The road network needs to be maintained, be deprioritised, as a route for private cars. Roads should be seen as routes for public transport options, in the first instance. Parking needs to move off street, as much as possible, especially on narrow city streets, such as Capel St. Sone locations, such as Merrion Square, can cope with ó street parking, but parking here is a privilege and should be charged at a premium. P&R options from other spaces like this, or specific Car Parks should be analysed and used. Analysis too of multi story car parks, vs on street parking in key urban areas (are people using the car parks, or still choosing to park at the front of the shop).
Parking up on footpaths needs to be banned outright and enforced. In residential areas, where houses have driveways, these should be used and the road itself used more for safe cycling, eg school cycling runs. The city centre core needs to consider car bans, on odd/even days, for example, or on a few Sundays a year. Nobody is any company/office should have free parking on site, as a privilege a if one is provided, this must be paid for