Zebra-crossing fans say they’re safer for pedestrians than signalled crossings. But advocates for people who are visually impaired, or have intellectual or cognitive difficulties, disagree.
Tag: DCC Beta Projects
Posted inCity Desk, Jul 26th, 2017
DCC Beta Projects Returns, With More Staff and Funding
Some councillors were disappointed when DCC Beta Projects was put on hold indefinitely. Now, though, it’s back, and on steadier footing.
Posted inCity Desk, Dec 7th, 2016
Some Councillors Want DCC Beta Projects Back
For more than a year now, DCC Beta Projects has been on hold. “The council talks about citizen engagement, but this was actually doing it,” one councillor said.
Posted inCity Desk, Dec 16th, 2015
Please Can We Have Somewhere to Sit Down in the City?
A lack of public seating makes city centres a struggle for elderly people, less comfortable for homeless people, and a drag for younger people. So isn’t about time we had more of seats?
Posted inAug 12th, 2015, City Desk
Dublin’s Traffic Boxes Are Going from Grey to Glorious
The city’s traffic signal boxes are being painted, a handful at a time, by artists. The aim? To vamp up some of Dublin’s drab-looking streets.