Draft City Development Plan

Uimhir Thagarta Uathúil: 
GLWC-C2-208
Stádas: 
Submitted
Údar: 
David Howard
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Údar: 
David Howard

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Dear madam, sir,

Please see below our submission to the Draft Galway City Development Plan.

Best regards

David Howard and Alenka Natek

Tuairimí

Chapter 4: Sustainable Mobility and Transportation

Transport: The Development Plan should specifically adopt a sustainable transport hierarchy.This hierarchy should specify a preference as follows, from most preferable to least preferable: walking/pedestrians, cycling, public transport, all other private transport. This should include the allocation of car parking spaces and transport routes (with footpaths of sufficient width throughout the city) to allow easy access into and out of the city from its residential suburbs. 

  • Pedestrianisation of the city centre should be a key priority. 
  • Pedestrian access from the city to Barna Woods and Silver Strand should also be a priority (including provision of adequate footpaths at bus drop-off and collection points, and appropriate crossings accessible by footpaths on both sides).

Chapter 10: Compact Growth and Regeneration

Salthill development: any development should recognise Salthill as being primarily a residential area. Any additional development should first and foremost be to the benefit of existing residents and only secondly be as a benefit for tourists/visitors. 

  • Traffic calming measures should be installed along the Upper Salthill Road. Cars should be dissuaded from transiting through Salthill Village and be redirected to Seapoint Promenade. Additional crossing points should be provided along the Upper Salthill Road. Salthill Village should be fostered as an area suitable for people, not cars. There is more than sufficient parking in Salthill to provide for this. 

Faisnéis

Uimhir Thagarta Uathúil: 
GLWC-C2-208
Stádas: 
Submitted
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0
Teorainneacha Gafa ar an léarscáil: 
Níl