What is being done about Dublin traffic?
According to a Dublin taxi driver, the problem is that all traffic is directed through the city centre and it is impossible for him to make money.
Reporter Cathal O'Shannon says that both the Department of Local Government and Dublin Corporation refused to take part in the programme. The city manager Matthew Macken says it was because,
Corporation officials had been mauled on television before now.
Among the proposals from various bodies looking to address transport and traffic in Dublin is the Schaecterle Plan (or The German Plan as it is commonly known). Written by German traffic expert Professor Schaecterle at a cost of £30,000 in 1967 it suggests building a radial system of arterial roads, an express ring road and an inner ring road.
A 'Newsbeat' report from 13 November 1969. The reporters are Cathal O'Shannon and Michael Ryan.
