Dublin City CouncilThe North East Inner City Greening Strategy Update on Draft to Area CommitteePeter Leonard

September 2018

North East Inner City Greening Strategy

Fig. 2.6.1 Existing green spaces

Existing trees by approximate size

NEIC Tree Canopy Cover Study

Fig. 2.5.1 Estimated tree canopy cover across DCC managed land. Dublin Tree Canopy Study, University College Dublin, 2017. NEIC study area boundary outlined in black.

Community Workshops

North East Inner City Greening Strategy – Stage (i) Public Workshop, Charleville Mall Library, North Strand,7th March

Community Workshops

North East Inner City Greening Strategy – Stage (i) Public Workshop, Charleville Mall Library, North Strand,7th March

Community Workshops

North East Inner City Greening Strategy – Stage (i) Public Workshop, Charleville Mall Library, North Strand, 20th, 21st, 22nd April

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Fig. 3.6.1 Key arterial routes and wide streets for proposed tree planting projects

Proposed street trees in buildouts with herbaceous planting understorey

Number of parking spaces reduced to allow for street tree buildouts

All plans shown in this document are preliminary and for the purposes of discussion only and are not fixed, all plans will be subject to further consultation

North East Inner City Greening StrategySean MacDermott Street

Fig. 3.6.2 Small scale streets for proposed tree planting projects

Street tree buid-out

Street treebuid-out

Footpath

Private garden

Private garden

Street parking

Residential roadFootpath

3.7.6 Small scale residential street: Caledon Road, East Wall

Section E-E: Existing

Section E-E: Possible Greening Intervention

Location of section on Caledon Road

Existing view of Caledon Road

Precedents: Residential street with tree planting in build-outs (left); example of small species tree Field Maple(right)

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Forth Road possible greening intervention: tree planting with grass lawn

3.8.5 Forth Street, East Wall

Located in the north of the East Wall residential area, the large area of hard- standing pavement at the intersection of Forth Road and Bargy Road pre-sents at opportunity for street greening. Possible greening interventions could comprise of planting of medium-scale tree species with grass lawn.

Phase 3 . 2023 - 2026MARINERS PORT PARK (feasibility)ROYAL CANAL LINEAR PARK TREE PLANTING PROJECTSCHARLES STREET GREATEAST WALL AREA (RESIDENTAIL STREET PLANTING STAGE III)NORTH STRAND AREA (RESIDENTAIL STREET PLANTING STAGE III)MINOR PROJECTSSEAN O’CASEY PLAZAFROTH STREET COMMUNITY PLANTING PROJECT (Area Wide Stage III)

Phase 1. 2018 - 2021MOUNTJOY SQUAREDAIMOND PARKLIBERTY PARKTREE PLANTING PROJECTSKILLARNEY STREET SUMMERHILLSEAN MC DERMOT STREETDORSET STREET phase I (median refurbishment)EAST WALL AREA (RESIDENTAIL STREET PLANTING STAGE I)NORTH STRAND AREA (RESIDENTAIL STREET PLANTING STAGE I)MINOR PROJECTSBELVEDERE PLACE PLAZA GUILD STREET PLAZAGUILD STREET CANAL WALK (Harlequin Gardens)CITY FARM (Feasibility)COMMUNITY PLANTING PROJECT (Area Wide Stage I)

Phase 2 . 2021 - 2023EAST WALL RECREATIONAL SPACEROYAL CANAL LINEAR PARK (FEASIBILITY)TREE PLANTING PROJECTSFITZGIBBON STREETBELVEDERE PLACEDORSET STREET PHASE II (EXTENSION FO MEDIAN - FEASIBILITY)EAST WALL AREA (RESIDENTAIL STREET PLANTING STAGE II)NORTH STRAND AREA (RESIDENTAIL STREET PLANTING STAGE II)MINOR PROJECTSWEST ROAD PLANTINGIRVINE COURT POCKET PARKORIEL STREET PLAZACOMMUNITY PLANTING PROJECT (Area Wide Stage II)

PROJECT PHASING

Next Steps;

Further consultation - Draft avai lable on l ine for

s ix weeks for further review.

Thank you...