Summer School in Sustainable Transport & Mobility - June 2022
Every year, TU Dublin Environment & Planning runs an intensive but exciting hands-on 3-4 day Summer School in Sustainable Transport, led by Dr. Sarah Rock and supported by Glenn Hingerty. This year’s theme was ‘Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and Urban Regeneration’ with Cabra in Dublin chosen as the project area. Reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of our programmes, the Masters of Sustainable Transport & Mobility students worked together with Masters of Urban Regeneration and Development students, and partnered with Dublin City Council, the National Transport Authority and the Connecting Cabra community group to explore the potential of reducing the impact of increasing traffic and car ownership on the safety, vitality and liveability of the neighbourhood of Cabra.
Onsite meeting with community members and local representative, Neasa Hourican TD
This highly engaged project saw the students work with many stakeholders in the area including public and community representatives, government agencies, and business owners to develop ideas for the future of Cabra, drawing on lessons from the ‘Garden Suburb’ inspired planning that Cabra was originally designed to in the 1920-1930s. Students worked on ideas to restore the once lively streets of Cabra to its community. They identified a number of pathfinder projects that could be the catalyst for sustained improvement and investment in the area, including:
- road space reallocation and traffic calming at Quarry Road;
- increasing public space and the attractiveness of the trading and social environment at the ‘17 Shops’ on the Cabra Road;
- a re-established and inclusive community heart at the Christ the King Church and School area;
- and a transformation of the dangerous traffic junction of Fassaugh Avenue, Fassaugh Road and Quarry Road to a more traffic calmed and family friendly area, supporting the adjacent community and education uses.
The students also presented their ideas at the Connecting Cabra Energy Information & Sustainability Community Event in Christ the King Community Hall on Saturday 8th October, 2022.
Group One Poster for Gaelscoil Bharra site:
Group One Poster for 17 Shops site:
