liffey valley park
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environment |
news report 
Wednesday June 08, 2005 19:42
by dunk - dublin ECG (eco city group)
fuspey at yahoo dot co dot uk
the sacred reincarnate cyclical loop that joyce talked about in finegans wake
greening the city,
a new park for the city
liffey valley park
will it happen?
what about from islandbridge to the docks, surely it is possible for this park to weave through the city, bridge into phoenix park and link up with the boardwalk
should this happen?
will this happen?
OPW are looking at trying to make this idea a reality, id like to hear what people feel about this- ill be meeting head city planner, dick gleeson, on friday and i can pass on concerns and ideas
Following the acquisition of St Catherine's Park (Lucan Demesne) as a nucleus of a Liffey Valley Park, and the successful implementation of the first stage of development and public access, consideration is now being actively given to making further progress.
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Ireland Ltd has been recently appointed to undertake a feasibility study in relation to the further development of a Liffey Valley Park and to make recommendations on future operational management.
ERM is currently seeking submissions from all interested parties on any relevant issues,
Submissions should reach ERM before Friday, 24th June.
ERM
http://www.erm.com/ERM/Loc/erm_ireland.NSF/0/C4E5708CD83A49528525700C006E8F5B?OpenDocument
liffey valley park
http://www.iol.ie/~geof/lvp.htm
will it be a top greenway?
http://www.aevv-egwa.org/
anna livia plurabelle map c/o
http://www.jesgrew.org/wake/map.html
finegans wake
http://www.trentu.ca/jjoyce/fw-196.htm
we are also looking at making an urban greenway for the city;
the botanic spine
http://www.dublin.ie/botanicspine/
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=69929
Comments (10 of 10)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10coincidently, today on google they have a certain theme to the name
it is to celebrate the birth of frank lloyd wright, a visionary US architect, he was big into the tao and one of my favourite quotes by him:
"if the day ever dawns when science, art and religion become as one, we will then have that which is missing today"
Date of Birth: 8 June 1867
http://www.prairiestyles.com/wright.htm
from that to "tao of physics" author fritjof capra, who set up the centre for ecoliteracy in berkley california,
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/about/board.html
http://web.ionsys.com/~remedy/TAO%20OF%20PHYSICS.htm
he talks about the paradigm shift which is underway in civilisation today, as we move toward a more holistic basis of life, all is spiritual
frank lloyd wright
You'd love chicago, I wonder have you ever seen it, his architecture has a corner stone there, strange prairie houses and so so cheap to make. I must admit I put him in a big mathematical set with those of the Fordian school of social modeling however. From his launch in 1901 through all of it. "how to house the american homemaker" once all the space had been claimed...
You should check out "globalia" by Jean Christophe Rufin, a new take on dystopic urban environments published throughout Europe today, harhar, taurusexcretia, (it got its spanish translation today).
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/001498.php
http://dunk.hitart.com
and build 10 story social housing!
Only joking! haha
That parks a slam-dunk of an idea - maximum points!
I'd leave religion out and perhaps just have spiritual in there in the equation since religion can be so oppressive.
Dublin City Council at a Special Meeting on Monday 14th February 2005 made the Dublin City Development Plan, 2005 -2011.
The new City Development Plan comes into effect on Monday 14th March 2005. The plan will be available to view at the Planning Public Counter in Civic Offices from 14th March during normal opening hours and the Written Statement can be viewed on the website here:
http://www.dublincity.ie/business_services/planning/development_plan_2011/
map is on page 11 of 236
how the planners want city to grow
see also DTO's (dublin transport office) platform for change report 2000-2016
http://www.dto.ie/platform1.pdf
from their site
http://www.dto.ie/
reflecting city:
http://www.reflectingcity.com/2002/full.htm
films to watch about future plans for city, especially the "gateway" area around heuston; bridging IMMA to the park, city endpoint, high rise building to act as city landmark, not too much discussion about the liffey valley park, not much discussion about the canals
at recent velo city conference, one thing which seemed might happen is to make inside the canals a 30km max speed zone, possible first stage for ideal of fully car free zone inside canals?
http://www.velo-city2005.com/
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=70101&search_text=velo%20city
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=69929&search_text=velo%20city
DTO platform for change
the reflecting city- gateway
S2S is a voluntary group whose sole objective is to promote the construction of a continuous seafront promenade and cycleway from Sutton to Sandycove.
this groups idea has been incorporated into city development plan and greenway people at recent conference were brought on a bit of it
they succeeded in bringing together the different city councils to realise project
http://www.s2s.ie
S2S- sutton to sandycove- greenway along dublin bay
a tower to act as landmark or a bridge planted with trees, linking the phoenix park, memorial gardens, IMMA
in londons mile end park they built a green pedestrian bridge with trees, a symbol of entering a new milenium
http://www.mileendpark.co.uk/parkmap/greenbridge/section4.htm#
discussion about high rise buildings here on archeire:
http://www.archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?t=3251&page=5&pp=25
heuston tower, 32 stories, irelands highest building
londons greenbridge
Green Dublin Initiative
Dublin City Development Board's Dublin A City of Possibilities Economic, Social and Cultural Strategy (2002-2012) is the blueprint for improving the quality of life of everybody that lives, works and visits Dublin City over the next ten years. Developing the City as A Greener City is one of fifteen priorities of the strategy.
http://www.dublin.ie/index.asp?locID=491&docID=-1
The Dublin Urban Forum for Sustainable Development
The Dublin Urban Forum for Sustainable Development is a member of a European network set up by the European Commission, to explain and promote EU policies that relate to the sustainable development of urban environments throughout Europe. The Dublin Forum is hosted by Planning and Environmental Policy and the Environmental Institute in UCD. There are currently 21 Forums located in cities across Europe which act as relays: they obtain information directly from the European Commission, adapt it to the needs and circumstances of their particular city and pass it on to the operators and individuals with whom they are in contact. Various members of the network are involved in projects with eachother and there is a general meeting annually.
http://www.ucd.ie/pepweb/urbanforum.html
liffey park as CPUL (continous productive urban landscape) an organic food producing thread
http://books.elsevier.com/uk//architecturalpress/uk/subindex.asp?maintarget=&isbn=0750655437&country=United+Kingdom&srcc
Food security in an energy-scarce world (June 23-25, Dublin)
Feasta is planning an international conference to be held at the Faculty of Agri-Food and the Environment, University College Dublin on June 23rd, 24th & 25th, 2005.
http://www.activelink.ie/ce/active.php?id=2032
dolphins barn community garden
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=69689
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