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218361-24 University College Dublin
An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath
University College Dublin
UCD Campus Travel Plan
2016-2021-2026
Strategy Report (Opportunities and Implementation)
University College Dublin
An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath
University College Dublin
UCD Campus Travel Plan 2016-
2021-2026
Strategy Report (Opportunities and
Implementation)
Issue 3 | 30 January 2017
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University College Dublin UCD Campus Travel Plan 2016-2021-2026
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Contents
Page
Executive Summary 1
1 Context 3
1.1 Introduction 3
1.2 Strategic Planning Context 3
1.3 Campus Population 9
1.4 Vision and Principles 9
1.5 Recent Achievements and Milestones 11
2 Travel Patterns 13
3 Implementation Objectives 16
4 Transport Context 17
4.1 Belfield Campus 17
4.2 Transport Provision 19
5 Travel Plan Strategy 30
5.1 Travel Mode Targets 30
5.2 Walking Strategy 33
5.3 Cycling Strategy 36
5.4 Public Transport Strategy 39
5.5 Car Travel and Vehicular Access Strategy 42
5.6 Car Parking Strategy 44
6 Smarter Travel and Mobility 50
6.1 Behavioural Change – Marketing and Communication 50
6.2 Intelligent Transport 51
7 Implementation, Monitoring and Outcomes 52
7.1 Implementation Plans 52
7.2 Monitoring and Review 52
7.3 Outcomes 53
Appendices
Appendix A
Journey Origin Maps
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University College Dublin UCD Campus Travel Plan 2016-2021-2026
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Executive Summary
The UCD Travel Plan 2016-2021-2026 will support the objectives set out in the
UCD Strategy 2015-2020 and the UCD Strategic Campus Development Plan
2016-2021-2016.
The previous UCD Commuting Strategy (from 2009-2015) recognised the need to
implement a sustainable strategy that addressed the complex travel patterns
associated with the University’s ever evolving campus. A significant amount has
been achieved since 2009, with a focus on targeted improvements to sustainable
travel modes within the control of UCD, supported by the NTA and DLRCC,
delivering marked improvements.
The commuting trends over the life of the previous Strategy were generally
positive, with the proportion of staff and students driving to Belfield reducing
from 30% in 2010 to 23% in 2015/16. Initiatives such as the ‘UCD to DART
shuttle bus’, a new bus terminus, improved cycle parking facilities and the
introduction of managed parking on-campus has assisted in this regard.
Over the next ten years the University staff and student population is expected to
increase to almost 35,000 with a capital investment programme proposed which
includes circa 3,000 additional student residence bedrooms, 62,000sqm of new
educational development as well as the modernisation and refurbishment of
existing academic and residential developments.
This, along with issues such as the lack of affordable housing to buy or rent within
close proximity of the campus presents a set of challenges which this Travel Plan
seeks to address. In this context, our vision for the Travel Plan is:
“to create a high quality campus environment which promotes healthy and active
lifestyles while offering transport and mobility choice for the University
community.”
The Travel Plan has set targets and objectives for each mode of transport and
identifies a number of opportunities which will help to achieve those targets. A
car driver travel mode target of 20% is set by 2021, reducing to 17% by 2026,
corresponding to an associated increase in more sustainable transport modes.
Although the travel mode share target for public transport represents a minor
increase, it will require an increase in service capacity to Belfield to meet
projected increases in staff and student (living off campus) demand as a result of
increases in the campus population.
Some specific opportunities identified include upgrading the R138 Montrose main
entrance, improving the entrance at Newstead and providing a new pedestrian and
cycle entrance off the R138 adjacent to the footbridge near UCD Nova. The UCD
Student Residences Masterplan will significantly transform a large part of the
campus from being dominated by surface car parks to a walkable, pedestrian and
cycle friendly character area.
The Travel Plan will also address issues identified around the provision of car
parking on-campus. It proposes to increase the quantum of visitor parking,
provide a limited number of managed parking spaces for student residences while
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maintaining the existing number of permit spaces and introduce preferential
spaces for those car-pooling.
Smarter Travel initiatives will continue to a key part of the Travel Plan in terms of
fostering habits and a culture amongst the University community which embraces
sustainable transport. Opportunities in relation to smarter technology have also
been identified which will enable the delivery and use of transport services in a
more efficient manner, thereby allowing the University community and visitors to
make more informed decisions about their travel.
Finally, the Travel Plan sets out a framework for implementation, monitoring and
review of the Plan. A steering group made up of the UCD, the NTA and DLRCC
(the ‘UCD Commuting Review Group’) will continue to meet to monitor and
oversee the implementation of the UCD Travel Plan while a commuting
‘Implementation Group’ has been recently established comprising student, staff,
faculty and other representatives such that there is a collaborative approach to the
implementing of new sustainable transport initiatives on-campus.
