College Green Bus Gate
- A less congested, cleaner Dublin.

- Peak time journey from Parnell Square to Nassau Street reduced from 40 minutes to just 10.

- 64% increase in cyclists.

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College Green Bus Gate

College Green Bus Gate The lies are begining. The line will be business is picking up since the BusGate was cut. Christmas shopping won't be responsible for the rise. Make your voice heard and send a letter to the editor: lettersed@irishtimes.com

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FREE PARKING in Dublin City Centre’s “retail core” is being offered to motorists as part of attempts to stimulate Christmas shopping in the city.
Steve Tracey
Steve Tracey
I always figured this was going to happen and that's why we cyclists need all the help we can get from all the Councellors including those who voted for the suspension. Like the rejected death bed request for renunciation of the devil with all his works and pomps_ "This is no time to be making enemies"!!
November 23 at 6:38am
Kiran Connolly
Kiran Connolly
what's the point offering that when we have no spare cash to shop with?
November 23 at 9:08am
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College Green Bus Gate Henry supports the closure of the BusGate.

November 20 at 8:34am
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College Green Bus Gate
Bus Gate is suspended on the same evening as Ireland are cheated out of their place in South Africa. Coincidence?
November 20 at 11:44am
Shane Fleming
Shane Fleming
It would be safer t leave it in his hands at least we know hes on the ball
November 20 at 2:01pm
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College Green Bus Gate is being suspending from this evening. :(

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For several months the new system, which at peak times only allows buses and taxis pass through College Green, has been in place.
College Green Bus Gate

College Green Bus Gate just noticed that the opposition to the bus gate have their own Facebook campaign. They don't seem to have quite the same number of people supporting them though!

Dublin Bus & Dublin city Council are planning to creat a 'bus gate' at Westmoreland Street & College Green (just like the one on Parnell Square North & O'Connell Street that stop all vehicles other ...
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College Green Bus Gate Thanks to Dermot Lacey for posting on our page to explain his vote - we don't agree with him, but at least he's not hiding. Will any other Councillors do likewise?

November 15 at 1:09pm
Steve Tracey
Steve Tracey
Don't be surprised Dermot is the man who when Lord Mayor by his casting vote saved this city from years of unaccountable Management by a Government Appointed Administrator when the Council could not agree to strike a rate. And that took a lot of courage at the time when he was under enormous pressure from all sides including some who are now saving the Country from ruin by supporting NAMA with 54 Billion 'GreenBacks'.
November 17 at 6:07am
Dermot Lacey
Dermot Lacey
Thanks for that comment Stephen. The best way to advance the cause of citizens is through an enhanced Local Government system and a broad coalition of progressive and environmental forces. That is why i regret this temporary division of opinion on the temporary suspension of Busgate. But Busgate in full will be back on January 15th and hopefully we can all move on together from there.
November 18 at 4:21am
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College Green Bus Gate Roll Call now online: which way did your local Councillors vote? Email them hold them to account, they're your representatives. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0At8SGezxKZLTdDlUdGJEaWc2LV9yM1NxbktIMFFXT0E&hl=en_GB

November 13 at 3:21pm
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College Green Bus Gate
Good stuff Laurie - keep the pressure on.
November 14 at 4:43pm
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College Green Bus Gate The Dublin Cycling Campaign has a full list of councillors who voted for and against the bus gate. One Councillor has posted on this page explaining his vote, will any of the others?

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College Green Bus Gate
Keep it up all - the pressure is helping.
November 14 at 4:43pm
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College Green Bus Gate Are you a commuter affected by the lifting of the bus gate? Post your story as a comment below.

November 10 at 2:45am
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College Green Bus Gate
Dermot - you admit that the BusGate was not the problem yet you imply you had to compromise because it was. By suspending the BusGate you are helping perpetuate an impression that public transport and cycling are bad for business while car dependancy is necessary.
November 15 at 9:22am
Steve Tracey
Steve Tracey
Have we got the Jesuits running the CG Bus Gate??
November 17 at 6:10am
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College Green Bus Gate More coverage of Monday night's vote from the Irish Times. Comments from John Gormley, Noel Dempsey and Dermot Lacey.

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MINISTER FOR the Environment and Green Party leader John Gormley has described the decision to temporarily scale back the College Green “bus gate” as “a retrograde step”.
Steve Tracey
Steve Tracey
That is my real worry and the reason why my priority is to get the Bus Gate Open again in January as the campaign to have it closed was based on falsehood in relation to trade effects.
November 11 at 9:24am
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College Green Bus Gate Dublin Cycling Campaign press release on last night's vote: "If we look at long-term job creation we are told time and again that Dublin is uncompetitive with other European cities because of the poor quality of its public transport system. Without fast-tracking the strategy for the bus system, of which the Bus Gate is... a key part, we will not create the new jobs in the wider city economy that we desperately need."

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College Green Bus Gate Here is the link to the Council meeting. Busgate was discussed 1:00:04 into the recording. Thanks to Ross for this. http://www.dublincity.public-i.tv/site/player/pl_compact.php?a=31897&t=0&m=wm&l=en_GB#the_data_area

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College Green Bus Gate Dublin City Council made a bad decision with no evidence last night. Fear won out over facts. Make sure you hold your local cllr. to account. Roll call going up soon.

November 3 at 5:18am
Conor Houghton
Conor Houghton
Is there a roll call listing who voted against the bus gate?
November 11 at 4:57pm
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College Green Bus Gate Many thanks to the 11 Councillors who voted in favour of a cleaner city and all the people who came out tonight. We'll be fighting for a restored and improved BusGate. Roll call vote will be put up asap.

November 2 at 4:02pm
Jody
Jody
Disappointed altogether, though pleased that the 11, inlcuding Councillors Oisin Quinn and Henry Upton, at least held out
November 3 at 11:49am
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www.irishtimes.com
Councillors voted at a meeting tonight by 35 votes to 11 in favour of suspending the busgate from November 18th onwards to cover the Christmas shopping period and January sales.The moves comes after city ...
College Green Bus Gate
College Green Bus Gate
John, the list is now up on the Dublin Cycling Campaign web site: http://www.dublincycling.ie/node/468
November 12 at 12:56am