Greens aim to make Dublin the envy of Europe

THE Green Party yesterday unveiled its most ambitious political manifesto to date which it said would radically transform Dublin into Europe’s greenest city by 2020.

The party’s comprehensive Green Vision for Dublin calls for a bold transformation of the city, and contains many eye-catching proposals including a national park in the Dublin mountains, a greatly expanded Luas and metro service, and a vast metropolitan library of international standing.

Among other proposals are a coastal walkway and cycleway extending 30 miles along the coast from Bray to Balbriggan; the redevelopment of College Green as a car-free public piazza; linear parks along the city’s three rivers, and directly elected mayors for each local authority in the city.