- - Overall increase in bus frequency for the general population
- - Huge increase in route options for the general population (more orbital routes connecting suburbs)
- - Huge net decrease in emissions helping us to reduce our carbon footprint and avoid EU fines
- - Faster commuting times for the vast majority of the population (even those who have to switch
buses)
- - Net overall decrease in vehicular traffic/noise pollution/congestion (more people using public
transport means less cars!)
- - Safer, segregated cycling for all
- - A cashless ticketing system and 90 minute fare will reduce onboarding time and costs of public
transport making it more attractive for more people
Connect the dots
-- Dr Roy Johnston’s “Future of Dublin” Network, 1991
Engage with the consultation
-- Bus Connects Route Plan snapshot, 2019
How can we do it?
- - Priority traffic signalling for buses, trams, pedestrians and cyclists
- - Segregated and continuous cycle tracks along main roads such as Rathmines Road
and Malahide Road for example
Example of segregated cycle lanes in Tallaght
- - Prioritization of these continuous, segregated cycle tracks along these main
roads over segregated bus lanes which require road widening
- - Prioritization of these cycle tracks and storage facilities over on street parking and general
traffic lanes
- - Expansion of Park and Ride facilities to locations such as those near the primary
bus corridors and the M50 commuter belt
Example of a Park and Ride in Cheeverstown, Citywest
- - Special limited residential access in complex cases. Provision for loading bays in villages
- - A camera controlled congestion charge or low-emission vehicle zone between the Royal and Grand
Canals, similar to those in place in London and Madrid
- - The immediate introduction of the 90 minute fare for Bus/Rail/Luas and cashless
onboarding
- - Capped daily fare of €5 for adults and €3 for students to maximize commuter uptake and
attractiveness of the scheme
- - Alignment of Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead, Dart, Luas, Rail and cycling facilities through a
single, user-friendly mobile app
- - Increase in the provision of on-street and off-street cycling parking facilities
- - Integration of upgraded network with Google Maps
- - Use of Bus Gates and one-way traffic systems for private vehicles at traffic
pinch points
Bus Gate at Main Street, Tallaght
- - Avoiding the widening of roads, private land acquisition, highway construction and tree
felling in favor of the above measures wherever possible
- - Improved accessibility for people with disabilities and mobility issues
" A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public
transportation. "
-- Gustavo Petro, political activist and economist