Dublin City Council is proposing to reduce the default speed limit from 50KPH to 30KPH in most of the city area and wish to engage through public consultation with members of the public.
The 30KPH default speed limit already applies on residential roads and under the new proposals the 30KPH speed limit would also extend to Terenure Road East, Terenure Road West, Terenure Road North, Bushy Park Road and Rathfarnham Road. Templeogue Road is not affected (and would remain at 50KPH).
As Terenure is at the centre of several busy arterial routes, it is particularly affected by traffic, noise, pollution and speed, and is a very hostile environment for pedestrians and cyclists. Reduction of the speed limit in the village area would hugely reduce noise and pollution and improve safety for all pedestrians, cyclists and vulnerable road users. With the advent of Covid-19 and the resultant reduction of public transport capacity, there is also a pressing need to encourage cycling and walking as a safe alternative.
However this needs to be balanced against a universal 30KPH speed limit applying on virtually all roads from Terenure to the city centre and beyond (under the current proposals).
Further information can be found at Public Consultation on proposed Special Speed Limit Bye-Laws 2020 (COVID19) on the Dublin City Council website. The public are invited to contribute to the public consultation by either completing the online survey or by emailing your comments to speedreview@dublincity.ie.
The closing date for submission is Thursday, August 13.