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To: Dublin City Council
Make Dublin's Streets for People Not Cars: Sign for Car-Free Sundays in 2026
We call on Dublin City Council to show real ambition in reclaiming our city’s streets for people with car-free days, on more Dublin streets, on one day per month in 2026.
Why is this important?
We welcome and commend the Play Streets initiative and the recent car-free day on September 21st. These events are valuable and inspiring examples of how Dublin can create safer, more inclusive, and community-focused public spaces.
We fully support these efforts and want to see them grow. To deliver real, city-wide impact, we must build on this positive momentum.
We fully support these efforts and want to see them grow. To deliver real, city-wide impact, we must build on this positive momentum.
On the most recent car-free day, just 25 of Dublin’s more than 4,000 streets were closed to traffic, and only for three hours. Many residents didn’t even know it was happening.
This is not enough to make a meaningful difference to air quality, community life, or public space.
We ask Dublin City Council to:
- Expand the number of streets included in car-free initiatives across all areas of Dublin.
- Extend the duration of car-free events to a full day, rather than just a few hours.
- Increase the frequency, moving from one day a year to at least one Sunday per month in 2026.
- Publicly promote and map each event so that residents across Dublin can take part.
Cities like Bogotá and Paris have shown how regular car-free Sundays transform urban life (giving us cleaner air, safer streets, and more sociable communities!) Dublin has the same potential!
It’s time to make our streets places for people, not cars.
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Get in touch with us by email: [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram: @peoplenotcarsdublin