Metro would see Dublin suburbs get the chop

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2002 / May 07 2002: Metro would see Dublin suburbs get the chop

Cabra, Dundrum, Finglas, Kimmage and even parts of Tallaght will inevitably end up on the chopping board if the next government proceeds with the plan for a metro in Dublin. This is because such a high-volume public transport system would only work in a high-density urban environment. Low-density suburban housing with front and back gardens and, in most cases, an ageing population that is also falling steadily, could not provide the numbers to make a metro pay. So, for a kilometre on either side of the proposed lines, the housing will have to be replaced with clusters of apartments.

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