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    Vie verdi d’Irlanda: perché alcuni percorsi hanno successo e altri falliscono

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    1. isogaymer on

      I am not sure the headline accurately reflects the content of the article. This describes pretty standard NIMBY/CPO objections, which is a failure of planning, rather than the failure of a greenway itself. In fact the article seems to my reading to underscore that greenways are effectively universally popular and beneficial. The problem is once again private interests being privileged over the common good. Something the article seems to completely sidestep frankly.

    2. qwerty_1965 on

      I assumed the point of Greenway movement was to repurpose moribund or underutilized infrastructure adding some economic activity, not hacking a path through the countryside from point A to point B.

    3. danius353 on

      > <IFA Leinster regional chair Paul O’Brien said>“The severance of farmland cannot be justified for recreational projects and must be avoided in all cases”

      Here’s the IFA once again shooting rural Ireland in the foot. Greenways bring big economic boosts to an area by providing an attraction that encourages people to not just drive through but spend long periods of time in an area, staying in hotels, buying food and drink etc.

      Like I understand farmers not exactly being happy at land being CPO’d but dismissing the greenways as just “recreation” shows they’re not actually willing to engage in the debate on reasonable terms.

    4. FruitPunchSamurai57 on

      I regularly use the Mullingar to athlone Greenway.
      I have cycled the entire length of it and is great.
      On a nice weekend day it is always busy at each town and the locals have put effort into it, each village along the way has contributed.
      Most of the old stations have been turned into resting areas, it’s nice to see kids safely cycle on their bikes or people just chilling.

      The bits in between villages can be quiet but somebody planted lots of wild flowers in most parts and the insects are lovely during the summer.

      People who think they are a waste are foolish.
      I have seen more of Westmeath than I ever have from a car.

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