It has come to light today that the Oireachtas Transport Committee plans to prevent private cars from accessing certain streets in the city centre such as O’Connell Street, Westmorland Street and College Green. The proposal would give public transport vehicles access to the central areas within Dublin while banning private cars completely.
The ban would coincide with the starting of construction work on Metro North and the Luas link between Connolly Station and St Stephens Green. Due to the economic downturn, construction on the Metro North is not now expected to start until 2011, however it is suggested that the car ban be implemented as soon as next year.
One of the main objections to this plan is the argument that there isn’t sufficient public transport facilities in Dublin to deal with the extra demand that would be placed on services if the ban was to proceed. The report recommended the acquisition of 350 new buses to cater for the suspected demand.
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