Objection to Cycle Lane between SCR /Asbourne Ave. / New St. & SCR / Alphonsus St.

Parking: The proposal will only compound the congestion problems associated with the concentration of 6 schools (3 primary and 3 secondary schools) and a third level institution in the area. It incorrectly assumes that traffic will automatically disappear once all parking provisions are removed.

Access: The proposal removes all on street parking for a 1/2 mile section of the SCR between SCR /Asbourne Ave. / New St.  and SCR / Alphonsus St. This isolates the residents of a narrow already congested street for the benefit of through traffic. No consideration is given to home help, doctor visits, deliveries, tradesman access, parking for the disabled, routine taxi / child drop off and pick up and all the things that make an area habitable. This is compounded by the lack of side street access, lack of rear access to the houses on the road and the fact that most houses are terraced.

Degradation of Architectural Heritage: The councils own Architectural Heritage Impact report notes that the proposal will have a negative effect on the area. The council promotes city centre living and the revitalisation of the Georgian quarter while at the same time promoting its destruction through this proposal.

Church Access: No provision is made for the traffic congestion challenges of the Redemptorist and Elevate Churches.

Safety: The proposal assume that parents will deposit their children from moving cars into the path of cyclists. Parents will more than likely pull into the cycle lanes to deposit the many hundreds of children that go to school in the area. This negates the effect of the cycle lane and creates a more unsafe route than was started with.