DCC and JCDecaux: Adding to the danger of Dublin city’s streets

A thread on boards.ie has been the source of some impressive citizen activism in the last week and it seems the campaign there is just getting started.

As some people already know, Dublin City Council recently signed a deal with advertising group JCDecaux which would see a number of advertising panels erected on the city’s streets in return for some rent-able bikes. The first of these adverts have been put up in recent days and have quickly proven to be a major traffic and pedestrian hazard as this video details:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/Ka2xiMQtqFA&hl=en&fs=1[/youtube]

This thread on boards.ie has some excellent points on the legal requirements of JCDecaux and has also been the root of a campaign to get them removed - indeed the first of the signs which had been put up on Dorset St. has already been taken down after councillors were bombarded with texts and emails pointing out its hazardous nature.

If you’re a pedestrian or driver in Dublin city this might be a campaign you’d like to get involved in - there’s plenty of information in the thread and video if that’s the case.

If you do decide to contact your local councillor to express your opinion on this matter, it might also be worth pointing out that the local elections are coming up and that you have a good memory.