Am going to rant about getting around this city by bus. I happen to be staying in Park West at the moment. Like other parts of the city, it has seen huge development and there are lots of apartments and offices out there. There is one bus serving the area and according to the timetable it takes 55 mins to get to town and I'd hazard a guess that you could add 30 minutes to that.
I wanted to get to Sandyford and was willing to consider using the bus and Luas, til I saw that it would take that journey, plus the walk to the luas, plus luas and so in total about 2 hours to do the journey. it was 20 minutes by car.
How is this meant to encourage use of public transport?
There is no orbital service around the city, most buses follow a direct line into the city centre.
There is no link to the Luas from those places adjancent to the Luas, the luas near Park West being a short journey away. The Luas is frequent and reliable.
On the Nangor/Killeen Road there is a barely used 24 hour bus lane - yet there is no such thing as a 24 hour bus service, there are other such lanes throughout the city as well.
The bus I thought about getting didn't actually turn up at the appointed time and this was at the terminus at 7am.
On a similar vent, when I try to get a train from Sallins on the few occasions I have needed to, it did not turn up on time (25 minutes late the last time).
Why is there a dearth of reliable, clearly needed, frequent and fast services. Is it down to the Unions, who will not allow private enterprise to operate new and currently non existentent routes?
Cycling is an option for a few, but buses and trains are the preferred option for many if they could actually get a bus/train/luas away from the usual routes direct to the city.
I wanted to get to Sandyford and was willing to consider using the bus and Luas, til I saw that it would take that journey, plus the walk to the luas, plus luas and so in total about 2 hours to do the journey. it was 20 minutes by car.
How is this meant to encourage use of public transport?
There is no orbital service around the city, most buses follow a direct line into the city centre.
There is no link to the Luas from those places adjancent to the Luas, the luas near Park West being a short journey away. The Luas is frequent and reliable.
On the Nangor/Killeen Road there is a barely used 24 hour bus lane - yet there is no such thing as a 24 hour bus service, there are other such lanes throughout the city as well.
The bus I thought about getting didn't actually turn up at the appointed time and this was at the terminus at 7am.
On a similar vent, when I try to get a train from Sallins on the few occasions I have needed to, it did not turn up on time (25 minutes late the last time).
Why is there a dearth of reliable, clearly needed, frequent and fast services. Is it down to the Unions, who will not allow private enterprise to operate new and currently non existentent routes?
Cycling is an option for a few, but buses and trains are the preferred option for many if they could actually get a bus/train/luas away from the usual routes direct to the city.