New public realm enhancements to Clarendon Row, Dublin 2 showing existing historic Leinster granite kerbs retained within new extended footpaths paved with Leinster granite. All photographs by Dublin City Council   /   Feabhsuithe nua ar an ríocht ​​phoiblí ar Rae Clarendon, Baile Átha Cliath 2 ag taispeáint colbhaí eibhir stairiúla Laighean atá coinnithe laistigh de chosáin leathnaithe nua pábháilte le heibhear Laighean. Gach grianghraf curtha ar fáil ag Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath

Public realm improvement works to Clarendon Row were proposed both as part of the Grafton Street Quarter Public Realm Plan published by Dublin City Council in 2014, and The Heart of Dublin City Centre Public Realm Masterplan published in 2016.

Phase 1 of the Grafton Street Quarter Public Realm Plan included public realm improvement works to Grafton Street, Wicklow Street and Johnson’s Court, and was completed in 2017. Phase 2 consisted of the streets immediately west of Grafton Street including Chatham Street, Harry Street and the adjoining streets of Balfe Street, Chatham Lane and Swan Yard. These streets were completed in 2019. Phase 3 included Clarendon Street and Clarendon Row which were submitted as a single planning application, but executed in two separate works programmes. Clarendon Street was completed in February 2021 and Clarendon Row was completed in June 2022.

The design of each phase of the public realm improvement works to the Grafton Street Quarter was undertaken in-house by Dublin City Council. The team comprised principally of the City Architects Division and the Roads Design & Construction Division, together with assistance from the Traffic and Transportation Planning Divisions, the Parks, Biodiversity and Landscape Services Division, and the Heritage, Archaeology & Conservation Division. The landscape design was developed by Landscape Consultancy Services Limited.

The public realm improvement works apply the principles of universal design in extending the ‘Grafton Street Experience’ west towards Clarendon Row.

As part of the works, the existing narrow footpaths were widened and high quality Leinster granite paving specified to match the palette of materials used for Grafton Street. Existing historic Leinster granite kerbs were retained. Some tactile wayfinding paving has been provided where appropriate to assist visually impaired persons to navigate the street.

A raised plateau with a resin bonded surface has been located at the junction with Chatham Street and provides an enhanced pedestrian crossing area.

A new public lighting network was installed with new, more energy efficient, light fittings to match those on the adjacent streets. The project also entailed replacing the old cast iron watermain dating from the 1900s.

The provision of seating is an essential part of the Universal Design approach to the street, as it affords resting opportunities within the Grafton Street Quarter, especially for the elderly and mobility impaired persons. Within the Grafton Street Quarter, it was not possible to provide seating on Grafton Street itself due to its high footfall, however quieter side streets such as Clarendon Row provide more opportunities to sit and linger. It is proposed to add two new benches on the eastern side of the street, which will have a similar design to the seating provided nearby along Clarendon Street and Chatham Street.

Tree planting is an essential component of the Greening Strategy for the Grafton Street Quarter Public Realm Plan. Individual semi-mature specimen trees have been planted to define different areas within the Quarter, and provide places of shelter for seating, rest and social activity. The trees planted along Clarendon Row are Betula albosinensis ‘Fascination’ (common name Chinese Silver Birch), and match the mature trees located on South King Street.

A public water bottle filling station has been provided to encourage a reduction in the use of plastic water bottles.

A Dublinbikes stand has also been re-instated on the western side of the street.

Elevated view looking north along Clarendon Row   /   Radharc ardaithe ag breathnú ó thuaidh feadh Rae Clarendon

Moladh oibreacha feabhsúcháin ar an ríocht ​​phoiblí ar Rae Clarendon mar chuid de Phlean Riocht Phoiblí Cheantar Shráid Grafton arna fhoilsiú ag Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath i 2014, agus foilsíodh Máistirphlean Ríocht Poiblí Chroílár Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath i 2016.

Áiríodh le Céim 1 de Phlean Ríocht Phoiblí Cheantar Shráid Grafton oibreacha feabhsúcháin ar an ríocht ​​poiblí ar Shráid Grafton, Sráid Chill Mhantáin agus Cúirt Mhic Sheáin, agus tugadh chun críche é i 2017. Is éard a bhí i gCéim 2 na sráideanna díreach siar ó Shráid Grafton lena n-áirítear Sráid Chatham, Sráid Harry agus sráideanna in aice le Sráid an Bhailfigh, Lána Chatham agus Swan Yard. Críochnaíodh na sráideanna seo i 2019. Chuimsigh Céim 3 Rae Clarendon a cuireadh isteach mar iarratas pleanála amháin, ach a cuireadh i gcrích in dhá chlár oibre ar leith. Críochnaíodh Sráid Clarendon i bhFeabhra 2021 agus críochnaíodh Rae Clarendon i mí an Mheithimh 2022.

