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Royal Canal Premium Cycle Route Phase 2 Opening
The NTA and Dublin City Council were delighted to announce the official opening of the next phase of the Royal Canal Premium Cycle Route on Friday 31st July. Phase 2 of the route is 0.75km in length and runs from Sheriff St Upper to North Strand Road. When complete the entire route will be over...
New transport data feed for app developers now online
App developers with special interest in real-time public transport information should note that the National Transport Authority (NTA) plans to replace its RTPI REST API with a new GTFS Real-Time API by the end of September. In line with the NTA’s commitment to providing open data, a new GTFS Real-time (GTFS-R) API has been launched....
COVID-19 SPSV Industry Update (Issue 49)
The August edition of the SPSV Industry Update (Issue 49) is now available. Click below to view the PDF version.
Luas is Growing: Luas Finglas Public Consultation launched and new 55m tram now in service
At Luas Broombridge Depot today, Eamon Ryan T.D., Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport announced the launch of a Public Consultation for Luas Finglas and welcomed the first of eight new Luas 55m trams into service. These larger trams will increase Luas capacity on some of the busiest sections of the network. Luas...
Bike Life 2019 Dublin Metropolitan Area
Cycling in the Dublin Metropolitan Area takes up to 60,000 cars off the road every day, according to new research in the ‘Bike Life’ report published today in partnership with Sustrans and the National Transport Authority. The report was launched in Dublin today by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton....
SPSV Information Line – Call Volumes
SPSV Information Line The SPSV Information line continues to receive an unprecedented number of calls, resulting in long wait times. On Monday 6 July a total of 1,004 calls were placed which is the highest number recorded on one day. Recent weeks have seen an influx of calls in the mornings when the SPSV Information...
Minister Signs Regulation Making Face Coverings on Public Transport a Legal Requirement
The Regulation around the enforcement of the requirement to wear a face covering on public transport has been signed by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. This means that the requirement for public transport passengers to wear a face covering has full legal effect from Monday 13th July. NTA CEO Anne Graham said: “The clear and consistent...
Passengers respond positively to face covering requirement with 90% compliance on some services
Public transport customers are responding positively to the requirement to wear face coverings, with up to 90% compliance on some services. Last week the Government announced that as part of Phase Three of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business, and with demand growing steadily, capacity on buses, trains, and trams was to increase from...
Covid-19 Fáilte Ireland Industry Advisory Group – SPSV Representation
We are delighted to advise that Con O’Donohue, Chair to the Advisory Committee on SPSVs (Taxi Advisory Committee), has joined the “Covid-19 Fáilte Ireland Industry Advisory Group” which provides feedback and input from a cross section of industry to help guide Fáilte Ireland’s response to this crisis. Con will represent the SPSV (taxi, hackney and...