Car Parks

The central city area is very badly equipped with parking facilities; the absence of such facilities helps to accentuate traffic congestion and hampers business in the city.

One of the worst areas is that to the East and West of O'Connell Street, South of the Pillar.

To meet this on the East, we propose that a public car park be formed off Marlborough Street, including the interior area round Marlborough Place and Potter's Alley, access being left from Marlborough Street and Talbot Street. This would take 120 cars and it would be situated 160 yards from the Sackville Place entrance to O'Connell Street.

The above would, in itself, be inadequate for the local parking requirements unless another park of at least similar size were formed in the O'Connell Street area. We propose, therefore, a somewhat larger park near Cathal Brugha Street.

It is proposed that new public car parks should be formed on convenient sites at present derelict or decayed, that they should be situated in the centres of greatest need, and that they should not hold more than 800 cars, to avoid congestion in access roads. They would be officially supervised and a charge made for their use. It is our opinion that they could, in this way, be made self-supporting. We have indicated sites which appear to be suitable, marking with a diamond those whose exact situation cannot yet be defined.

In regard to the St. Stephen's Green neighbourhood, we would draw attention to the inadequate use made of the facilities which already exist. Herringbone parking would allow the present accommodation to be doubled and this is prevented only by the retention of useless granite posts. There would be no need to touch the trees.

The existing accommodation in College Street would likewise be doubled by the adoption of herringbone parking, which would be perfectly feasible, especially when the tramway lines are out of use.