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Remo emoving ving far are e bar barrier rier to inter to interchange hange NTA planning a Simpler Fare Structure - there will only be two Leap fares https://busconnects.ie/i • A "90 Minute Ticket" that covers all bus, DART or Luas nitiatives/just-the- trips started within 90 minutes - estimated fare will be between €2.25 ticket/ “ Without changing and € 2.60 – to ensure there is no added cost to a passenger due to the ticketing the need to change between 2 public transport services systems and the bus • A lower short distance fare will be available for short trips on a single fares structure, the bus overall project would not deliver the full 28/11/2019: NTA confirmed by email that 90-minute fare structure will benefits that are be brought in prior to rollout of the Network Redesign. possible under this transformation .” Bus passes and tax saver tickets will continue to work as they do today.
Ter erminolog minology • Spine • Branch • Radial • Orbital • Local • Peak-only • Interchange www.busconnects.ie/media /1332/busconnects-03.mp4
Celbridge Celbridge, , Leixlip Leixlip & & Maynooth Maynooth
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W8: W8: Haz Hazelha elhatc tch - Cit Cityw ywest est
W8: W8: Sa Saggar gart - Talla allaght ght
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30 minute fr 30 minute frequenc equency • Frequency of all 3 “all day” routes serving Celbridge ( C4 , 259 , W8 ) is every 30 minutes with no increase in frequency at peak times. • W8 is the only orbital that will not benefit from greater frequencies at peak-times
Currently 2018 Proposals 2019 Proposals Eleven AM 67X s (6 + 5) Express bus services to/ from Dublin abolished 327 (5 AM, 4 PM) and 328 (4 AM, 4 PM) Ten PM 67X s (5 + 5) routes replace 67X 67 buses routed via Lucan, C4 & 324 routed via Barnhall, Leixlip, Lucan & C4 buses routed via Weston (like 67), Lucan & Palmerstown & Chapelizod Palmerstown but bypass Chapelizod Palmerstown but bypass Chapelizod 66B from HP to Dublin Amalgamation of 66B & 67 bus routes in to C4 Barnhall/Castletown in Leixlip will have no direct link to Dublin - only local 258 feeder bus to Confey 1 bus per day in each direction W8 Maynooth-Tallaght Orbital Route connects W8 Maynooth-Tallaght Orbital Route connects from Maynooth-TU Dublin Celbridge residents to many job and study Celbridge residents to many job and study Tallaght opportunities opportunities No feeder bus from West 259 Local Route connects west Celbridge to 259 Local Route connects west Celbridge to Celbridge to Hazelhatch Hazelhatch Hazelhatch No public bus connecting 259 Local Route connects Celbridge to Leixlip 259 Local Route connects Celbridge to Leixlip Celbridge & Leixlip (Confey Station) via Easton/ Green Lane. (Riverforest) via Easton/ Green Lane. Some level of fare capping exists 90 minute fare excluded commuter rail, Bus 90 minute fare includes commuter rail but on Leap card but quite expensive Eireann 120/123 & TFI 139 excludes Bus Eireann 120/123 & TFI 139
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Change Changes to to Existing Existing Ser Services vices (67 / 67 / 67X 67X ) C4 / C4 / 327 / 328 / 327 / 328 / W8 ( W8 (Celbridge Celbridge-Maynooth) Maynooth) • Do the proposals improve your peak-time commutes to/ from work / college? • Do the proposals improve your off-peak journeys? • Non-standard working hours • Education: School/ College • Shopping • Hospitals / Medical Appointments • Entertainment / Leisure • Socialising / Eating Out • Visiting family / friends
New New Ser Services vices (W8 + (W8 + 259) 259) • How beneficial will the scheduled buses to Hazelhatch be to you? • 259 from Aghard’s Road/ Clane Road • W8 from Maynooth Road / Main St • How beneficial will the bus to Leixlip be? • 259 serves Easton / Green Lane, Leixlip village, Confey – terminates in Riverforest • Where do your family members need to get to in Leixlip? • How beneficial will the bus to Tallaght via Newcastle, Saggart, Citywest be?
