Dublin suspends parking spaces to increase space for social distancing

The Council of the Irish capital Dublin will carry out works in areas across the city in order to give more space to pedestrians and enable social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The works will involve removing loading bays and parking spaces to provide additional space for pedestrians where there is evidence of footpath congestion.

Orcas and bollards will be installed to protect these spaces as well as existing cycle tracks from incursions from vehicles.

The decision to implement these measures comes following calls from lobby groups and local politicians to allocate additional space to pedestrians and cyclists during the pandemic, following examples from other European cities.

Read more via The Irish Times