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1 Context
Laoghaire-Rathdown County
1.1 Introduction Council (DLRCC) and the National
University College Dublin (UCD) is Transport Authority (NTA) and
committed to the development and referred to for development on
implementation of a Travel Plan that campus. It is intended to be reviewed
will positively influence travel and updated regularly throughout the
behaviour, offer sustainable transport life of the Travel Plan.
choices for the University The Travel Plan has been prepared in
community and manage travel consultation with DLRCC and the
impacts at Belfield Campus. NTA and continues a partnership
The UCD Campus Travel Plan 2016- approach towards sustainably
2021-2026 (the ‘Travel Plan’) will planning for the transport needs of
support the University achieve the UCD on a campus wide basis. In this
vision and objectives set out in the regard, the Travel Plan provides a
UCD Strategy 2015-2020 (the framework of principles and sets
‘University Strategy’) and the UCD objectives which will guide
Strategic Campus Development Plan investment in transport infrastructure
2016-2021-2026 (the ‘Campus requirements and services provision,
Development Plan’). Through the both on-campus and in terms of
Strategy and Development Plan, external transport networks and
UCD has established ambitious plans connectivity to UCD.
to ensure the quality of services and The Travel Plan sets out current
experience provided is of the highest transport planning context, both
level and in line with leading global nationally and locally, and reviews
standards of 3rd level education. what has been achieved on-campus
Two documents have been developed throughout the lifespan of, and
in relation to the Travel Plan. The lessons learned from the
primary document is ‘Getting There implementation of the previous UCD
the Sustainable Way’ which is more Commuting Strategy 2009-2012-
succinct that this report and will be 2015.
publicly available. It will set out the The Travel Plan sets out new targets
vision and objectives of the Travel and identifies transport strategies and
Plan as well as the opportunities opportunities by travel mode to be
identified for each of the travel implemented in order to achieve
modes. It will be used to engage with them.
the UCD community while also
being part of the smarter travel
awareness campaign. 1.2 Strategic
The UCD Campus Travel Plan 2016-
Planning Context
2021-2026 Strategy Report As the largest 3rd level Education
(Opportunities and Implementation) Institution in the State and thereby
is a supporting document which is one of the largest activity attractors
more technical and detailed. It is and generators, UCD plays an
intended to provide the framework of important role in employment
commuting principles for UCD, Dun
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creation at both regional and national close proximity to places of
levels and, in particular, hugely employment and the use of
contributes to the economic pricing mechanisms or fiscal
development and investment measures to encourage
attractiveness of both DLRCC and behavioural change;
the Greater Dublin Area (GDA)
Actions aimed at ensuring that
overall.
alternatives to the car are more
As a University community the widely available, mainly through
equivalent of Kilkenny City in south a radically improved public
Dublin, Belfield generates transport service and through
significant transport demand, which investment in cycling and
is recognised by the key operational walking;
role the campus plays in the public Actions aimed at improving the
transport network of the GDA, fuel efficiency of motorised
providing a terminus for both public transport through improved fleet
and private services. There are structure, energy efficient driving
approximately 50 buses entering and and alternative technologies; and
exiting the campus per hour at peak
times with other busy bus routes on Actions aimed at strengthening
the N11 corridor, such as the 46A institutional arrangements to
stopping outside of the campus. deliver the targets
The requirement for travel planning
for the campus at a strategic level is
therefore both influenced and
recognised by policy objectives at
national, regional and local level.
1.2.1 National Policy
Smarter Travel: A Sustainable
Transport Future – This national National Cycle Policy Framework
policy document which covers a – this national policy sets out specific
period from 2009-2020 sets out 49 objectives along with individual,
actions which aim to ‘reverse the integrated actions aimed at ensuring
current unsustainable transport and that a cycling culture is developed in
travel patterns and reduce the health Ireland.
and environmental impacts of
current trends and improve our “The vision is that all cities, towns,
quality of life’. Implementation of villages and rural areas will be
Smarter Travel can be summarised bicycle friendly. Cycling will be a
into four overarching actions: normal way to get about, especially
for short trips.”
Actions to reduce distance
travelled by private car and Cycling contributes to improved
encourage smarter travel, quality of life and quality of the
including focusing population public realm, a stronger economy
growth in areas of employment and business environment, and an
and to encourage people to live in enhanced environment. The policy
framework looks to develop a culture
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of cycling in Ireland to the extent and worldwide; a region which
that by 2020, 10% of all trips will be fosters communities living in
by bike. attractive, accessible places well
supported by community
infrastructure and enjoying high
quality leisure facilities; and
promotes and protects across the
GDA green corridors, active
agricultural lands and protected
natural areas’.
