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HAVE YOUR SAY ON BUS NETWORK PROPOSALS
As the public consultation process on the Dublin Area Bus Network Redesign proposals gets under way today, members of the public are being encouraged to engage with the process by completing the consultation survey now available online. Last month NTA published our network redesign proposals which we believe will deliver a better bus system for...
Revised bus network will see overall service levels increase by over a quarter
National Transport Authority (NTA) has published its Dublin Area Bus Network Redesign Public Consultation report www.busconnects.ie The report has been prepared by Jarrett Walker & Associates, a US based firm which specialises in designing metropolitan public transport systems. The report makes far-reaching proposals that will bring about improved services for bus passengers in the Dublin metropolitan...
Kids go free with Child Leap Card from 2nd -15th July
What services are included in Kids Go Free? Child Leap Card holders can travel free on any of the following TFI Leap Card enabled services from Monday 2nd until Sunday 15th July (inclusive): All Dublin Bus scheduled services (excluding Airlink and Nitelink) All Luas services All DART services All Commuter Rail services in Dublin’s “Short Hop Zone”...
Transport for Ireland and Immigrant Council of Ireland invite commuters to take part in campaign to combat racism
Transport for Ireland and the Immigrant Council of Ireland are today inviting commuters to show their support for this year’s anti-racism campaign, and take a stand against racism on public transport. The two bodies have run an advertising campaign every year since 2013 as a key part of an overall effort to tackle racism on...
NTA sets out proposals to improve bus journey times for passengers in Dublin
The National Transport Authority has today published the Core Bus Corridors Project report. This discussion document sets out draft proposals to vastly improve bus journey times and cycling priority along an increasing number of congested corridors in the Dublin region. The project is part of the NTA’s €2bn BusConnects Dublin programme to transform the city’s...
12 PER CENT INCREASE IN SUBSIDY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SEES PASSENGERS NUMBERS JUMP
16m more passengers use public transport in 2017 The National Transport Authority’s statistical bulletin, ‘Bus & Rail Statistics for Ireland – State Funded Services’, has beenpublished today and shows both an increase in funding and an increase in total passenger numbers across subsidised services last year. Overall state funding for Public Service Obligation (PSO)services increased...
SPSV Newsletter Issue 41
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More than half of commuters now use public transport in Dublin
The number of people travelling into Dublin’s City Centre using bus, train or Luas every morning has reached record levels, according to figures published today by Dublin City Council and the National Transport Authority. The figures are included in the Canal Cordon Report, 2017 on mode share of people coming into the City Centre. The...
Reaching New Heights! TFI Leap Card Passes 3 Million Mark
The National Transport Authority today marked the recent sale of the 3 millionth Leap Card, the convenient way to pay for public transport services in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Wexford. Of the 3 million cards issued to date, close to 250,000 have been sold in the first four months of 2018 alone....