Parliament Street will be traffic free for three days a week for the rest of the summer.
Cars will be banned from the street from 6.30pm to 11pm every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until the end of August. This new phase of the pedestrianisation trail starts tomorrow.
Parliament Street is the latest in Dublin City Council's move to make the city more bike and pedestrian friendly. Capel Street, which is connected to Parliament Street by Grattan Bridge, was pedestrianised in May and it has been largely viewed as a success with the exception of some business owners.
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A spokesperson said: "Dublin City Council would like to remind citizens that Parliament Street will be going traffic free three evenings per week, starting tomorrow, July 21st. Following on from previous trials in the area, the new phase will see the street go traffic free from 6:30pm to 11pm, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until the end of August."
Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy said: "The decision to dedicate urban spaces to pedestrians and cyclists has been nothing short of transformative. It’s great to see the introduction of another traffic-free space in the heart of the city centre. I have no doubt that these traffic-free evenings will significantly enhance the experience of those visiting Parliament Street.”
The traffic free trials are part of the Council’s Office of City Recovery initiative to support business in the city and facilitate outdoor dining and were planned and implemented by DCC’s Traffic Department. After the traffic-tree trials at both Parliament Street and Capel Street during the summer of 2021, the Council sought feedback from the public.
92% of respondents said the absence of traffic on Parliament Street “significantly improved” their experience of it. It was recently agreed that the full pedestrianisation of South William Street would be placed into DCC's development plan.
Dublin Bus' route 69 and 79/a will be diverted due to the trial. The 69 towards Hawkins Street will run the normal route to Ormond Quay, divert via Bachelor’s Walk, O’Connell Bridge, Townsend Street and back onto normal route and will be unchanged going to other way.
The 79/a towards Aston Quay will run the normal route to Ormond Quay, divert via Eden Quay, Rosie Hackett Bridge, Burgh Quay and Aston Quay before it terminates. There will be no change to the 79/a going towards Spiddal.
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