The RPGs also set out the need to
implement land use policies that
support and protect the investments
currently being made in public
transport to ensure that the maximum
benefit is gained economically,
socially, environmentally and in
UCD has responded proactively to relation to overall health.
this policy objective in recent years,
with 20% of trips to campus made by Greater Dublin Area Transport
bike, equating to over 7,000 cycle Strategy 2016-2035
trips per day into and out of Belfield. This Strategy provides a framework
UCD will continue to develop this for the planning and delivery of
cycling culture among its community transport infrastructure and services
and promote cycling as an attractive, in the GDA over the next two
convenient mode of transport. decades. It also provides a transport
planning policy around which other
1.2.2 Regional Policy agencies involved in land use
planning, environmental protection,
Regional Planning Guidelines for and delivery of other infrastructure
the Greater Dublin Area 2010- such as housing, water and power,
2022 can align their investment priorities.
The Regional Planning Guidelines The Strategy has identified a number
(RPGs) for the Greater Dublin Area of regional trends which have been
provides guidance on the future taken into account when formulating
growth of the Region over the longer term planning for the Dublin
medium to long term. As such the Region, including;
RPGs inform and direct the City and
County Development Plans of each Suburbanisation and spread of
of the Councils in the Greater Dublin population, employment and
Area. other land uses has continued
which has also led to increased
The vision for the Region is that:
mode share of car use;
‘The GDA by 2022 is an Arising from the above trend, the
economically vibrant, active and mode share of car use continues
sustainable international Gateway to increase;
Region, with strong connectivity
across the GDA Region, nationally
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Car ownership is likely to SO3- this is an orbital greenway
increase further; route along the River Dodder will
connect Grand Canal Dock in
Cycling has increased
Dublin City Centre with Tallaght.
significantly in numbers and in
It is proposed to route along
mode share; and
Beaver Row which would be the
Encouraging non-car use for trips nearest connection to the campus;
to education is a significant
SO4- this orbital route will
challenge;
connect Blackrock to Chapelizod,
Within the life of the strategy, via Goatstown, Rathfarnham and
significant improvements are Walkinstown. A feeder route
proposed to heavy and light rail from this has been identified as a
infrastructure, bus infrastructure, and connection to the southern end of
the walking and cycling network the campus;
within the GDA. Route 11 – this primary radial
Externally, UCD will benefit in route will connect the City
general from a wider, more Centre with Sandyford via
integrated public transport network Ranleagh Road, Clonskeagh
across the GDA, while internally, the Road and Goatstown Cross. This
Travel Plan aligns with the strategy route will directly pass the
in terms of continued implementation entrances to UCD along the
of behavioural change programmes western boundary of the campus.
encouraging the use of sustainable A number of branches to this
modes. Specific transport projects set route have also been identified in
out in the Strategy that will directly the Plan; and
benefit UCD include: Route 12 - this primary radial
route will connect College Green
The Blanchardstown to UCD
with Bray via Leeson Street and
‘Swiftway’ Bus Rapid Transit
Stillorgan Road. This route will
(BRT) scheme;
directly pass the entrances to
The Dundrum/UCD to Tallaght campus along the R138 as well as
orbital bus route; and being convenient for accessing
Improvements to the Bray/N11 – the Greenfield Park entrance.
UCD – Donnybrook radial bus The Plan has also identified cycle
route routes through the campus which
Greater Dublin Area Cycle will help to integrate the cycle
Network Plan network. Specifically, it would
connect Routes 11 and 12 as well as
This Plan has been prepared by the with the secondary route identified
NTA setting out a network of urban, along Nutley Lane.
inter-urban and green cycle routes
within the GDA which is consistent The cycling strategy within this
across county boundaries and allows Travel Plan therefore seeks to take
for a continuity of route networks. advantage of the opportunities the
planned additional cycle connectivity
Routes identified within the vicinity under the GDA Cycle Network Plan
of the campus are shown in Figure 1 will bring to Belfield.
and include:
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Figure 1: Routes identified in GDA Cycle Network Plan
1.2.3 Local Policy
Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council Development Plan 2016-2022
The DLRCC Development Plan sets No. 1: ‘To facilitate, support and
out a series of policies for the enhance the development of
continuing sustainable development University College Dublin including
of the County for the period 2016 to all associated and supporting
2022. UCD is the largest single facilities. A range of uses will be
employer in the County and as such facilitated on Belfield campus lands
plays an important role in its to encourage and foster strong links
economic development. The Plan between education, community and
recognises that this, along with the business sector in the County.’
