Chapter 6: Connectivity and Movement
4. Provide age friendly facilities for the town of Rush, including dedicated car parking facilities, appropriate pathways, and seating.
5. Provide for further car parking near the Mainstreet, Rush.
9. Preserve and improve the coastal amenities of Rush including the creation of a coastal walkway from Rogerstown Estuary to Rush Harbour to Rogerstown Park as part of the Fingal Coastal Way.
10. Wheelchair accessibility points to be delivered in the lifetime of the county development plan for the three beaches in Rush namely the North Beach, Harbour Beach, and South Beach.
12. Provide further car Parking facilities at the North Beach, Rush. By Fingal County Council acquiring a suitable site for this purpose.
15. Develop further Heritage Trails in the town and surrounds of Rush with community groups.
18. Provide for a bike rental scheme in and around the vicinity of the Rush Lusk Train Station to promote tourism in the catchment area.
19. Promote and facilitate the operation of a local electric looped shuttle bus service connecting outline estates to the Rush town centre and the Rush / Lusk train station.
20. Promote high quality bus transport links between Rush and Dublin city centre.
25. Upgrade the R128 to accommodate an independent walk/cycle lane from Rush to Lusk.
26. Promote and facilitate the development of a linear park along the Brook Stream east of Skerries Road, to the North Beach.
28. Provide a walkway and open space along the Brook Stream, Rush west of the Skerries Road.
35. The pedestrian crossing over the Brook Stream, Rush to be delivered at an early stage of the planned Coastal Greenway.
37. The upgrade of the current Blakes Cross junction onto the R132 to take place within the first three years of the county development plan.
38. A new exit onto the M1 to be provided in the vicinity of Blakes Cross and the beginning of the Lissenhall dual carriage way to provide easier access for the populations of Rush, Lusk, Donabate and Skerries currently approx. 45,000 population to the M1. This infrastructure is to be provide in advance of any future developments to the Lissenhall Roundabout which currently consists of realignment from the Donabate side to allow access for the population of the proposed extra 4,000 housing units to be built in Donabate as well as the planned Park and Ride complex at the Roundabout due to be delivered along with the Metro system. The reduction of the R132 from four lanes down to two on the Swords side of the Lissenhall dual carriage way also needs to be considered when delivering this infrastructural project.
40. The Rush Western Bye Pass Road should be designed and completed within the lifespan of the development plan.
42. Upgrade the R128 road from Rush to Lusk.