Ambitious plans to pedestrianise the busiest traffic hot spot in Dublin could see the city centre completely transformed.
Dublin City Council have revealed a proposal to pedestrianise Dame Street in the heart of the city centre.
The street is the busiest for traffic in the capital, and sees the majority of bus routes travel down it as part of the public transport network.
But plans have been put forward to transform College Green, located at Trinity College, in an effort to reintroduce the idea after it was shot down by planning bosses in 2018.
The two ideas being proposed include:
- An option that has vehicular deliveries and access maintained on a 24 hour basis to Dame Street between South Great George’s St and Anglesea St. A segregated 2 way cycle lane is provided along the entire section.
- An option that has vehicular deliveries and access provided from 6am to 11am to Dame Street. The entire area from South Great George’s St to College Green is traffic free outside these hours. A segregated 2 way cycle lane is provided along the entire section.
Since the idea was stopped, the council has held a number of events at the spot including Summer Sundays, Culture Night and car free day.
As part of the ambitious BusConnects plan, which will transform the capital's bus network, routes will no longer need to travel along Dame Street at College Green.
The Consultation period will run until 15 January 2021 and all the required documentation will be available on the Dublin City Council consultation hub from the 5 November.
