Dublin City Architect Ali Grehan has said the future of people driving around the country in private cars is a moribund “fantasy built on cheap oil”. Ms Grehan is advocating for the permanent allocation of open public space in the capital, following its increased temporary use to limit the spread of Covid-19. “And enable people to move around sustainability and [give] less space to private cars. Private car use is a fantasy built on this idea that we can all move around on a whim...and travel around the country in our private cars is a fantasy that is built on cheap oil. “There has been brilliant suggestions made about pedestrianisation, taking private cars out.

Source: The Irish Times October 08, 2020 20:26 UTC