Douglas Street One Way?

CORK City Council is to press ahead with the process of making Douglas Street one way, which will involve extensive public consultation, according to Cllr Mick Finn. Cllr Finn, along with other ward councillors, proposed that measures be taken to ease the traffic chaos prevalent on the Street, including the possibility of making it one way and the introduction of calming measures. “I am delighted that the request was received positively by the council and that the process will get underway shortly,” said Cllr Finn. “There is generally a reluctance in making streets one-way, but the increased volumes of traffic since Evergreen Street was made one way has led to inevitable calls for similar action on Douglas Street.” He urged local residents and commuters to get involved in the process so that a new system can be worked out, “in the interests of everybody”.