wavejumper
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I think anything done to close the city centre to traffic is a good thing.
In many cities like Rome and Florence the city centre is closed to traffic (except for residents and public transport). You don't see the local shops in these cities complaining about it as obviously it allows a lot more people (not cars) to move about the area.
It's only in Dublin that you get this petty lobby of cash register handlers crying how the city centre is becoming one big footpath. Honestly, it's about making the city more liveable to the people.
Just as well the city planning is not fully in the hands of the grubby shopkeepers or the whole of Dublin would be like a drive-by Mc Donald.
In many cities like Rome and Florence the city centre is closed to traffic (except for residents and public transport). You don't see the local shops in these cities complaining about it as obviously it allows a lot more people (not cars) to move about the area.
It's only in Dublin that you get this petty lobby of cash register handlers crying how the city centre is becoming one big footpath. Honestly, it's about making the city more liveable to the people.
Just as well the city planning is not fully in the hands of the grubby shopkeepers or the whole of Dublin would be like a drive-by Mc Donald.