As reported by this website a few days ago, Dublin City Council has a draft plan to traffic-calm Clontarfs old village centre with a car-free public space this was welcomed by at least some local councillors. Based on the outline of the plan presented to councillors, here are more and better visuals and some key points:The plan includes a car-free public space at the heart of the former village centre. Vernon Avenue will be accessible for everyone.The vast majority of parking spaces in the area will remain unchanged. Beyond the car-free space, motorists will be able to access everywhere they can now, including Nolans of Clontarf.Disabled car parking spaces will be given priority locations beside the public space.The rest of Vernon Avenue, from Seafield Road to Clontarf Park, will include a shared carriageway where motorists will mix with people cycling.This part of Vernon Avenue will have traffic calming and no-through traffic (filtered permeability) to make the area more village-like and make the route safer to cycle, connecting the planned cycle path north of Seafield Road to the S2S Dublin Bay route while maintaining access for motorists.The new public space will also be far better linked to the shops and other businesses with a more direct crossing than the existing one this includes a better connection with a more direct crossing of the Clontarf Road for bus users, people using the seaside car park, and people walking along the Clontarf Promenade.The above is most of what we know so far. 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.This is an artists impression of the view of the public space from the Clontarf Road:This is an aerial view of the draft design:The draft plan from Dublin City Council includes what it terms as a filtered permeability arrangement at Clontarf Village:The two images below show what the council terms as a mixed traffic street on Vernon Avenue the design includes retaining car parking along the section shown and using traffic calming to improve safety and attractiveness of the area: The draft project design includes a zebra crossing at Nolans of Clontarf:More soonALSO READ: Plan to traffic calm Clontarfs old village centre with a car-free public space welcomed