Thug Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath faoi dhearadh gach céime d’oibreacha feabhsúcháin an ríocht phoiblí ar Cheantar Shráid Grafton go hinmheánach. Bhí an fhoireann comhdhéanta den chuid is mó den Rannóg Ailtirí Cathrach agus ón Rannán um Dhearadh Bóithre & Tógála, mar aon le cúnamh ón Rannóg Pleanála Tráchta agus Iompair, ón Rannóg Páirceanna, Bithéagsúlachta agus Seirbhísí Tírdhreacha, agus ón Rannóg Oidhreachta, Seandálaíochta & Caomhantas. D’fhorbair Landscape Consultancy Services Limited an dearadh tírdhreacha.

Cuireann na hoibreacha feabhsúcháin ar an ríocht ​​phoiblí prionsabail an dearaidh uilíoch i bhfeidhm agus ‘Eispéireas Shráid Grafton’ á leathnú siar i dtreo Rae Clarendon.

Mar chuid de na hoibreacha, leathnaíodh na cosáin chúnga a bhí ann cheana féin agus sonraíodh pábháil eibhir ardchaighdeáin Laighean chun teacht leis an bpailéad ábhar a úsáideadh do Shráid Grafton. Coinníodh colbhaí eibhir stairiúla Laighean a bhí ann cheana féin. Tá roinnt pábháil tadhlach aimsithe bealaigh curtha ar fáil nuair is cuí chun cabhrú le daoine lagamhairc dul ar an tsráid.

Tá ardchlár ardaithe le dromchla nasctha le roisín suite ag an acomhal le Sráid Chatham agus soláthraíonn sé achar feabhsaithe do trasrian coisithe.

Suiteáladh gréasán soilsithe poiblí nua le feisteas solais nua níos tíosaí ar fhuinneamh chun iad siúd ar na sráideanna in aice láimhe a mheaitseáil. Bhain an tionscadal freisin le hathsholáthar an tseanphíobáin uisce iarainn theilgthe ó na 1900idí.

Tá soláthar suíocháin ina chuid riachtanach den chur chuige Dearaidh Uilíoch i leith na sráide, mar go dtugann sé deiseanna scíthe laistigh de Cheantar Shráid Grafton, go háirithe do dhaoine scothaosta agus do dhaoine mhaol-luaineachta. Laistigh de Cheantar Shráid Grafon, níorbh fhéidir suíocháin a chur ar fáil ar Shráid Grafton féin mar gheall ar an líon mór daoine a bhí ann, ach cuireann taobhshráideanna níos ciúine ar nós Rae Clarendon níos mó deiseanna chun suí agus fanacht. Tá sé beartaithe dhá bhinse nua a chur ar an taobh thoir den tsráid, a mbeidh dearadh cosúil leis na suíocháin a chuirfear ar fáil in aice le Sráid Clarendon agus Sráid Chatham.

Tá plandú crann ina chuid riachtanach den Straitéis Ghlasaithe do Phlean Ríocht Phoiblí Cheantar Shráid Grafton. Tá crainn eiseamail leathaibí indibhidiúla curtha chun limistéir éagsúla laistigh den Cheantar a shainiú, agus áiteanna foscaidh a sholáthar le haghaidh suíocháin, scíthe agus gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta. Is iad na crainn a cuireadh ar Rae Clarendon ná Betula albosinensis ‘Fascination’ (an t-ainm coitianta Beith Gheal Síneach), agus meaitseálann siad na crainn aibí atá suite ar Shráid an Rí Theas.

Tá stáisiún líonadh buidéil uisce poiblí curtha ar fáil chun laghdú ar úsáid buidéil phlaisteacha uisce a spreagadh.

Tá seastán Dublinbikes curtha ar ais freisin ar an taobh thiar den tsráid.

View from Chatham Street looking towards junction of Chatham Row and Clarendon Row   /   Radharc ó Shráid Chatham ag féachaint i dtreo acomhal Rae Chatham agus Rae Clarendon