Dublin City Council has published plans and started the public consultation for the proposed public space at the end of Vernon Avenue in Clontarf. The location is part of Clontarf, which was historically a fishing village and is now the main area for shops and other businesses. A report among the documents sets the urban centre as developing out of that fishing village, with what was to become the Clontarf Road at that point marked in some historical mapping as the Clontarf Sheds.In the same report on the project, the council said: Traffic Management is a key challenge in Clontarf Village. Solutions to address this have evolved over time, and currently include interventions such as double yellow lines along most of the length of the Vernon Avenue (except for some limited on-street parking), one-way traffic along Clontarf Park, the removal of parking to the southern end of Vernon Avenue to provide a public space in 2007, the introduction of temporary bollards on the footpaths to Vernon Avenue, pay and display parking in Clontarf Village and in the car park to the south of Clontarf Road.Current traffic volumes have begun to detract from the quality and amenity of Clontarf Village, hence, a new and updated approach to traffic management is now required. This project tries to recalibrate the village in favour of pedestrians and cyclists, while still maintaining vehicular access and loading for deliveries, services and the provision of accessible parking, the council said.The council added: By creating a new civic space at the southern end of Clontarf Village addressing the sea and improving the connection to Clontarf Promenade, it hopes to create a new destination for Dubliners along Dublin Bay.IMAGES: The draft drawings for the project.As well as creating a new public space, the Vernon Avenue to Clontarf Road Active Travel Scheme will connect the planned cycle path north of Seafield Road to the S2S Dublin Bay route while maintaining access for motorists.The consultation runs until the 10th July 2026. As part of that, there will be an information evening on Tuesday, June 23rd, from 3-7pm at Clontarf GAA Club, ras, Seafield Rd W, D03 Y6V3.The drawings and documents are also available at dublincity.ie/vernonave, and at Raheny Library, D05 VY99 and Marino Library, D03 VW10.MORE: A detailed look at the outline plan to restore more of a village feel to Clontarf againIMAGES: 1-3 show the public space at the Clontarf Road end of Vernon Avenue, and images 3-4 show shared street treatment between Seafield Road and Clontarf Park, where people cycling will share with local access traffic.