Shared space - new order from anarchy

Not strictly tourism fare, more build env, but fantastic idea and imaginative lateral thinking. John Henry Director of the Dublin Transportation Office has suggested getting rid of all street signs, traffic lights, road markings, guard rails, etc in parts of the city centre. The logic goes that by removing this clutter, drivers will unconsciously take more care, exercise more caution and perversley provide motorists and pedestrians with shared ownership and responsibility of urban environment. The concept has been termed "shared space". The idea has already proved a success in the Danish town of Drachten which has witnessed dramatic falls in accidents and also in the London borough of Kensington.
For more on futute Dublin transport strtegy go to 2030Vision

However few managers have more than 1 great idea in them so we should forgive him his suggestion to rid the city of double-decker buses. Who wouldn't? given the choice not sit at the front of a double-decker whenever possible? And wasn't Ken Livingstones decision to phase out th double-decker Routemasters partly responsible for his defeat in last months London mayoral election?