How can you get paid in ‘citizen dollars’ to walk in an Irish park

IRISH residents are paid “citizen dollars” which they can pay in cash for coffee, cakes and other goods and services – just for a walk in the park.

A new plan in Dublin The eight zones will give visitors to five parks a community monetization opportunity in an effort to encourage outdoor exercise.

2

2

To take advantage of this scheme, Dubliners can sign up for a new smartphone app to help Dublin City Council track their park usage.

The scheme is being tested in the Liberties to Inchicore area, after research by the council’s Smart D8 team found that only 40% of local residents exercise regularly.

However, 92% said they would use the park for exercise if it was available to them.

RECOMMENDATION FOR DOLL

Follow Irish Times, visitors who visit St Audoen Park, St Patrick’s Park, Weaver Park and Oscar Square in the Liberties and Grattan Park in Inchicore using the new app will be rewarded with US Dollars for every 30 minutes they spend in the park with a limit of $5 a day.

Dollars can be cashed for discounts at a number of local businesses including Little Bird Cafe, Bike Hub, Mobility Genie, Digital Hub and Epic Ireland.

Alternatively, they can be donated to community organizations for more expensive services.

This includes marketing or IT consulting and legal advice, with companies participating including Core Tech IT, Paul Saxon Consulting, Éire Graphic Design and VAVA Influencers.

The pilot program will run for five months, aiming to attract 1,000 users in the first two months.

And, it could be rolled out to other parks in the city if successful.

IMPROVE HEALTH

The system will use GPS data and allow users to opt-in when they enter the park. User data will be anonymized and their session will automatically end when they step out of the park.

Dublin Mayor Alison Gilliland said the program had the potential to “improve the health and wellbeing of our citizens”.

“We need to encourage increased use of our parks and the civic dollar project will do that with the added benefit of contributing to local businesses and organizations,” she added. community.”