Derek Whyte

Planning, Design, Engineering & Architectural Consultancy. Walkability and Age Friendly Design Consultant. 086-6001194

[Derek Whyte @derek_whyte]

@GardenCityShane Kildare "Village" completely altered the spatial layout of Kildare Town, has taken 10 years to readdress the balance but still not there, the Celtic tiger recession covered the mistake, great example of how to encourage car based shopping and avoid a town centre.

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@billclear45 @kfmradio @k_nationalist @leinsleadernews @cyclistie @NaasGreenways How did Naas/Sallins get €4.5m and Newbridge €0.2m?

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@billclear45 @AilishDrake Ailish nails it “ responsibility for designing and maintaining most public spaces in Ireland falls to engineers in local authorities “. There’s your answer to the problem Bill.

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@ConorEnglish6 Also the fact that you have to agree to support the LA in court by providing your name and address etc, whilst supposed to be protected in reality is not and hence LA staff don’t enforce unless that’s happens (in Kildare anyway)

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@garyvegan @VacanthomesIRL @Robcass78 @judesherry @frank_oconnor Sound… in the process of organising a public walkability will send you details asap!

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Starting Tomorrow I am uploading all vacant properties for Newbridge, The Curragh, Athgarvan, Kilcullen and Kildare Town #derelictireland and uploading to @VacanthomesIRL.
@Robcass78 @judesherry @frank_oconnor

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@Robcass78 @CowConnect_man @VacanthomesIRL @judesherry @frank_oconnor Brilliant… pick a time my email is [email protected]

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@billclear45 Seems to be registry of deeds Bill so will be harder to find out who owns it…. Derelict a long time… such a lost opportunity

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@Robcass78 @VacanthomesIRL @judesherry @AliPHarvey @frank_oconnor I will gladly do Kildare

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#derelictireland

[Councillor Bill Clear @billclear45]

Dublin Road 3 vacant buildings,This is part of my Derelict/Vacant, project for the town.
1. Find out who owners are.
2. Why are they empty.
3. Provide them with info on grants available to them to bring back into use.
4. Derelict site tax
5. Vacant homes.
6. Rates

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Fair Play to Dept of Defence …. Great to see gates replacing the stiles which had fallen into disrepair #curragh#permeability

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@judesherry I’m in process of undertaking a walkability audit for Mitchelstown at the moment so there is improvements happening!

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@NewbridgeCommu1 Fabulous proposal a few years ago to connect Great Connell Abbey along the Liffey, through Baroda Court and into town but local opposition stopped it … would have been well used in CV times.

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@billclear45 “Vacancy Officer”😂

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@billclear45 Well done Bill. What is the biggest obstacle you found I getting on the list?

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@richiekelly83 @Aldi_Ireland Ahh the wheels of local government turn very slowly Richie!

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Hey ⁦@Aldi_Ireland⁩ ….your new multi million euro store in Newbridge is opened a week now but you left something on the footpath! #accessibility #pedestrianism #walkability

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@MikeMcKillen @frankmcdonald60 On a recent walkability audit in Athboy …. We had a dementia expert tell us that this type of finish was unbelievably hard for people with early onset of dementia to understand …. Practically forcing them to stay at home.