Anal Analysis ysis of of Radial Radial Ser Services vices on on the the C-Spine Spine What is good? What is bad? Reliable iable departu rture times as C4 bus terminu minus in Since ce the C4 would termin inate ate in Celbr brid idge ge, , resid idents ents of Celbr brid idge ge Dublin lin Road/ Ballyoulste oulster will need ed to get 2 buses es to get to Mayno ynoot oth (C4&W &W8 or C4&C3) C4 will bypas C4 ass s Chapeli elizod zod C4 still ll goes through gh Lucan n village ge – can take e 10-15+ 5+ minute tes s longer ger than the Lucan n Bypass ass C4 routin ing via Westo ton n (far bette ter than n 2018 proposed ed routing ing with detour ur through gh Leixlip lip) Terminu inus s of C4 in Ringse gsend nd is well l locate ted for acces ess s to Grand Canal al Dock Area / Bord Gais Ener ergy gy Theatre tre and The Point 327 & 328 will bypass ass Lucan n & Chapeli elizod zod (like ke Propose sed d 327 & 328 level el of servi vice ce mirrors s old (pre pre- current nt 67X) 25/11/20 /2019) 19) level el of 67X servi vice ce rather er than current ent enhance nced level el of servi vice ce Existin ting g level l of servic vice and frequenc ncy on 67 retaine ained Separ arate ate numberin ring g for 327 & 328 will give clarity ity regard rding ing Celbr brid idge ge routing ing of PM peak k servic ices es
Sug Suggestions gestions for or Impr Improvements ements Radial Services Serve ve Lucan n by a s suppleme lementar tary local al bus service ice that t termin minate ates at Liffey ey Valley ey or a s secon onda dary y radia ial l rout ute e (rather her than routi uting g the C4 throug ough h Lucan an) 327 & 328 expre ress bus services ices should ld at least t match ch the level el of service ice in oper erati ation on at cuto tover ver time Start t the 327 & 328 peak-tim time services vices earlie lier r in the mornin nings gs Run 327 & 328 peak eak-tim time e servic ices es a l little tle after er 8am in the morn rnin ings gs Run 327 27 & 328 28 peak eak-time time servic ices es later r in the evening ings Incre reas ase e frequ quency ency of 256 local al service ice and the number er of 356 peak-tim time e services ices to facil ilit itat ate inter erch chan ange ge at Newca castl stle e (for r passeng nger ers s desti tined ned for Nangor or Road, ad, etc.) .) Rout ute e C3 via Gleneas easton ton/ / Green een Lane to serve ve more re popul ulati ation
Analysis Anal ysis of of Pr Proposed oposed Orbital Orbital & Local Ser & Local Services vices What is good? What is bad? W8 & 259 schedule uled d conne necti tions ons to Hazelh elhat atch ch 30 minute te frequenc ency of W8 & 259 to Hazelh elhat atch ch at peak-tim times may deter modal shift ft to rail as average ge time to inter terch chang ange e may be too long W8 conne nects ts Celbr brid idge ge to opportuniti tunities es for 30 minute te frequenc ency of W8 to Maynoo nooth th is unlikely kely to employme oyment nt (Gree eeno nogue gue, , Citywe ywest st, , Maynoo ynooth, th, provide de suffic icien ent t capaci city ty in the mornings ngs and at Tallagh aght, t, etc.), .), study dy (MU, U, TU Dublin lin campus us) and school ol finishi shing ng time for resid idents ents of Celbr brid idge ge - serves ves other r useful ul destinati tinations ons (Tall llag aght ht hospital ital, , The Sa Sales esian ian College, ege, Celbrid ridge ge Community nity Sc School, l, Maynooth nooth Square, , etc.) .) Educat ation ion Campus us (comp mpris rising ing MPP and MCC), ), MU, etc. W8 conne nects ts Celbr brid idge ge to opportuniti tunities es for Propose sed d frequen encie ies of 256 and 356 do not cater er for interc rchange hange to other r trans nspo port rt servic vices (Newc wcas astle tle, passeng sengers ers interc erchang hanging ing from W8 at Newcastle astle Luas at Saggar art, Tallagh aght, t, etc.) .) 259 conne necti tion on betw tween en Celbr brid idge ge and Leixli lip has 259 does not serve ve Louisa sa Bridge station tion potenti ntial l to reduce car depende ndenc ncy 259 would serve ve Leixli lip GAA on Green en Lane, e, Leixli lip 259 does not serve ve Intel l or Leixlip ip Ameniti ities es town centre tre and Confey ey
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