THE VAST MAJORITY of the public support plans to turn Dublin’s College Green into a pedestrianised plaza, a new consultation report says.

The report is based on feedback from a four-week design consultation, which received over 1,800 submissions from local businesses, residents and disability representative organisations.

Of the respondents, 81.2% supported the proposals.

Dublin City Council said this shows there is “clear backing for a safer, greener and more accessible city centre”.

It said the respondents were supportive of prioritising pedestrians, providing cycling access, and reducing car traffic.

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Mockups for the new College Green – which sits ahead of Trinity College – and Dame Street leading up to the junction with South Great George’s Street show that it will be fully pedestrianised.

Titled “Grow College Green”, the project is described as a flagship project to “reimagine the historic centre of Dublin city, creating a new space that is a destination for everyone”.

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The council will use the insights from the most recent consultation to inform the final design ahead of submitting a planning application later this summer.

The council and its partner in the project, the National Transport Authority, have yet to formally reveal any planned date for when the project will be completed, but it’s widely expected work will begin next year and be completed by 2030.

Plans are in place to re-route buses that currently travel through the area.