Exciting News! In response to extremely positive feedback received to date, we are extending the hours of the Grafton Street Area Pedestrian Trial to 11pm this weekend i.e. 11am to 11pm Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday. Yay! Drop in & check it out! #CovidMobility #Dublin

Hard working early birds at 0630 this morning, lads from Dublin City Council were pressing ahead with a new footpath extension. Means by the end of this week several businesses on South Anne Street can avail of licensed outdoor seating 7 days a week 🤸🏻‍♀️☕️👊

Good News! We have extended the pedestrian trials until the end of August, following extremely positive feedback from the first three weekends of the trial. Also from next week, 7 day permissions for outdoor tables & chairs will be granted at a number of locations. #CovidMobility

Imagine cities of ‘green corridors’ that connect existing green spaces, improve biodiversity, reduce heat, soak up pollutants, and sequester carbon dioxide. It’s like being in a park - perpetually! Medellin, Columbia is building them and transforming city life:

🔥parklet - 🔥 finished today by Limerick Council - Comhairle Luimnigh

This is BIG: Melbourne’s many downtown “little streets” (lower order streets parallel to & between more prominent streets) will be transformed into pedestrian priority streets. Pedestrians will have right-of-way & speeds will be reduced. Via Victoria Walks melbourne.vic.gov.au/building-and-d…

Janet Horner IrishPedestrianNetwork @dublinblockers Is there anything to be said for joining some of these footpaths in the middle of the road and creating Low Traffic Neighbourhoods as a result???

Der Park in der Augustenstraße steht. Mit Hängematte und Schaukelpferd🙌 #parkingday2020 #parkingday #stuttgart

Berlin Police do Park(ing) Day 👍 😎 #parkingday20

Dublin City Council will accommodate Dublin restaurants, cafes & pubs serving food that want to utilise footpaths, designated car parking spaces & other areas under the control of the City Council, subject to some conditions. Find out more here dublincity.ie/dublin-city-co…

To facilitate outdoor dining & safe socializing in Temple Bar, starting tomorrow Sept 22nd at 11am, The Temple Bar Company in conjunction with Dublin City Council will be installing bollards within the pedestrian zones of Temple Bar. These will be in place daily between 11am & 6am.

Fingal County Council has completed a significant public realm initiative in the heart of Swords aimed at supporting local businesses by transforming the existing streetscape into a welcoming, attractive community space to dine, sit and relax. See info: bit.ly/3mT6FvG

Beautiful new #parklet on O'Connell Street. Really adds to the public realm with much needed outdoor seating. Well done to all involved 👍

Have you seen any nice examples of businesses using car parking spaces to provide external seating for their customers? Any nice examples of what they’re using to shelter their customers? Eg canopies/umbrellas/marquees or such. #StreetParkletBETA

The Secret to Year-Round Streeteries? What Greenhouses Can Teach Us bit.ly/33AfgvJ

So happy to see one of our proposed #parklets being installed by @WoodstockDub today. A first big step in making #phibsborough a more people-friendly and safer village. Phizzfest, Julia Vavilova, Dublin Cycling Campaign, Dublin City Council

Our public consultation on options for public realm improvements to Dame Street, as part of the College Green project is live! We want to hear from you - consultation.dublincity.ie/traffic-and-tr… #HaveYourSay #YourCouncil #Dublin #CollegeGreen

Paris in a bid to boost trade, is to adapt 60,000 parking spots every summer — and in some cases all year round bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A review is to be carried out into access to the car parks at Leinster House. It is understood the decision follows Independent TD Richard O'Donoghue driving a truck cab through the Kildare Street gates last month rte.ie/news/politics/…

As a driver, you must not put a pedestrian at risk. In particular, you must give way to pedestrians: At a zebra crossing 🦓 At a pelican crossing 🐦 When the amber light is flashing 🟠 Crossing the road 🚶 and if you are moving off from a stationary position 🚗 #RoadSafety