Does anyone else who only takes the bus on occasion get lost on O'Connell Street looking for the correct bus stop ? I normally get the train, but on on occasion I need to do something in the centre of town (that would be Dublin) and get the bus. Getting there is no problem, but getting back is a pain.
It used to be simple - the bus stops were grouped in such a way that routes serving nearby areas were together, but then for Luas & the regeneration project they started moving them around and ever since then I cannot find my bus stop any more. There is one nearby (on D'Olier Street) which I know some of my buses stop at, but not all of them. What seems to happen most of the time now is that by the time I walk to D'Olier Street the bus that stops there has already zoomed by and while I wait for the next one a load of other buses pass which I could have taken if I had stayed on O'Connell Street and found the correct stop.
But to get to the point . . . . I think BAC/Dublin Co. Co./DTO/DTI/DT(x)/Luas and every other transport provider should stump up and provide a sign (the junction of Abbety Street & O'Connell Street would be good because of all the interchanges there) which clearly shows the location of the nearest bus stops for the millions of routes which go down O'Connell Street. At the moment it is sheer guess work - and I live in Dublin. It must be pretty bemusing for tourists off the train or the aircoach. They might know their bus stop is on O'Connell Street, but it's a long road and there are a load of stops.
Something must be done . . .
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