The 'Emerging Preferred Route' for the new Cork LUAS light rail line has just been published and the good news is that it is going to avoid using the established greenways around Blackrock.
The original proposal was to have the Cork LUAS line running along the Marina and then down the greenway to Mahon. The photo above shows an artists impression of it going through the old Blackrock Railway Station and the map for the original proposal is shown below.
This original plan was very car-centric and the aim seemed to be to cause as little disruption to traffic as possible. The new plan goes through areas where more people live.
There will be no doubt a lot of objections from some car owners about the new Cork LUAS plan but from a walking, running & cycling perspective, the greenway in Blackrock remains intact.
You can view the plans at https://www.luascork.ie/
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