Major facelift plan for public areas in Galway city centre
From this week's Galway City Tribune - A plan to ‘rejuvenate’ the northern end of Eyre Square, at a cost of more than €2 million, has been submitted to Government for funding approval. It’s one of a number public spaces in the city centre that Galway City Council proposes to ‘re-imagine’, to make them less hostile for pedestrians and to boost footfall.
Other landmarks in line for a revamp include Woodquay, Galway Cathedral, Spanish Parade and the pedestrianised streets. The projects together will cost in excess of €17m, which includes €2.8 million for design.
The Eyre Square North project (outside Supermac’s and Bank of Ireland) will involve the creation of a new public space and redesign of the public transport space in that area. It will cost some €1.8m plus €300,000 in design costs.
Among the other projects submitted for funding under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) are Woodquay and Galway Cathedral.
It is planned to create new pedestrian-friendly public spaces at these locations, including limiting vehicular access and reducing car parking spaces. Woodquay has been visualised with tables, chairs and umbrellas in a fully pedestrian area, which replaces the current public car parking spaces.
Rejuvenating Fishmarket and Spanish Parade are also among the proposals, and according to Chief Executive of Galway City Council, Brendan McGrath, these will tie-in with flood defence measures at Spanish Arch and plans to revamp Galway Museum.
The submission also plans for “new public realm to support sustainable transport use and pedestrianisation of specific city centre streets". This is a shortened preview version of this article. Please remember that without advertising revenue and people buying and subscribing to our newspapers, this website would not exist. You can read the full article by buying a digital edition of this week's Galway City Tribune HERE.