--- title: "The Three Outcomes We Are Working Toward | Coolock Village" description: "A concrete outline of the three outcomes we are working toward and how each one can be measured." canonical_url: "https://coolockvillage.ie/news/vision/" template: "raw-page" schema_type: "NewsArticle" date_published: "2025-01-10T00:00:00.000Z" date_modified: "2025-01-10T00:00:00.000Z" --- Coolock Village Dublin 5 Ireland info@coolockvillage.ie Community-led civic action, local business, reporting, and regeneration hub for Coolock Village, Dublin 5. coolockvillage.ie www.facebook.com www.instagram.com www.wikidata.org Permalink to The Three Outcomes We Are Working Toward initiative Back to Updates - - Share Initiative / 10 January 2025 / 3 min read # The Three Outcomes We Are Working Toward A concrete outline of the three outcomes we are working toward and how each one can be measured. Author Coolock Village Regeneration Project Updated 10 January 2025 Discussion Open Bottom line ## Article summary A concrete outline of the three outcomes we are working toward and how each one can be measured. There is no shortage of regeneration projects in Dublin that produced glossy documents and delivered nothing. We would rather be specific about what we are trying to do and let the results speak for themselves. #### 1. Make the street work for people Main Street is zoned Z3 Neighbourhood Centre. The Development Plan says it should have “active street frontage and a mix of uses” (CCUV2). Right now, it works primarily as a traffic corridor. The Traffic and Parking Reset is our proposal for an evidence-led, reversible trial if Dublin City Council opens the right process. #### 2. Support existing businesses There are 36 businesses listed in our directory . They are open now. Our job is to make the environment around them better—proper footpaths, evening lighting, safe crossings—so more people choose to spend time here rather than driving to a retail park. #### 3. Put the village back on the map Coolock Village has heritage records going back to an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (DU015-076). Yet Google Maps points you to the Northside Shopping Centre. We are actively pushing map corrections to fix this, because identity drives investment. ## Detailed Approach ### 1. Make the street work for people, not just cars The Traffic and Parking Reset proposes one-way northbound traffic, angled parking, and raised crossings. It is not an ideological war on cars; it is a geometric necessity for a street that cannot safely carry two-way buses and pedestrian footfall simultaneously. We are not guessing. Any trial should be measured against baseline data on traffic volume, average speed, parking occupancy, and pedestrian counts. Those numbers should be published here. ### 2. Support the businesses that are already here We keep a grant-preparation archive for routes local businesses and community groups may be able to use. The Grants and Funding page keeps closed windows visible and points people back to funder sources before planning around dates or rules. ### 3. Put the village back on the map, literally Coolock Village is recorded in the Streetnames Database of Ireland as Sraidbhaile na Culoige . It is in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (St. Brendan’s Parish Centre, NIAH 50130228). Help Fix The Map We have built map correction templates that residents can submit to Google, Apple, and OpenStreetMap. We encourage everyone to update their postal address to include “Coolock Village.” It is a small thing, but official address data feeds back into map databases over time. ## How we measure progress We are not going to declare victory based on feelings. Here is what we track: Metrics for Success - Vacancy rate on Main Street (number of shuttered units vs. total units) - Traffic data during the Section 38 trial (volume, speed, incidents) - Parking occupancy (utilisation of new angled bays) - Map presence (whether “Coolock Village” appears as a label on major apps) - Grant applications submitted (how much funding the community has secured) If these numbers are not improving, our approach is not working and we need to change it. That is the deal. C Coolock Village Regeneration Project Community Initiative ## In this update - Detailed Approach - 1. Make the street work for people, not just cars - 2. Support the businesses that are already here - 3. Put the village back on the map, literally - How we measure progress - - ## Share this update WhatsApp Facebook Mastodon post Email - Copy link ## Filed under - #vision - #planning - #community - #coolock-village Keep reading ## More from Coolock Village News ### Keeping the Village Directory Accurate 26 Feb 2026 / 3 min News ### Dublin's 2026 Community Fund: Ideas for Coolock Village 25 Jan 2026 / 3 min News ### How Community Funding Works for Coolock Village 24 Jan 2026 / 4 min Older Who Is Behind This Project Newer The Main Street Issues We Are Tracking All updates ---