Dublin City Council says it's "delighted" with the first weekend of the pedestrianisation trial of areas around Grafton Street.
The council is asking people to have their say on the trials on South William Street, South Anne Street, Dame Court, Duke Street and Drury Street by taking part in an online survey on its website.
The trials, which began last Saturday, are taking place over four consecutive weekends and are aimed at providing more space for pedestrians to encourage people to return for shopping, and to visit cafés and restaurants.
Temporary street furniture permits have been issued to a number of cafés/restaurants on South Anne Street, Drury Street and Dame Court to assist them in the re-opening of their businesses and to provide for social distancing requirements. Tables and chairs for these businesses' customers are be permitted in allocated on-street areas.
Brendan O’Brien, Head of Technical Services with Dublin City Council, says: "The trial has gone very well to date.
"The reaction over the weekend was largely positive and the area certainly seemed to benefit from these measures. At the moment we are considering responses received to date and requests to extend the pedestrian hours at a number of locations and reviewing if other changes are required."
Did you check out the pedestrianisation trials over the weekend? We’d love to hear your feedback – fill out the survey at https://t.co/FtkprF6qFj & let us know what you think! #covidmobility #dublin2 pic.twitter.com/EPSfnkjJUd
— Dublin City Council (@DubCityCouncil) July 26, 2020
