Local area councillors were briefed today by Dublin City Council officials on a long-awaited plan to add traffic-calming to Vernon Avenue, including a less car-dominated space at Clontarf Village.The project will include traffic calming on Vernon Avenue between Seafield Road and the Clontarf Road, with filtered permeability making the area between Clontarf Park and the Clontarf Road car-free. This car-free area will provide an improved public space around the shops in the village. The car-free space is planned to run about 60 metres from the current junction at the Clontarf Road all driveways, and premises, including Nolans of Clontarf and the shops around it, will remain accessible by car, just not directly to/from the Clontarf Road.The public space will provide a higher-quality pedestrian environment, more outdoor seating areas, greening, and cycling access between the S2S Dublin Bay cycle route and the planned Gracefield Road to Vernon Avenue Active Travel Scheme.Disabled parking and loading bays are to be provided, along with an improved crossing that more directly links the car park across the Clontarf Road to the new public space. Cllr Donna Cooney (Green Party) said: Im excited to see the concept drawings for the Vernon Avenue Clontarf Village scheme. Have been looking for a village improvement plan for the Clontarf road end of Vernon Avenue since the late 90s, its been a long road to this junction.It will be such a pleasant place for people to linger and enjoy the shops, cafes, and restaurants in the village. There will also be a vastly improved crossing connecting Clontarf promenade to the village. With proper disability parking on Clontarf Road, Vernon Avenue village side, she said.Cllr Cooney said: The filtered permeability starts at Clontarf Park and the traffic-calmed shared area is from Kincora Road to Nolans on Vernon Avenue with a new zebra crossing.Officials told councillors that the full draft designs will be updated on the project website on June 10th, and there will be a public information day on June 25th from 3-7pm at Clontarf GAA Club.Some of the slides shown to councillors today: