Capel Street is set to be pedestrianised after a number of successful trials last summer.
The busy city centre street will be "traffic-free" from May, Dublin City Council has announced.
The council is seeking the public's views on the proposal here.
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The news comes after a consultation by the council revealed nearly 90% of the respondents wanted "traffic-free" measures on Capel Street.
The council trialled the pedestrianisation of Capel Street over 17 weekends in a trial that lasted from June 2021 to October 2021.
Additionally, 96% of people felt the traffic-free evenings improved their experience.
The proposal includes:
- Permanent closure at Parnell St after Jervis Lane to remove through traffic on Capel street
- Delivery access will be facilitated between 6am and 11am. Car parking spaces will be removed and converted to loading bays to ensure there is sufficient space. There will be all day loading provided at a number of side streets
- Mary’s Abbey traffic flow direction will be reversed and residents existing from Abbey St will exit via Mary’s Abbey
- Mary Street between Capel Street and Jervis Lane will be reversed
- Strand Street Little and Strand Street Great will remain open to traffic all day
- Emergency Vehicular access is maintained at all times as the emergency services will be able to access all locations on Capel Street.
- This is an important North South cycle route with a contraflow section on Ryders Row/ Capel Street allowing access from Bolton Street. Therefore it is proposed cycling will still be allowed on the street and in time the option of contraflow cycling will also be explored.
- Initial street improvements including seating and greening are to be provided
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