Michael Moynihan: Cork city centre congestion charge would enhance urban enjoyment

Charges imposed to cross St Patrick’s Bridge in 1786 ranged from one shilling one pence to half a penny.

HOW keen are you on coming into the centre of Cork city? Keen enough to pay for the privilege?

Accessing the centre of the city is a fraught subject, or at least it should be. Whatever about foot traffic, the number of cars, trucks, and other vehicles lumbering through and around Cork is too high, plain and simple. Too high, given the impact on the climate and the built environment alike; too high for smooth transport through the city; too high, full stop.