3.6.3 ESB e-Bike Pilot Project for Dublin Commuter Hubs

Public Amenity

• Sympathetic to the environment and the needs of local communities

• Create better places to live, work and play

SDCC engaged McCloy Consulting to develop a SuDS Explanatory, Design and Evaluation Guide for the County, in accordance with international best practice and, the SDCC County Development plan objectives.It aligns with target action areas detailed in SDCC’s Climate Change Action Plan 2019-2024 relating to flood resilience and nature-based solutions.

SDCC SuDS guidance was launched on the 7th February 2022, and is available on SDCC website https://www. sdcc.ie/en/services/planning/planning-applications/ water-and-drainage-considerations/

SuDS Taking in Charge details were issued to SDCC in August 2022.

A separate householders guide to SuDS was launched in May 2022 to provide a range of solutions to sustainably managing rainfall in domestic and community settings.

https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/environment/ environmental-health/water-services/sustainabledrainage-systems/sdcc-householders-guide-tosustainable-drainage-suds-.pdf

In conjunction with developing the suite of guidance documents, McCloy Consultants provided a series of SuDS training and workshops to relevant SDCC staff throughout March and April 2022 and to private sector stakeholders on 24th May 2022 with the aim of developing a shared understanding of SuDS and introducing how to incorporate them into future developments or projects.

SDCC’s Climate Innovation Fund contributed €25,000 towards the cost of developing the SuDS guidance documents.

4.3.2 GPS SURVEYING EQUIPMENT FOR SUDS PROJECTS

SDCC’s Water Services section requested funding support from the Climate Innovation Fund to purchase surveying equipment comprising of a GPS receiver and control module. This specialised equipment will be used by Water Services section (planning and capital) and the ongoing LIFE project to accurately locate and map water services assets including SuDS infrastructure, Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICWs) infrastructure, natural water courses, culverts, manholes, sensitive green and blue infrastructure etc.

The equipment is currently being used to update infrastructure records and to manage and protect, water quality, for example providing significant benefit through mapping high-risk and sensitive locations. The equipment will also support important information to be used to inform decision making on future developments, and Local Area Action Plans. The GPS Surveying equipment has been made available for use by other sections of SDCC.

SDCC’s Climate Innovation Fund supported the purchase of equipment and training with €24,354.00 Image 4.4.1 – SDCC Launch Climate Action Website

4.4 ACTIVELY ENGAGE AND INFORM OUR CITIZENS ON CLIMATE CHANGE

4.4.1 WECOUNT/I-CHANGE

The ’WeCount’/i-change’ project empowers citizens to measure road traffic and air pollution in their own neighbourhoods. ’WeCount’/i-change’ is a European citizen engagement project comprising case studies in 6 cities: Dublin, Cardiff, Barcelona, Madrid, Leuven, Ljubljana. Citizens and community groups within each city are provided with low-cost sensors that count the number of heavy vehicles, cars, bicycles, pedestrians and air pollution at the street level. Data collected will be used to provide evidence of the need for sustainable mobility policies around schools;, such as the 30km/h speed limit around schools, the School Zone initiative, etc.

For more information on this project please refer to https://we-count.net/networks/dublin

SDCC collaborated on the ‘WeCount/i-change’ project in 2022 with UCD, by funding the provision of air quality monitoring equipment to schools in the county to the value of €1,660.50, through the SDCC Climate Innovation Fund. 4.4.2 SDCC CLIMATE ACTION WEBSITE

The Climate Change Website www.southdublinclimate. ie was launched on 20th June. SDCC engaged P-Tools to develop the website, as a key objective of our Citizen Engagement team.

The Climate Innovation Fund supported the development of the website with funding to the value of €14,637.00. SDCC regularly update the website with climate action information and useful links for citizens.

4.4.3 NORTH CLONDALKIN BICYCLE HUB PROJECT

South Dublin County Sports Partnership (SDCSP) applied for funding from the Climate Innovation Fund to develop a Community Bike Hub in North Clondalkin. The hub provides bicycles, training and employment opportunities to disadvantaged and marginalised groups within the local community.

The project shares many of the key objectives of SDCC’s Climate Action Plan, including:

• Road safety training • Education • Reuse / upcycling equipment • Promoting active travel • Supporting and empowering communities