New Look Public Realm for Meath Street

Design work on a new public realm for Meath Street is ongoing. The ambition of the scheme is to create more generous pedestrian space on the street, facilitating greater street activity and markets, and stimulating new economic activity and uses on the street. It is proposed to upgrade paving and lighting, to add street trees, landscaping and seating to the street, and to make changes to car parking and loading arrangements.

The plans provide for:

• Widened footpaths providing more generous pedestrian space. Footways will be up to 4.5m in places. The increased space will also allow for outdoor terraces and street markets and activities
• Universal design for ease of movement – this will include level walkways across all junctions, new uncontrolled crossings, generous accessible parking bays, public seating, and a calmer, slower street
• Introduction of street trees and landscaping
• Revisions to parking and loading arrangements and increased cycle parking provison
• New public lighting for a brighter street

Some views on how the street might look: