County Council workers on Capel Street this morning Image: Jamie Mc Carron County Council workers on Capel Street this morning Image: Jamie Mc Carron DUBLIN’S CAPEL STREET has been permanently pedestrianised today, making it the longest traffic free street in the city.
“I think sales will drop, they dropped during the pandemic and now they probably won’t recover. If someone has a problem with their windscreen wiper they won’t be able to pull up outside. I think it’ll be a disaster for business,” he told The Journal. Delivery vehicles will still be permitted daily from 6am to 11am, after which bollards will prevent entry.
“You have five charity shops on the street, all of which depend on people dropping by and leaving in donations from their cars. Can you expect an elderly lady to drive to Jervis Centre and walk over with boxes of books? Not going to happen.The owner of Soho Dublin, an adult entertainment shop, felt as though the decision was made with a bias towards certain kinds of businesses.
90% = divided
“With or without the car I am still going to my favourite pub”
Lies.
Literally not true.
You just get to lie like that? Business owners were not divided, they were overwhelmingly FOR pedestrianisation.
That’s not remotely true. The overwhelming majority of businesses supported this
Just wait and see how decided they are when they can't get the likes of deliveries in time, or rubbish isnt collected... Another dagger in the heart of drivers here... Stupidity and pc bullshit at work..