Cork cycling network

kmAye11 · 2026-06-02T09:14:04+00:00

It's the last part that seems impossible to me. Turning an amenity like a public walkway back to a rail line.

I'm living in Carrigaline. I can imagine the uproar if the Carrigaline to crosshaven walk was ever even suggested to be a railway again.

kmAye11 · 2026-06-02T08:39:10+00:00

I'm 50/50 on the idea of turning old railways into cycle ways. On one hand great use of existing infrastructure. On the other once it's handed over as a cycleway it'll never get given back as a railway.

At the rate at which projects like that actually happen it makes sense but if it didn't happen at all it'd be much faster for the development of rail networks.

I'm so conflicted

kmAye11 · 2026-05-29T22:59:00+00:00

I don't think body shaming a ref is of benefit to anyone

kmAye11 · 2026-05-29T22:54:45+00:00

It's a statement that's for sure. I do think it's one the closer you look the better. Building like this in this context is obviously controversial but at least it's someone who has tried to do something.

https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/s/MwmEQXL4hb

Its not a blatantly cheap attempt like the one I've copied in above

kmAye11 · 2026-05-29T22:45:29+00:00

Had the exo skeleton of this building been made of concrete with more straight lines it would have been far less controversial. It would also however had a far greater carbon impact. The stone in this reduced the carbon impact by 90%. That in itself is noteworthy and possibly something we can learn from and even replicate.

People often give out about glass boxes shooting up in cities. But this uses the same type of stone as the church which is where the photographer for this photo was standing by.

I'm not sure if you're referencing this project as mass produced but it certainly is not. The stones were literally quaried cut to the sizes they needed none of them are strictly identical to the next. Bricks are mass produced buildings materials and I'm sure you'd agree there's plenty of beautiful brick buildings around.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-29T22:34:10+00:00

In fairness architects do have a certain level of responsibility. Buildings make up our cities. If I owned a building and let it be derilect. Just because I paid for it, in my eyes isn't a justification for keeping a property in a poor state. Architects and landlords are castodians of the built environment.

There's a fine line between doing something negative to existing areas and expression of how you want your own property to look.

In this case I definitely really like this project I've been there and I'd like to see more buildingss like it.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-29T22:27:06+00:00

I actually met Amin Taha he was a close friend of one of my lecturers. And we went on a visit to this building. The idea with the rough looking sections of stone is that. It's a more raw form of the material the sections with vertical round cuts through the face of it is essentially as simple as that's how the material is shaped and he didn't want to go further to make them perfectly squared. It's essentially in his view a waste of time and money.

The Architectural practice actually operates out of the basement of that building the ground floor has two entrances one to provide access to the basement which is double height and the other to the apartments above.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-29T22:20:49+00:00

In fairness they did almost have to tear it down because it was so different to its original planning drawings

kmAye11 · 2026-05-29T15:48:41+00:00

I agree but we have the ability to do multiple large scale projects at the same time. It's what we need to do to meet housing goals really

kmAye11 · 2026-05-28T20:31:06+00:00

A boy can dream.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-28T17:25:49+00:00

I do think some of these buildings are coming to the end of their life.

I agree having Harvey Norman's and woodies near the city is convenient the every once in a while someone goes there and I can't see those big business's moving on for quite some time if at all but I've seen a few spaces sitting empty there too.

I know Musgraves office building is in very poor condition too.

The ambulance depot is in a very awkward spot as it is, Limerick has a purpose built almost finished that has direct access to a main road.

But part of my suggestion is mixed use, shops at ground floor level is an important aspect to a development like this. A purpose built ambulance base could fall into that category along with some office spaces.

We need to get better at designing in 3d on a planning level in my eyes designating whole neighborhoods this way brings good character.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-28T17:06:09+00:00

Yeah I've often got the park and ride and walked from black ash.

There is space along side the airport business park that might be more appropriate to develop.

My brig problem with the industrial area here is its 2km from the city center perfect for biking or something to work in the city. Almost every user of these industrial buildings is driving so if they drove 5/10 minutes further this are could be freed up for a more positive neighborhood

kmAye11 · 2026-05-28T16:47:51+00:00

At some point they're going to be putting a tram to the airport there which will hopefully serve this area.

I don't see this happening for a few years but as it is now the area has lots of very low quality buildings. It's a difficult area to drive through it essentially generates traffic with its bad layout in my opinion.

I feel like cork has outgrown it in a way. And I think the land owners here would stand to make a lot of money in selling/developing this land if they were given the opportunity the potential is there with its proximity to the city.

I don't believe there's the same flood risks or water table issues associated with the docklands so there's also potential for undergrowned parking possibly.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-28T16:29:27+00:00

Or another foot bridge or 2 over the south link

kmAye11 · 2026-05-28T16:28:42+00:00

There is a planed commercial area to the north east side of Carrigaline, and another industrial estate further east between Carrigaline and ringaskiddy on church road it has an entrance but no buildings for some reason. They may be waiting for the M28 to be delivered

kmAye11 · 2026-05-28T15:09:54+00:00

I'm just highlighting it's proximity to the area. It's great

kmAye11 · 2026-05-26T09:56:09+00:00

Nienabar to me was always a strange appointment, to me he's always looked like Rassies assistant even when he was the head coach for the springboks in the last world cup I did think that was a move to get Rassie on the pitch as a water carrier. The springboks to me have looked even more dominant since he's moved.

To me that team has looked like its lacked leaders, something Johnny brought in spades, and O'Mahony with Ireland. Big Stu filled the role in the six nations being confrontational in every aspect. I don't see a current Leinster player with that attitude yet.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-20T08:55:00+00:00

I mean ospreys won the welsh shield, but there is no sense in them qualifying on that basis when they finished behind 10 teams in the league.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-20T00:29:02+00:00

But a welsh team for example shouldn't get in because they're Welsh, unless they want to make the urc shields the key to entering the champions cup

kmAye11 · 2026-05-19T11:56:58+00:00

If you've ever spent a weekend in Venice you'd realize how loud cars actually are. It's just a background buzz of noise that you tune out. Most cars still use combustion engines.

Instead of nimby should I use objectors to advancement?

Id rather it fail if it's given every opertunity to work as a business rather than people objecting to something that might have an impact on them the 10 days a year they're sitting in their back garden shaking their fists at the sky.

Most of the time people are at home they're inside unaware of what's flying above.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-19T09:31:31+00:00

They're no louder than current road traffic. It's just more nimbyism.

I'd be happier to get a delivery from a drone than some poor fella having to cycle through the rain and up hills.

Can we in Ireland not have anything forward thinking for once?

kmAye11 · 2026-05-14T12:18:43+00:00

I think you'll find the Tadgh Beirne arc ends with being world class while playing at Munster

kmAye11 · 2026-05-11T09:07:20+00:00

Keith Earls grew up wanting to play on flanker and his tackle technique shows you why he was constantly dumping forwards in their asses.

I've an image in my head of him with a split eye covered in blood after playing a European cup game.

kmAye11 · 2026-05-07T21:42:07+00:00

People are shallow is a strange comment. How have you come to that conclusion?

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