Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan wants the council to "aggressively restrict" road space for drivers in favour of cyclists and pedestrians.
Keegan was speaking at a cycling event that took place throughout Dublin city last week which was attended by cycling experts from Amsterdam.
With the capital not having any congestion charges in place, Keegan believes reducing on-street car parking and reallocating road space to cyclists is "the only option" to meet carbon targets.
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"[Cars] continue to be the preferred choice for too many residents and for too many journeys," Keegan said.
"We will need to intensify our efforts to make cycling a much more attractive option to a much wider range of citizens," he said.
Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, DCC has added protected cycle lanes across the city and taken back road space for pedestrians.
Protected cycle lanes have been introduced on both the north and south quays and work is set to begin on the long-awaited Clontarf to city centre cycle route.
The project is set to take two years to complete at a cost of €62 million with improvements to bus lanes also set to take place.
Dublin City Council also plans to appeal the decision taken by the High Court in Summer 2021 which put an end to works on the proposed Strand Road cycle path.
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