UCDs activities in relation to
education, research and development No.6: ‘To promote potential
which increase the attractiveness of additional future uses of the Dublin
the County for investment. Eastern Bypass reservation corridor,
including a greenway/cycleway, a
The Development Plan sets the pedestrian walkway, biodiversity
following specific local objectives in projects, recreational opportunities –
relation to UCD; inclusive of playing pitches - and
public transport provision such as
Bus Rapid Transit services, pending
a decision from Transport
Infrastructure Ireland/Central
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Government in relation to the future comprehensive suite of strong
status of the Bypass. Any potential disciplines forms the foundation for
additional future short-term uses of high quality interdisciplinary
the reservation corridor will be research, scholarship and
subject to a joint feasibility study to innovation. Through this
be undertaken by TII and the NTA.’ combination of world-leading
disciplinary and interdisciplinary
No. 148: ‘To identify and address the research, we will vigorously tackle
on-going car parking issues within significant global issues and
and surrounding UCD Campus. In challenges.
particular, the Council will support
and facilitate the on-going process of To achieve this vision, the Strategy
Mobility Management Planning for sets out 10 key objectives. The two
UCD, involving the University and objectives which the Travel Plan will
the NTA, in order to achieve more have the largest impact towards are
sustainable travel patterns to and to:
from the University and to work
towards the development of a ‘Develop and strengthen our
Campus Travel Plan.’ University community’
The Travel Plan seeks to respond to
and address these specific local ‘Further develop world-class
objectives. Specifically, the objective facilities to support the
to revisit the potential use of the vision’
Eastern Bypass Corridor, which
sterilises significant lands on the In pursuing these objectives, UCD
eastern edge of the campus, for will undertake six major initiatives,
public transport and active travel including ‘Reimagining our
modes is particularly welcomed and Campus’. UCD will look to create a
supported by the University. campus environment that matches
best international comparisons and
1.2.3.1 Campus supports the needs of our
community.
Development
Framework UCD Strategic Campus
Development Plan 2016 – 2021 –
UCD Strategy 2015-2020 2026
The UCD Strategy 2015-2020 has The Campus Development Plan sets
been shaped to align UCD’s mission, out the capital investment
vision and values. Our vision for requirements in the short term for
2020 is that: Belfield through a schedule of
UCD will be a preeminent, diverse prioritised projects. A central focus
and inclusive scholarly community of of the Plan is the construction of
students, faculty and staff who, while circa 3,000 additional student
contributing to the development of residence bedrooms bringing the
Ireland, have global standing, total capacity on-campus to circa
understanding and impact. UCD will 6,000 bedrooms.
continue to be an excellent research- Other projects include the provision
intensive university, where a of 62,000sqm of new education,
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research and innovation, public 1.3 Campus
engagement, recreation and
University support accommodation, Population
as well as the modernisation and With the educational ambitions set
refurbishment of existing academic by the University Strategy, UCD is
and residential developments. actively planning for increased
The Campus Development Plan also numbers of Irish and international
seeks to continue development of the students in line with the National
campus’s sustainable green Strategy for Higher Education to
infrastructure including enhanced 2030.
pedestrian and cycling networks. It is projected that the UCD student
The transport initiatives and targets population will organically grow
set out in the Travel Plan takes from c.26,750 in 2015 to c.28,750 by
cognisance of the objectives of the 2020 and c.30,760 by 2025.
Campus Development Plan and the An improvement in the staff to
significant capital investment student ratio is also expected, thereby
proposed by the University over the likely to result in a slightly higher
next 10 year period. rate of growth in staff numbers,
Smarter Travel Campuses ultimately bringing the staff
Programme population to approximately 4,115
(FTE) within the lifespan of this
Smarter Travel Campus is a Plan. The resulting future UCD
partnership programme with the campus population is projected to be
NTA for 3rd Level Institutions which just under 35,000 by 2025.
helps to implement schemes and
initiatives which encourage and
support students and staff to walk,
1.4 Vision and
cycle, take public transport or Principles
carshare on the commute to campus.
UCD is committed to the promotion
The programme was launched in of sustainable transport to, from and
2013 at Belfield, with UCD an active within Belfield Campus. In terms of
participant in the programme ever transport planning, UCD’s vision is:
since.
“to create a high quality campus
environment which promotes healthy
and active lifestyles while offering
transport and mobility choice for the
University community.”
In order to achieve this vision, the
Travel Plan and its implementation
will be guided by three key
overarching core principles:
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Promoting Sustainable Developing an Accessible, Encouraging Activity,
Travel Options Attractive and Welcoming Health and Wellbeing
Campus
Communicate sustainable Design attractive, Upgrade existing, and
travel options available to interesting and welcoming develop new pedestrian
students and employees as public spaces and cycle networks
alternatives to car travel Enhance access points to throughout the campus
Promote the University as the campus, considering Provide quality changing,
a sustainably connected interaction of pedestrian shower and locker facilities
and cycle movements with
campus Increase the amount of
vehicular traffic
Work with our transport bicycle parking on campus
Maintain and enhance the to meet demand
partners to support the
existing pedestrianised
provision of new transport Promote and communicate
core of the campus and
services and additional the benefits of sustainable,
keep car movements to the
capacity for the campus active commuting.
periphery.
Promote smarter travel Improve wayfinding,
Deliver increased charging
schemes to the University points for electric vehicles
signage and lighting on
community
campus.
