Cork City Council has agreed to extend free parking incentive in its two publicly owned car parks to encourage more people into the city centre amid claims that an afternoon ban on private cars is affecting city centre businesses. Moreover, they backed a proposal from Cork City chief executive Ann Doherty drawn up in conjunction with the Core group which represents retail and hospitality interests, Bus Éireann, An Garda Síochána and Cork City Council, to extend free parking measures to attract more people into the city by night. Cork City Council director of services roads and transportation Gerry O’Beirne prepared a report in which he detailed figures from Bus Éireann. And he would like some hard data on footfall to allow councillors evaluate the merit of the Patrick Street car ban. So it made sense to introduce an afternoon private car ban to give priority to public transport into and form the city centre.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2018 20:26 UTC