Sir, For the past 30 years or 59, despite much lip service by different governments, there has been very little coordination of land use and traffic in the Dublin region. We now have a city of one million people distributed essentially in a low density urban sprawl around a relatively small historic centre. As a result, private transport has expanded enormously and daily the city is becoming more congested.
The Dublin Light Rail System LUAS, one of the recommendations of the Dublin Transport Initiative, really represents the last chance for Dublin to tackle its chaotic traffic situation.
I am particularly concerned now that voices are being raised for the project to b9 reconsidered because of the possible disruption during the construction process. There are always reason's for the re-evaluation of any project to be afraid of the disruption effects is not really a valid one and indicates a great lack of confidence in our ability to see things through. If this were a widespread principle, very little development would ever take place in cities or towns.
CIE together with its project development consultants, construction contractors, etc., should together be capable of delivering this much needed facility without causing the city to seize up. The Jervis Street Shopping Centre, one of the larger city centre developments this century, is now nearing completion and, to my knowledge, its construction did not cause undue congestion.
It will be a sad reflection on this generation to back away from this project now for this particular reason. Yours, etc., Lower Ormond Quay Dublin 1.