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Talbot Street Planning and Transport Analysis May 2015

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Talbot Street Planning and Urban Design AnalysisAccess to Talbot Street

• Context

• WheredoesTalbotStreetfitinthecity,

• Howdoyouarrive? -Strategicroadandrailaccess -Localroadnetwork,pedestrian,cycle

• Wheredoyouarrive?

• Firstimpression?•• Mainaccesspoints: -AmiensStreet -GardinerStreet -MarlboroughSt -Criticalcorners?

• StreetFrontage -AbbeyStreet–Weak -IrishLifeCentre–Weak -CustomHouse‘Rotary’ -O’ConnellStreet–Strong

• Movement/footfallalongTalbotStreetisstrongbutverylinearandfastflowing

• Minorlaneways–Sidestreetsarecritical -TalbotStreetisnarrowsosidestreetsbecome potentialcomfortzones -StoreStreet–TalbotPlace,Frenchman’sLane/ Jame’sJoyceStreet,Joyce’sWalk

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Talbot Street Transportation Infrastructure and Development

Road layout and movement

• Onewayvehicularmovementmovingwest.BeginningatAmiensStreet,endingatMarlboroughStreet.

• Pedestrianwalkwayeachside.

• Nocyclelanefacilities(currentorplanned).

Current public transport infrastructure

• DublinBus(11onstreetstops)-27A,29A,31,31A,31B,32,42,43,53,130,747

• DublinBus–numerousstopswithin5minutewalk(OConnellStreet,GardinerStreetLower,AmiensStreet)

• Busstation–5minutewalktoBusArasstation

• TrainStation-5minutewalktoConnollyStation

• Luas–5minutewalktoBusArasandAbbeyStreetLuasRedlinestops

Talbot St Pedestrain Count In and Out

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Talbot Street likely planned developments

• BRT Swiftway–5-10minutewalktofutureSwordstoCityCentreBRTandClongriffintoTallaghtBRT

• Luas Cross City-5minutewalktoMarlboroughandOCon-nellGPO(GreenLine)stops

• 15minutewalkfromvariousDART Underground stops(Pearse,Docklands,andConnolly)

• PlanstoinvestincurrentTransportInfrastructureandser-vices,increasedlevelsofservice,frequency,capacityandquality.

Talbot Street possible planned developments

• Metro North –5minutewalktopotentialMetroNorthstation

• VariouspotentialheavyraillinesenteringConnollyfromMay-nooth,Malahide,Blancherstown,Adamstown...

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Green: Quality pedestrian flow and street quality, Orange: Mediocre pedestrian flow and street quality, Red: Poor pedestrian flow and street quality

Barrier

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Severance from Connolly & IFSC ‘Station Zone’• TransitionfromstationzonetoTalbotStreetisunsafeand

unattractive -Deadzone–500mofdeadfrontage -TramjunctionforIFSCandConnolly–severe severanceanddangertopedestrians -5laneroadwithinadequatecrossing

Public Spaces

• Storestreettriangleispotentiallyveryimportant–butland-scapeishardanduninviting

• EilieenMcLoughlinPark–ahiddengem?

• Dept.ofEducation–grand‘public’buildingsbutunfilledpo-tential

• Dept.ofEnvironment,CustomHouse–grand‘public’build-ings–mainentrancetoquaysusedashomelessshelter

Talbot Street

Zig-zagofloadingbays‘chicanes’–designedbytrafficengineersfortrucksnotpeople

Pedestrianenvironmentisuncertain,ungraciousanddisconcert-ing

StrongvisuallinktoO’ConnellStreet&Spire

o Couldtherebeintermediatevisuallinkso Whereisthevisualincentivetopause

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RetailProfile

Hugecontrastto‘oppositetwin’HenryStreetwestofO’ConnellStreet

Smallretailunitsincontrasttobigfloorplates

Whatarethestreetanchors?

Lifestyleretail?

Proliferationofsmallmobileshopunits–whatisthevalue&forwho?

Retailsignage–generalpoorquality

ActivestreetfrontagefallsaroundConnollyandAbbeyStreet

=VALUEchallenge(howtocreatevaluetosupportinvestmentandimprovement)

Brand/Identity?

WhatisTalbotStreet?i.e.HeustonGate,Damequarter…TempleBar,DawsonStreet

StationQuarter?DublinGateway?

Potential/ Repositioning?

• Transportaccess,• Maximumaccessibility,• Integration• Linkbetweenbigfloorplateretailcoreandtransport• Cultural/communityuses(thelab,libertyhouse,dance

school)• Primaryschool• European/UKmodelsofthetrainstationbeingahubforre-

tail,cafesandactivity -LondonLiverpoolStreet -LondonKingsCross

• TurnnegativeinfluenceofConnolly/Busarusupsidedown

Next Steps?

• TheaimistoprovideapracticalplanforimprovementofTalbotthatthestakeholdersandpartnerssuchastheCouncilandTransportInfrastructureproviderscanworkwith.

• Whileinitiallypromptedbychangestobusstopsandfoot-fall,subsequentstakeholderdiscussionshighlightedbroaderissuesforinclusion.

• Thestrategyisbasedontheassetsofthestreetanditsbusi-nesses,andunearthingqualitiesandideastoimproveandaddgreatervitalitytothearea.

• Thefinaldocumentshouldreflecttheareasaspirations,andbeusedtoengagewith,andgeneratenewinvestmentforthisurbanquarter.