Michael Moynihan: Designing a city that's safe for everyone, even our little ones

It would be nice if today’s toddlers grew up to see a city that accommodates their own two-year-olds

Michael Moynihan column: Boy cycling a bike alone on a busy road. It's not uncommon for children in other cultures, such as Japan, to be more independent at an earlier age when moving around the city. Picture: iStock

A COFFEE on Patrick Street in the afternoon. The delicate play of the light, the sharpening shadows.

With the wide footpaths the ebb and flow of pedestrians is easy, and all human life is there, as the saying goes. During the week just gone, that was my experience in Cork’s main thoroughfare, with the number of kids rambling the city a notable feature.