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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.