Few people will live within walking distance of train stations/stops.
Parallel Greenways should be a fundamental part of the design in order to increase the effective radius of the infrastructure.
(Could double up as useful service routes)
Galway Cycling Campaign - Feachtas Rothaíochta na Gaillimhe
Greenway should be built alongside planned Navan railway, says campaigners
Including a greenway alongside the planned extension of Dart to Navan would provide for urban and rural transport needs -- including linking people to their nearest station without needing to drive, especially where there…
irishcycle.com
Including a greenway alongside the planned extension of Dart to Navan would provide for urban and rural transport needs -- including linking people to their nearest station without needing to drive, especially where there is no or only limited space for park-and-ride car parks. Irish Rail last month published a draft plan for consultation, including a 34-kilometre electrified extension of the branch line towards Navan, which currently stops at M3 Parkway, just a few kilometres north-west of Dublin 15.