Link the campus with
public cycle and pedestrian
routes
Each of the guiding principles centre around a mobility and movement hierarchy which
prioritises sustainable modes of travel as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Mobility
and Movement
Hierarchy
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1.5 Recent Achievements and Milestones
The Belfield Campus Framework improvements to sustainable travel
Commuting Strategy 2009-2012- modes within the control of UCD,
2015 was prepared in support of the supported by the NTA and DLRCC,
University’s then strategic objectives delivering marked improvements.
and the Campus Development Plan.
UCD recognised the need to In this regard, the commuting trends
implement a sustainable strategy that over the life of the previous Strategy
addressed the complex travel patterns were generally positive, with the
associated with the University’s ever proportion of staff and students
evolving campus. driving to the campus reducing from
30% in 2010 to 23% in 2015/16.
The Strategy established modal split
targets to be achieved on the grounds Growth in the proportion of staff
of the expected future context of cycling to the campus was also
UCD, including proposed transport positive, with the ‘Cycle to Work’
infrastructure provision, constraints scheme being a key factor in this
and proactive measures planned. On success.
reflection, the travel targets set under The proportion of students using
the previous Commuting Strategy public transport has also increased,
were overly ambitious and not with the pilot UCD shuttle bus
practical to achieve without service providing a key connection
significant step change intervention between the campus and the DART
in the capacity and quality level of and demonstrating the attractiveness
public transport service provision to for a scheduled public service to be
Belfield. It is important therefore that provided.
the travel targets set under this
Travel Plan are realistic and The travel mode share for the
achievable. campus over the life of the previous
Strategy is presented in Figure 3.
Notwithstanding this, a significant
amount has been achieved since
2009, with a focus on targeted
Figure 3 Campus
Travel Mode Share
2010-2016
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During the lifetime of the Commuting Strategy, numerous projects have
contributed to the increased uptake of public transport waling and cycling to and
at Belfield. These include:
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2 Travel Patterns
UCD have undertaken regular surveys over the life of the previous Commuting
Strategy to understand travel patterns of the UCD population. These include the
annual travel survey, a campus cordon survey (i.e. a one day count of all
movements into and out of the campus) and as well as other surveys related to
cycling and public transport. By monitoring these patterns, UCD has been able to
introduce new schemes and initiatives at Belfield to respond to travel needs,
measure their success and liaise with transport providers to inform the provision
of new services.
2.1.1 Journey Origins
The location from which the UCD
population commute to the campus is
a significant factor in terms what
mobility choices are available to
them.
The 2015 travel survey shows that
students commute from widely
dispersed areas throughout Dublin,
however south Dublin continues to
have highest student concentrations,
especially among those in private
rental accommodation. Figure 4: Student Accommodation Type
Approximately 53% of students are The majority of staff also commute
seen to commute from their family from areas south of the city centre,
home (see Figure 4) and have with areas such as Blackrock,
slightly more car centric commuting Rathmines, Rathfarnham and
patterns than those in rental Stillorgan having the largest
accommodation. Students renting concentrations of staff.
will typically have reduced access to As documented in the GDA
a car and therefore tend to choose Transport Strategy, there is a
locations along public transport historical legacy which has seen
routes or within walking and cycling significant levels of growth in
distance of Belfield. suburban locations, typically at lower
Apart from those living on-campus, densities and unconnected to the
areas such as Blackrock, Stillorgan, public transport network.
Clonskeagh, and Rathfarnham have This trend is also representative of
the largest student populations. the locations that many UCD staff
are commuting from.
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2.1.2 Journey Distances
In recent years, however, the general that areas close to the M50 (e.g.
trend has been one of staff and Tallaght and Ballinteer) and along
students living further away from the the south-eastern coast (e.g.
campus, with the proportion of those Sandycove and Dalkey) have the
commuting 25km or more increasing highest proportion of students and
as presented in Figure 5. staff commuting by car.
These trends can put additional Mapping of staff and student
pressure on transport networks and demographics (based on the 2015
services, as generally the further travel survey), along with the usual
from the campus, the more limited mode of transport from that area, is
mobility choices there are. It is noted presented in Appendix A.
Figure 5: Student Journey Distance Evolution
2.1.3 Journey times
Consistent with the increase in than those renting, highlighting the
journey distances, the travel trends fact that students who rent generally
since 2012 has also seen an increase choose locations which are more
in the proportion of student and staff accessible to Belfield.
journey times over 45 minutes
increase, with a corresponding
decrease in journeys less than 30
minutes.
The 2015 travel survey has shown
that 25% of students and 16% of
staff have a commute of over 60
minutes to the campus. The
estimated average journey time is 35-
40 minutes. Students who responded
as ‘living at the family home’
typically have longer journey times
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2.1.4 Arrival and Departure times
The times at which people arrive and depart from the campus can impact on the
capacity of both the public transport network and the surrounding road network,
with a more even distribution of trips desirable to reduce commuter peak period
impacts.
