The Irish Times

At the heart of redevelopment plans for the six inner-city areas of Dublin is a grand scheme to redevelop O'Connell Street to give it a status on a par with of the city", according to Dublin Corporation's O'Connell Street Integrated Area Plan. The plan encompasses an area from Marlborough Street in the west to Moore Street in the east, and from Parnell Square North to College Street in the south inner city. The vision is to create a quality, largely pedestrianised area, with the help of public transport and - with more bad news for the car-commuter - traffic restrictions, reducing through traffic from the current four lanes in each direction to two lanes in each direction.