The Waterford City Cordon Report offers a detailed snapshot into inbound traffic flows on weekdays between 07:00 and 19:00.
The Galway City Cordon is a cordon of traffic survey locations that encloses Galway City. Classified Junction Turning Counts and Pedestrian surveys were undertaken at 25 locations to determine the traffic flows crossing the Galway City Cordon inbound during the key traffic periods for a typical weekday
The report, commissioned by the National Transport Authority (NTA), surveys all inbound travel from areas surrounding and enclosing Galway City during the morning and evening peak periods.
The survey
Vehicle occupancy surveys were undertaken at 11 sites for Inner-City, 10 sites for Outer-City, and 4 sites for Bridge.
Pedestrian and Cycle only surveys were also undertaken along the Inner-City Cordon and Bridge Screenlines at key pedestrian and cycle only routes i.e. parks and dedicated pedestrian and cycle corridors.
In addition to this, Bus Occupancy surveys were undertaken at 8 bus stops to determine the number, occupancy and frequency of bus services crossing the Inner-City Cordon, and 4 surveys crossing the Bridge Cordon. Passenger numbers from the Annual Rail Census (Iarnród Éireann) were also used to determine the passengers travelling inbound.
Findings: 43% used sustainable modes of transports (bus, rail, cycling, walking)
Based on the analysis of the 2024 survey data, the key results are:
- In terms of overall people movements, 37,224 (43%) of a total of 86,596 people travelling inbound towards the city across the Inner-City Cordon between 07:00 and 19:00 used sustainable modes of travel.
- The total number of vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists that crossed the Inner-City Cordon inbound was 56,875 over 12 hours.
- For the Inner-City Cordon, the busiest time period for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists travelling inbound towards the city was the AM Period with 16,395.
- Between the hours of 07:00 and 19:00 for the Inner-City Cordon, cars were recorded to have the highest modal split, with 57% of the total inbound people movements.
- In terms of vehicle occupancy the Inner-City Cordon recorded 83% of cars crossing inbound towards the City had single occupancy during the AM period (07:00 – 10:00) and 90% during the PM period (16:00 – 19:00) and 54% of taxis recorded single occupancy (i.e. driver-only) over the 12-hour survey period
The data from the report is key to inform ongoing transport planning and drive sustainable mobility initiatives in Galway.
The survey is part of a broader monitoring programme that also includes the M50, Waterford, Limerick and Cork.
The Report
The full report is available below:
