Metrolink plan ‘seriously flawed’, says environmentalist and architect Duncan Stewart

Duncan Stewart said that the State should not pay for the Metrolink, but the airport authority and the airlines who would be the primary beneficiaries. Pictured is the proposed Metrolink Dublin Airport. Photograph: metrolink.ie

Mr Stewart, who was last year awarded the Freedom of the City of Dublin for his campaigning work in relation to climate change, was not scheduled to address the hearing but was introduced on the second last day of proceedings as part of the Association of Combined Residents Associations group.

Dr Ronan Hallissey, representing TII, said the tunnel would have to be “much larger” if it was to be redesigned to accommodate the gauge of the heavy rail network. Also, for operational reasons it would not be feasible to allow trains from Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford to use the tunnel, he said.

He said he appreciated the space restrictions at some stations, but two-tier cycle parking was only being included at one station, at Griffith Park. Matthew Foy, a transport and traffic expert for TII, said a co-ordinated cycle parking strategy needed to be considered with other agencies, which could include the use of multistorey car parks or purpose-built garages “instead of Busáras we might have a Rotharáras”, he said.

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