Swords is set to be transformed as a new draft plan for the rejuvenation of the village goes to public consultation.
In the coming years Main Street and its surrounding areas will look completely different as Fingal County Council looks to transform the area. There will be 16 projects earmarked for the village centre of one of Ireland's fastest growing communities.
According to the council the works will create an accessible, inclusive, child-friendly, and healthy urban environment in Swords. The Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Howard Mahony, said: “The Sustainable Swords Strategy has been developed over the last two years and is now being presented to the people of Swords and beyond for their feedback. It is important for the Council to receive feedback from residents, business owners, workers, students, investors and visitors on what they like and don’t like about the plan because it is going to be part of the blueprint for the future development of Swords.”
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Plans include:
- Transformation of Main Street
- Upgrades to laneways and key roads off Main Street
- Enhance shop fronts
- Digital infrastructure such as smart bins, smart benches, smart water filling stations and smart lighting
- Cycle network that consists of radial routes linking the outer residential areas to Swords Town Centre
- Quietways and Home Zones project which will facilitate the sharing of streets by pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles
- Project which will deliver Safe Routes to Schools and School Zones
- Western Distributor Road which will direct vehicular through-traffic away from Swords Town Centre and facilitate improved connections to the proposed MetroLink Estuary Station and Park and Ride facility
- Swords Cultural Quarter
- Feasibility studies on the creation of a heritage trail around the town and a visitor experience at St Columba’s Church and Round Tower
- Community forest
- Sustainable community initiatives
- The development and promotion of the Swords brand
The Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly, said: “A town is never complete and it never stops changing. You can see that with Swords. Swords will experience a lot of change in the coming years and the challenge is to ensure that the change that happens within Swords is a positive process that will make Swords a better place to live, work and visit; create a more vibrant town for all; and become a good practice example of a sustainable approach to urban development.”
The draft Sustainable Swords Strategy can be viewed and downloaded at www.fingal.ie/sustainableswords while copies are available to read at County Hall, Swords Library and the Civic Offices in Blanchardstown. Submissions can made to https://consult.fingal.ie before Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
There will be a webinar this Thursday at 7pm and those wishing to attend can register at https://consult.fingal.ie. There will also be an information stand at the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords on Wednesday, September 21 from 10am to 4pm. There will be a static information stand in The Atrium in County Hall until October 18.
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