Uimhir Thagarta Uathúil: 
GLWC-C2-229
Stádas: 
Submitted
Údar: 
Friends of Merlin Woods

Chapter 4: Sustainable Mobility and Transportation

We have concerns over the wording of this specific objective and believe this should be worded to ensure that where negative impact to important local biodiversity areas or protected sites it should be noted that this would be avoided or consulted with local stakeholders , communities and ensure solutions are discussed through early collaboration dialogue which can ensure no animosity or likelihood of legal challenges

1. Implement traffic management and infrastructural changes to facilitate the provision of the ‘Cross City Link’ as part of the Galway Transport Strategy (GTS) and support any additional land requirements where deemed necessary through design along the associated routes and acknowledge that the objective to deliver the Cross City Link and associated traffic management and infrastructural changes has priority over other objectives including land use zoning objectives along identified routes, where they are in accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

1. Implement traffic management and infrastructural changes to facilitate the development of a public bus network in accordance with the Galway Transport Strategy (GTS) and support any additional land requirements where deemed necessary through design along the associated routes and acknowledge that the objective to deliver the public bus network and associated traffic management and infrastructural changes has priority over other objectives including land use zoning objectives along identified routes, where they are in accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

26 Facilitate a new access to Merlin Park Hospital from the Dublin Road.

 

The wording of this should be changed to the following

26 Update existing access to Merlin Park Hospital on the Dublin Road