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Apply for funding for Active Travel community programmes and schemes
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is pleased to announce the establishment of an Active Travel Community Fund in 2027 and is opening applications to access this funding on 30th September 2026. Apply for funding for programmes and/or schemes The Active Travel Community Fund enables organisations to apply for funding for programmes and/or schemes which supplement...
European Mobility Week 2026: Mobility for Everyone
European Mobility Week takes place from 16 to 22 September 2026. It’s the European Commission’s campaign to promote sustainable urban travel. The 2026 theme is “Mobility for Everyone” which is about making sure all people can access sustainable transport, no matter their income, location, gender or abilities. Local support for European Mobility Week The NTA...
Every €1 invested in Active Travel infrastructure generates almost €4 in benefits for society
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today published a new report looking at the benefits of the Active Travel Investment Programme which has seen the NTA and local authorities deliver almost 1,000km of active travel infrastructure (2021-2025), hundreds of new pedestrian crossings and junction upgrades and more than a dozen pedestrian and cycling bridges nationwide....
Safe Routes to School 2025 Annual Report – Safer, healthier journeys now possible for children at 60 additional schools
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme continued to deliver significant benefits for school communities across Ireland in 2025, with the 2025 Annual Report showing 60 school infrastructure projects completed during 2025, bringing the total number of completed schemes to 156 since the programme began in 2021. The programme now has 526 schools actively participating...
NTA publishes updated Climate Action Roadmap
Climate Action Roadmap highlights progress on Public Transport Decarbonisation The National Transport Authority (NTA) has published its latest Climate Action Roadmap, outlining continued progress in reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency across public transport and its own operations. Leadership and future outlook The Roadmap reaffirms the NTA’s role as a public sector leader in sustainable...
Publication of Galway and Waterford Shopper Surveys confirms majority of people visiting our city centres arrive by sustainable transport and active travel
Publication of Final City Shopper Surveys The National Transport Authority (NTA) has published the final 2 Surveys in its suite of City Shopper Surveys. These new Surveys for Galway and Waterford provide insights into travel behaviour and spending patterns in the retail core of each city and compliment previously published surveys in Dublin, Cork and...
Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 82,000 cars off Cork roads every day, according to latest Walking and Cycling Index
Over half of Cork Metropolitan Area residents want to walk more and over a third want to cycle more. NTA survey finds 66% of adults in Cork walk or wheel at least five times a week, up from 52% in 2023. The National Transport Authority has today published the findings of its latest survey of...
Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 33,000 cars off Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area roads every day
Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 33,000 cars off Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area roads every day, according to latest Walking and Cycling Index. NTA survey shows increase in number of younger adults cycling. 64% of residents are in favour of additional investment in walking and wheeling, and 54% are in favour of additional investment...
Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 23,000 cars off Galway roads every day, according to latest Walking and Cycling Index
Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 660,000 cars off the road each day in Ireland’s five largest Metropolitan Areas. NTA survey shows increase in number of Galwegians walking and wheeling at least five days a week . Cycling increasing amongst young people. Galway Metropolitan Region Walking and Cycling Index 2025 23,000 return walking and...