Approximately 53% of student and staff arrivals occur between 08:30 and 09:30,
with student arrivals in particular peaking between 08:30 and 09:00 as presented
in Figure 6.
Figure 6: Campus Arrival Profile
The departure profile is less pronounced, with 28% of departures occurring
between 17:00 and 18:00. While student departures are relatively well distributed
throughout the evening, there is a defined peak for staff departing during this
period as presented in Figure 7.
Figure 7: Campus Departure Profile
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3 Implementation Objectives
As clearly set out in the Campus Development Plan, ‘UCD is committed to the
promotion of sustainable transport to, from and within the Belfield Campus’.
In order to deliver on this commitment, and based on the core guiding principles
established, the following are considered to be the key objectives to be achieved
through the implementation of the UCD Travel Plan.
UCD will support and work with transport stakeholders, such as the NTA
Improve the and DLRCC, and transport service providers such as Dublin Bus, to
accessibility of UCD by identify optimal transport solutions which will increase the accessibility of
all travel modes the campus and choices available to its community by all modes, but will a
particular focus on walking, cycling and public transport.
The University will continue to promote and support sustainable and active
modes of transport to access the campus. An active commute can provide
Promote and support
numerous benefits in relation to enhanced staff and student wellbeing,
sustainable and healthy
healthy lifestyles as well as reduced journey times in many cases. This is
modes of transport
aligned with the vision of creating a sustainable, healthy and living
campus.
Engage with the Through awareness campaigns, UCD will engage with the community to
University Community ensure the range of transport and mobility choices available are known,
to make smarter, more enabling staff, students and visitors to make more informed, smarter
informed decisions decisions regarding their commute.
UCD recognises the leading role it plays in education, research and
Be recognised as an innovation and will seeks to do likewise across all its activities. To this
exemplar Smarter end, UCD will seek to be the exemplar Smarter Travel Campus in terms of
Travel Campus provision of end of trip facilities, promotion of sustainable modes of travel
and through its use of intelligent transport.
Enable the fostering of Mobility choice will have an important role to play in terms of creating an
relationships both environment which allows and encourages staff, students and visitors to
within UCD and the spend more time on-campus collaborating and creating relationships to the
surrounding benefit of the University and the wider community.
community
The University will continue to utilise the established traffic cell system
Manage car parking on-campus to actively manage car parking, prevent rat-running and to
without impacting the appropriately distribute the traffic impact across each of the campus
surrounding entrances. This is complemented by the recent introduction of permit and
community paid parking to ensure spaces are only used by UCD staff, students and
visitors. Levels of car parking provision on will continue to be managed on
a campus wide basis and subject to ongoing monitoring and review in
terms of quantum and management.
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4 Transport Context
The section of the Strategy looks at the accessibility of the campus by each of the
different modes, setting out the existing provision, improvements made in recent
years and issues being faced.
4.1 Belfield Campus
Located south of Dublin City Centre, Wynnsward Drive and Owenstown
the Belfield Campus is bounded by Park are the second and third most
two key radial routes, the R138/N11 used entrances, with the majority of
Stillorgan Road and the R825 car parking on-campus accessed via
Clonskeagh Road, to the east and one of these three entrances.
west of the campus respectively. The
330 acre extends approximately When considering those who travel
1.3km (east-west) and 1.5km (north- by ‘active modes’ (i.e. walking or
south). cycling), access via the R138
Stillorgan Road and Wynnsward
A map of the vehicular and Drive entrances are balanced.
pedestrian entrances to the Belfield
campus is presented in Figure 8. The latest travel survey showed that
33% of both staff and students use
The majority of students (57%) and Wynnsward Drive, while 28% of
staff (42%) use the R138 Stillorgan staff and 34% of students use the
Road entrance to access the Belfield R138 Stillorgan Road entrance if
Campus, with a significant amount of travelling by an ‘active mode’.
the UCD population travelling by
one of the many buses which enter
the campus at this location or stop
just outside this entrance.
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Figure 8: Belfield campus entrances
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4.2 Transport Provision
Greenfield Park;
4.2.1 Walking
Accessibility and Roebuck Castle;
Infrastructure Roebuck Wicket pedestrian gate;
and
The accessibility of the campus
within 10, 20 and 30 minutes by foot R138 Stillorgan Road bus stop.
from the campus entrances is shown Within the campus the pedestrian
in Figure 9. A walk time of 45mins is network is of a high quality with
generally considered to be the upper wide, well lit and well maintained
limit for commuting purposes, with footpaths connecting the entrances
the latest travel survey showing that with the university academic
the majority of students (84%) and buildings, facilities and residences.
staff (63%) who walk, have journey There are over eight kilometres of
times of 30 minutes or less. walking, jogging and cross-country
The 10-minute walk catchment woodland paths on-campus
extends to the surrounding residential providing an attractive facility for
areas and incorporates key bus stops both the UCD population as well as
along the R138 Stillorgan Road and the local community.
