Dublin city traffic plan

A chara, – Leo Enright (Letters, July 2nd) seems put out by the intervention by Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise Emer Higgins regarding Dublin’s traffic plan.

I find it quite refreshing to see someone from “central government” take an interest, perhaps calling for a step back, and a more objective look at the situation.

It brought to mind John Healy’s book No One Shouted Stop: Death of an Irish Town.

We could do with more voices shouting “stop”, if only in the interest of the “common good”, could we not? – Is mise,

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PETER DECLAN O’HALLORAN,

Belturbet,

Co Cavan.

Sir, – There was an extensive consultation process for the Dublin city transport plan over the winter months, so it is astonishing to hear Emer Higgins request a postponement.

To add to an increasingly farcical situation, the chief executive Richard Shakespeare now wants to wait for a report commissioned by the City Centre Traders Alliance (“Dublin councillors seek no delay on transport plan amid ‘big business’ lobbying”, News, July 1st).

Dublin desperately needs a transport plan that can add a better quality of life to our city.

Vested interests have fought tooth and nail against civilised improvements to our cities, like pedestrianisation and cycle lanes.

Ironically when these developments sometimes happen, everyone loves it.

Remember the battles over Grafton Street?

This underlines why we need a directly elected mayor for Dublin, with proper executive powers. – Yours, etc,

TOM CONROY,

Dublin 6.