Dublin will be revolutionised if the Greens are elected to government, party leader Trevor Sargent said today.
Launching the party's Vision for Dublin Mr Sargent said: "The Green Party has a vision that will see the transformation of Dublin's city centre, bay, mountains and waterway network.
"Our vision will see local communities transformed into a model of sustainable urban living with first class facilities for citizens and visitors alike.
"The Green Party wants to revolutionise Dublin's city centre, making it a vibrant commercial, social, artistic and civic area promoting pedestrian, rather than motorised, traffic."
The party's proposals include: creating national park in the Dublin Mountains and Liffey Valley removal of traffic from College Green and the conversion of the old Bank of Ireland there into a civic library a conservation and development plan for Dublin Bay transforming the Docklands into an eco town with 10,000 green family homes a single Dublin authority headed by a directly elected mayor and council villages and suburbs with allotments, recreational spaces and good transport and traffic management
The eco town proposal would be modelled on celebrated suburban developments in the German city of Freiburg.
In two designated districts developed in the 1990s car-use use is restricted with 5km/hour speed limits and priority give to cyclists and pedestrians.
Homes were built to the highest standards of energy efficiency and urban design features include waste-reduction and recycling initiatives, renewable energy sources and an extensive public transport network.
The plan to develop Dublin Bay includes a management authority to oversee the regeneration of the old baths, the creation of a marine park and the proposed cycle and walkway between Sutton and Sandycove will be built.
The party also promised a "state-of-the-art Luas and Metro network that will cover the entire city" and buses and trains ensuring Dubliners would never be more than a ten minute walk from a public transport route.