Plans to ban cars from city’s main street to be made public

Banning cars from Cork’s main street as part of a major new traffic plan will improve the city’s vibrancy, promote economic development, and encourage further investment, the city manager said last night.

Tim Lucey also promised extensive and lengthy consultation with traders and the public as the city council embarks on one of the biggest changes to traffic management in the city in almost 30 years.

Councillors agreed to begin a two-month period of public consultation in relation to the Cork City Centre Movement Strategy during last night’s council meeting.