Tuesday 13 March 2018

Councillor claims Civic Plaza plans for College Green is creating 'chaos'

New trees, public benches and 32 fountains representing every county in Ireland are among the plans for a vehicle-free College Green in Dublin. An Bord Pleanala is hearing submissions from Dublin City Council on plans for a new civic plaza that will prevent all traffic from travelling east to west. Green Party Councillor Ciaran Cuffe says the plans are exactly what the capital needs. He said: "It's about time that we took a little bit of space away from traffic and gave it back to the pedestrian.

"I think it'll be a really child-friendly space, there'll be trees, seats, events and programming. I think it'll be a fantastic initiative." But objectors say the plan is bad news for local businesses and commuters.


Read the full story @ The Irish Examiner

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