Re: Re: O’ Connell Street

@Morlan wrote:

I’m disappointed with this street and in particular the central median. Isn’t it meant for people to mingle and chill? At the moment it seems like a safety corridor for people to walk through quickly – “Take your photos of the Spire and then you’d better be on your way”.

Out of all the cities I’ve visited, Barcelona’s main though fare “Las Ramblas” has a lot in common with O’C St.

I think the new design of O’Connell street is flawed. The central median should have been a lot wider and the footpaths on either side didn’t need to be as wide. There’s nowhere for tourists and locals to sit and enjoy the street.

Spot on – the median should have been widened, not narrowed – a la the original mall, taxis should have been relocated onto Cathal Brugha St, public seating would be a novelty, while surely the nursery for street poles could have been somewhere else? And as for the way the bridge has been left so unresolved – ghost painted lanes etc… Maybe with the construction of the Airport Metro and Luas connector there may be an opportunity to get it right 😉