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4th of July parade proved there is more room for pedestrianisation
THE KILLARNEY ADVERTISER SAYS:
The subject of town centre pedestrianisation is always a hot topic in Killarney.
Many people want to see more of it. An equal amount want to see less of it.
I am firmly in the former camp and believe that the day and night time experience in Killarney town centre would be greatly enhanced if a more European attitude to pedestrianisation was adopted in the town centre.
Last summer Killarney Municipal District experimented with Main St. It was closed off to traffic for the duration of each weekend and it greatly added to the atmosphere in the town centre.
I would like to see more of this, and Monday night’s spectacular 4th of July parade gives us new evidence as to why this is an idea that should be explored further.
Street closures, to facilitate the parade, on Main St and Upper New St, meant, by default, that High St had become an unofficial pedestrian zone.
As I walked up the middle of High St, not long after the parade had finished, I noticed just how many people were roaming freely on a street usually choc-a-bloc with traffic.
Many stopped off at the many bars and shops along the way, it is fair to say that there were more people enjoying Upper High St last Monday than on a typical Monday evening.
There will always be an argument against this move but the pros outweigh the cons. The vast majority of cars on High St are being driven by people who are driving around looking for a parking space. If Upper New St was closed then drivers would have no choice but to divert into the Beech Road car park.
Rock Road car park, a very much underused asset in the town is less than three minutes’ walk from High St.
The advent of the new inner relief road, that will take traffic from New St to Upper High St, will be a godsend – let’s not waste it – let’s use it as an opportunity to increase footfall on upper High St.
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