Dublin Planner Has Big Plans For Irish Capital

City Planner Dick Gleeson has his sights set high for the city of Dublin, Ireland, proposing a remodeling of the city by 2016. His plans include everything from increased open space and bike paths to continued economic development to curb sprawl.

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January 11, 2007, 12:00 PM PST

By Nate Berg


"Gleeson says Dublin City Council is probably going to meet its target of building 40,000 new homes in the city centre by 2010, but he recognises that there will be relatively little land left after that."

"'If we are going to significantly address the challenge of the sprawl of Dublin, we are going to have to look at the consolidation of the city in a sustainable and well-designed way,' he said."

"Gleeson would like to see a French-style brown grit boulevard lined with trees running down the side of the park from Parkgate Street to Chapelizod along the Liffey so something can be made out of 'an old road out of the city' that he acknowledges is not really used to a great extent anymore."

"He would also like to see more made of the west end of the city centre and to use the river more, even for swimming."

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