Clonskeagh Road. Areas within 20- There has also been significant
minute walk include Donnybrook, St. investment in the pedestrianisation of
Vincent’s University Hospital and the heart of the campus, most visibly
the closest Luas and DART stops. in the areas surrounding the UCD
The 30-minute catchment extends to Sutherland School of Law Building,
Ranelagh, Ballsbridge, Milltown, UCD O’Brien Centre for Science and
Stillorgan and the Merrion Road the UCD Student Centre.
QBC.
The Belfield Campus has a
permeable pedestrian network that is
connected to the external network at
multiple locations, thereby creating a
relatively permeable campus. In
total, there are currently 12 formal
entrances for pedestrians into the
campus, with an additional informal
entrance used by pedestrians adjacent
to the Stillorgan Road footbridge
near UCD Nova.
There are four entrances which are
dedicated for pedestrians and cyclists
only, namely:
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Figure 9 Belfield Walking Catchment
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4.2.2 Cycling core area. The majority of cycle
Accessibility and movements are confined to four main
routes which connect the campus
Infrastructure
entrances with the core of the
Over the course of the last strategy, campus as shown in Figure 11.
there has been significant investment
There is currently approximately
by both the NTA, DLRCC and UCD
4,100 formal cycle parking spaces
in cycling, both on-campus and in
on-campus, consisting of a mix of
the surrounding areas in terms of
lockers, stands and wheel racks.
cycle infrastructure and provision of
Significant investment, with funding
end of trip facilities such as cycle
support from the NTA has occurred
parking, showers and lockers.
over the last 5 years in the
The cycle catchment of the campus, replacement of old cycle parking
as presented in Figure 10, is stands on-campus. Most parking is
significant, with the 30-minute provided around the Science,
catchment extending as far as the Newman Joyce and Health and
North Inner City Centre to the north, Agriculture Precincts.
Crumlin, Rathfarnham and
Cycle spaces are now generally
Templeogue to the west, Stepaside to
provided in well-lit, active areas that
the south and Dun Laoghaire to the
provide passive surveillance and easy
south-east. Other areas within the 30-
access to relevant entrances of
minute catchment include
buildings. This cycle parking
Ballsbridge, Sandyford and Dundrum
replacement programme will
as well as a number of Luas and
continue in the coming years as part
DART stations.
of this Travel Plan with areas
A cycle time of 45mins is generally identified to provide new stands as
considered to be the upper limit for well as replace the existing sub-
commuting purposes, with the latest standard cycle parking.
travel survey showing that the
majority of students (85%) and staff
(76%) who cycle, have journey times
of 30 minutes or less.
Cycling facilities within the vicinity
of the campus include cycle tracks
along the R138/N11 and cycle lanes
along Roebuck Road and Clonskeagh
Road (a section of which has recently
been upgraded). The quality of these
facilities vary however, with
significant investment planned as set
out in the GDA Cycle network Plan.
Within the campus, there is a limited
amount of dedicated cycle routes,
and in general, cyclists share traffic
calmed roads with motor vehicles
along the periphery or share routes
with pedestrians within the central
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Figure 10 UCD Cycle Catchment
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4.2.3 Public Transport in Figure 13, illustrating the
Accessibility & significant potential and importance
of bus to meeting the travel demand
Services
generated by the campus population.
Over the course of the last strategy
While the 60 minute catchment
UCD, with support from the NTA,
extends to areas such as Swords to
has invested in public transport
the north, Leixlip and Celbridge to
facilities and services, including the
the west and Greystones to the south,
construction of a new bus terminus
the accessibility of many of these
and bus gate, and the provision of a
areas however are limited by low or
shuttle bus service to the DART and
peak hour frequency services (e.g.
trials to other locations such as
the Dublin Bus ‘X’ services). The
Tallaght. Bus service improvements
vast majority of the UCD population
overseen by the NTA and
that commute by public transport
implemented by Dublin Bus have
have a commute time of over 30
also seen new routes connecting to
minutes, with a considerable amount
the campus, the introduction of real-
of journeys being over 60 minutes
time information at bus stops and the
(43% of students and 29% of staff).
introduction of ‘Leap’ and ‘Student
This is reflective of a continuing
Leap’ cards, an integrated transport
trend of people moving away from
ticket system which makes bus travel
the city centre, primarily linked to
and connecting trips (i.e. with one or
housing and rent affordability. This
more interchanges) easier.
has resulted in staff and students
In addition to infrastructure and living in locations where there is no
services, UCD in collaboration with convenient alternative to travel by
the NTA and Dublin Bus run car.
