Sir, – Delighted though I am to hear of Fergus Browne and David Jordan's plan to reduce car traffic in Dublin City Centre (Home News, November 9th), I am dismayed to read that the mature trees lining the Liffey "would have to go".
O’Connell Street has never recovered from the loss of its trees in 2003. I hope planners will come to recognise that trees are not merely ornamental extras to be added as an afterthought, but an integral part of the value, beauty and sustainability of a city. – Yours, etc,
LUCY STONE,
Momozono-cho,
Takatsuki-shi,
Osaka-fu,
Japan.
