The extension of the Luas
line from Connolly Station
out to The Point is a
huge step towards having a fullyintegrated
public transport system
in this city. The Luas is safe,
relatively cheap and compared to
the intermittent bus service, extremely
dependable.

The trams run every ten to fifteen
minutes and spirit you into
the city centre and beyond in a
matter of minutes with no traffic
jams to contend with. The tram
tracks also offer a relatively safe
cycle route into the city centre.

Why then is the only way to access
this service across a bridge
that seems to have been built
with the active discouragement
of pedestrian and cycle traffic
in mind? Accessed by a path so
narrow in places only one person
can use it, the path over the
bridge is extremely cramped and
there is no pedestrian crossing
on the North side.

In fact, the nearest pedestrian
crossing is nearly a kilometre upstream
at the new Samuel Beckett
Bridge. Surely someone in
Dublin City Council is capable
of the ʻjoined-up-thinkingʼ that
would allow the people to make
the most use of this fantastic new
amenity to the full.

NewsFour has contacted the
Councilʼs Roads and Traffic Department
on this issue and we
have been informed that the matter
will examined by the Traffic
Advisory Group shortly.