Smarter Travel/Pedestrianisation - Denis Malone - Kilkenny
Smarter Travel/Pedestrianisation - Kieran Fitzgerald- Kilkenny
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on Wed, 20/06/2012 - 9:57am admin
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Signage on Castle road .
The followiing is a comment I put on the you tube page of KK coco...
The signage on lighting poles from Dukesmeadows to Castle road is a crazy idea . I went over the centre road line more than once while distracted by these and trying to read them . This will cause a head on crash one of these days if not removed.
This was the response;.........
These signs were erected to advertise the Smarter Travel day, which took place on the 23rd June. They will be removed shortly. If you have any additional comments or feedback on the Ourplan Video presentations we would request that you make them on the ourplan website if possible? ourplan.kilkenny.ie thank you for your comment.
This response just stated the obvious. What I was pointing out was a problem with the signage(content moderated) . Thing is WHO reads these comments or submissions ? , probably the people we complain about .
While I am at it , someday someone will drown in the river nore along St. Johns Quay. About year ago a mans boxer dog was drowning in the river and a passing local lifeguard I was chatting to , had to strip and dive in to it's aid . When he got the panicing dog to the end of an UPRIGHT iron ladder he could not get the dog out of the water . I had to drop a lifebouy rope down and he tied it to the dog , I ran backward pulling the rope over the railing and the lifeguard pushed the dog up from under neath . We got the dog out , If that was a human he would probably be dead . When this flood wall was built t, it seems no one had the foresight to envisage the scenario of any potential accidental drowning or rescue attempt. ......which will occur sometime , be sure of it . (content moderated) The river was put out of use of the public . either swimming , boat access , mooring , low water bank walkway .Those vertical iron ladders are useless . Who will use those ? they at least should be set in the wall at a 45 to 60 degree angle which might be better . I know there's the danger of kids playing on them though. The river could be utilised much more in Summertime too . But anyway something must be done to make any potential rescue possible. How can anyone get a helpless / dying human body from the water ? when time is of the essence when one needs a body lying flat down to attempt resuscitation attempt , Is there an emergency corporation boat / boatmen on emergency call ? like an ambulance ? On a lighter note, I fish on the quay and If I ever hook a big fish I have no hope of landing it. as I don';t have a net with a 18foot handle.But the planners wouldn't have cared about that . I will keep a copy of this mail and hope I never have to say "I told you so ".
Reply to signage on Castle Road
Dear Kilkennyman, The purpose of putting these presentations online on ourplan.kilkenny.ie and youtube is to invite the public to participate in and collaborate with the Councils in the formulation of the Development Plans. The erection of temporary signage is not a part of this process. Temporary signage is erected according to the relevant regulations and can be used for a multitude of purposes (traffic management, elections, general information).
The ladders along the quay wall were part of the Flood Relief Scheme carried out by the OPW to alleviate flooding within the city. any queries in relation to the adequacy of the scheme should be directed to the OPW directly at info@opw.ie.
While we appreciate all feedback we are hoping for constructive comments (and criticisms) which are related to the formulation of the County Development plans and which are relevant to these plans.
It is intended , before the end of the year, to implement fixyourstreet.ie for Kilkenny, this new service will be the appropriate forum to report problems and issues of day to day concern. In the meantime we would ask that you contact the appropriate department in the Council directly to report or discuss any issues of concern.
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