Park and Ride plans move forward

Plans for the Park and Ride facility at Fassaroe were passed unanimously at November’s Wicklow County Council meeting. The proposed facility will have just under 400 car parking spaces, including 42 EV charging points and 26 spaces for mobility impaired users. There is also provision for bicycle parking and dedicated bike lockers. Greystones Councillor Lourda Scott welcomed the news and has urged the development of the park and ride at Kilpedder to happen quickly.

Speaking after the meeting Cllr Scott said: “This facility is badly needed and will provide an excellent option for people commuting to Dublin. The plan is to have regular buses from the Park and Ride into Merrion Square, so providing an alternative to driving into the city. I have also been told that the Part 8 process for the planned park and Ride by Kilpedder will start in the New Year. This will be of huge benefit for people living in the Greystones district, as we all know about the congestion on the N11.”

The Green Party Councillor also welcomed plans to make the site carbon neutral.

“When we first received a presentation on this proposal I made a very strong case that the facility should include solar panels as part of the design and be carbon neutral. This is the case in the UK and this is the sort of ambition we need in order to hit our climate targets. We have seen solar panal car ports used extremely successfully in Wicklow County buildings. I was pleased that the NTA have told me that they are now actively looking into ways of bringing this to the new park and ride facilities. I will continue to push this as the plans progress,” Scott concluded.