And he said that pending the delivery of a proper public transport system, large-scale developments should be “public transport-proofed” and that proposals with limited or no public transport provision should not be considered. His comments come as the National Transport Authority published figures yesterday that show a 19m rise in passenger journeys on State-supported public transport operators last year. Some 269m passenger journeys were provided by Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann, Luas, and Go-Ahead Ireland in 2018 — up 7.5% compared to 2017. The NTA is now finalising the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Study, due for public consultation within weeks, which will set out the public transport vision for the next 20 years. Mr Brady criticised the NTA’s apparent reluctance to capitalise on one of the “most effective yet low-cost transport projects in Cork” — the bike-share scheme.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2019 05:48 UTC