awareness campaigns to promote the
The three most popular bus routes
use of travel by public transport, with
are the 46a, the 145 and 39a, each
staff also able to avail of the
having a 10 minute frequency
‘TaxSaver’ ticketing scheme through
throughout the day, providing a
UCD.
reliable service between UCD and
The Belfield Campus is now directly the City Centre. The 46a and 145
served by a wide network of bus also provide connections with areas
routes as presented in Figure 12 to the south of the campus such as
(both public and private services), Stillorgan, Dun Laoghaire and Bray.
with the nearest Luas and DART
There remains, however, areas of
stations about a 20 minute walk from
Dublin which are not directly
the campus. The main mode of
connected to the campus by public
public transport used by the UCD
transport, in particular areas of West
population is bus, accounting for
and North Dublin. Access from these
38% of student trips and 17% of staff
areas is reliant on interchanging in
trips while rail based modes (i.e.
the city centre, with areas such as
Train, DART and Luas) account for
Tallaght, Clondalkin, and Santry
6% and 4% of student and staff
examples of this. The introduction of
commuting trips respectively.
orbital routes, as proposed by the
The journey time accessibility of the NTA, will help to address some of
campus by public transport is shown these issues.
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Figure 13 UCD public transport catchment
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4.2.4 Vehicular Access 4.2.5 Parking
Whilst UCD promotes and In September 2015, UCD introduced
encourages travel by sustainable parking demand management across
modes to the Belfield Campus, travel its Belfield Campus to ensure spaces
by car remains an important mode of are only being used by staff, students
transport for many staff and students, and visitors associated with UCD.
with approximately 23% of the UCD
population commuting by private As of September 2016, there were
car. Over the course of a day, there 3,558 car parking spaces on-campus,
are approximately 14,000 two-way designated as presented in Table 1.
vehicle movements into and out of Not all of these spaces have a daily
the campus. ‘commuting impact’ during peak
times however with a reduced
There are seven vehicular entrances number of spaces available for the
into the campus, with the R138 following reasons:
Stillorgan Road entrance the busiest,
accounting for a third of all vehicle 133 SLLS car parking spaces are
movements. The Owenstown Park allocated for its private members
and Wynnsward Drive entrances are and are generally used outside of
also busy, each accounting for just peak times;
under a quarter of all vehicle 53 spaces are restricted for
movements. specific uses such as for campus
vehicles, the Veterinary Hospital
Traffic restrictions, in the form of
and GoCar; and
locked traffic barriers, are in place
on-campus from 07:00 to 10:30 and 330 ‘pay and display’ visitor
16:00 to 19:30, Monday to Friday. spaces which are allocated for
This prevents rat-running through the public use throughout the day.
campus at peak times as well as
allowing for the creation of managed Taking the above into account, it is
‘traffic cells’ within the campus. This therefore estimated that
ensures a more appropriate approximately 3,042 spaces on-
distribution of traffic across the campus have a daily ‘commuting
campus entrances to alleviate any impact’ which include 106 no.
traffic congestion issues on the disabled which tend to have lower
external network. occupancy levels.
These spaces are located in six traffic
cells within the Belfield campus as
shown in Figure 14.
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Table 1: Existing Campus Parking Provision
Space Type Parking Cell Total
R138 Owenstown Richview Clonskeagh Nova Rosemount
Permit 936 957 129 778 109 25 2,934
E-car 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Disabled 25 41 4 31 1 4 106
Total 963 998 133 809 110 29 3,042
Commuting
Go-Car 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Restricted 23 7 1 19 0 0 50
SLLS 27 0 0 106 0 0 133
Total Non- 53 7 1 125 0 0 186
Commuting
P&D 60 72 11 149 10 0 302
P&D Super 10 4 3 7 4 0 28
Total Visitor 70 76 14 156 14 0 330
Overall Total 1,086 1,081 148 1,090 124 29 3,558
While most of the traffic cells have a Travel Plan will seek to address
demand for parking which is this by providing more visitor
relatively similar to supply, the parking while also continuing to
remains a number of parking related monitor and review the
issues on-campus which the Travel appropriate level of visitor
Plan is intended to address, being:: parking charges.
At present, the parking policy for Traffic surveys have shown a
student residences is that no higher demand for parking in the
parking permits are provided to Owenstown Park traffic cell than
student residents. Parking capacity available. The Travel
surveys have shown, however, Plan will seek to address this by
that a number of parking spaces rebalancing the number of spaces
are occupied overnight in the in each of the traffic cells.
permit car parks in the vicinity of
the existing student residents (i.e.
within the Owenstown Park
traffic cell). The Travel Plan will
seek to address this by
introducing a managed parking
option for a limited number of
student residences.
The capacity for visitor parking
on-campus is currently limited,
with visitors arriving after a
certain time regularly having
issues in finding a space. The
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