MINIMISED, THEN IT SHOULD BE.. CHARACTER
OF DUBLIN:- SOME OF OUR PLANNERS WANT TO RADICALLY CHANGE
THE CHARACTER OF DUBLIN BY MOVING THE WHOLE TRANSPORT HUB TO ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN WHEN, ALTERNATIVELY, THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE
OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN THE DOCKLANDS AREA. CHANGING THE CHARACTER OF THE ST. STEPHENS GREEN AREA BY DIGGING IT UP TO OVER-SERVICE
THIS AREA MAKES VERY LITTLE SENSE. WHY ARE WE OPPOSING:- WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO A TRANSPORT PLAN PER SE. HOWEVER, WHEN WE SEE SUCH
A ONE-SIDED PLAN THAT IS SO COSTLY WITH ITS MANY FLAWS AND CATERING FOR SUCH A SMALL AREA OF DUBLIN, WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE
BUT TO PUT FORWARD OUR OWN PLAN THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST AND THAT WILL INCLUDE ALL OF DUBLIN. WE ARE
ALSO AVOIDING UNNECESSARY CITY DISRUPTION AND AVOIDING UNNECESSARY HIGHER DEBT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE IN SUCH DIRE FINANCIAL
DIFFICULTIES. THE ONE FEAR WE HAVE IS THAT THIS PLAN THAT WE OPPOSE COULD COLLAPSE HALF-WAY THROUGH OR ITS HIGH COSTS COULD
DELAY A FINAL SOLUTION FOR OTHER AREAS FOR MANY DECADES. THE RISKS ARE TOO HIGH AND WE MUST LOOK AT THE OTHER OPTION. EVEN
WITH OUR PLAN THE AIRPORT AND NORTH DUBLIN FARE MORE THAN FAVOURABLE. TRANSPORT 21 IS A DEVELOPER LED PLAN:- T21 WAS
PLANNED AT A TIME WHEN THE COUNTRY WAS AWASH WITH MONEY AND WASTE WAS IGNORED BY EVERYBODY. THIS COUNTRY REACHED THE TOP THREE
IN THE WORLD WITHOUT ANY OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE OR OUR NEW MAJOR ROAD NETWORKS. WE HAVE GREAT ROADS BUT IT DID NOT SAVE US. JOBS:- BUILDING
A SYSTEM OVERGROUND WILL CREATE EVEN MORE (LOCAL) JOBS AND WILL BENEFIT A BIGGER AREA. OUR CITY COULD LOSE MANY JOBS IF THERE
ARE MAJOR DISRUPTIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. WE KNOW THAT IN TIME OUR CITY WILL RECOVER (PERHAPS MANY YEARS?). BUT WHY SACRIFICE
THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE GENERATION IF IT CAN BE AVOIDED? AS ALWAYS, TOM NEWTON IS AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSIONS
ON ANY OF THESE MATTERS AND CAN BE CONTACTED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE BY PHONE ON 086 3127364.
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