Dublin City Councillors voted on Monday to pedestrianise parts of the street.
The proposal to pedestrianise Lower Liffey Street has been passed unanimously by Dublin City Council, on Monday afternoon.
A number of business organisations opposed the changes, while the change to the street will pedestrianise the section between Grand Social and the quays.
The vote comes following a protest that took place over the weekend where transport and environmental protesters blocked Dublin’s Lower Liffey Street from traffic in a “car-free” protest.
Green Party Councillor Neasa Hourigan took to Twitter to celebrate the decision, but urged people to remember that the “fight is not over”.
The fight is not over folks. This thread sets out the big business interests involved here trying to stop this small area becoming more people friendly. #StreetsAreForPeoplehttps://t.co/HwM2KV3obD
— Neasa Hourigan TD (@neasa_neasa) September 2, 2019
Fellow Green Party Councillor Michael Pidgeon also took to Twitter to share a similar message:
WE DID IT!
Councillors have just decided in favour of pedestrianising Lower Liffey Street! #StreetsAreForPeople
Onwards!
— Michael Pidgeon (@Pidge) September 2, 2019
Those who campaigned for the vote to be passed claim that Dublin is one of the most congested cities in the world.
According to Dublin City Council, the objective is “to bring forward and implement a proposal that improves the quality and experience of the public realm for the local community, business and visitors to the area while effectively dealing with all the challenges that are associated with a complex public realm refurbishment project.”
JOE have contacted Dublin City Council for a statement on the vote, who have said that they are unlikely to make a comment until Tuesday.
