2. Draft Transport Strategy
Objective:
“To contribute to the economic, social and cultural progress of the Greater Dublin Area by providing for the efficient, effective and sustainable movement of people and goods”.

3. Key Issues and Transport Challenges
Population Growth
GDA population to increase by almost ½ million by 2035
Total population of 2.3 million
Employment Growth
800,000 Jobs in 2035 (Excluding mobile jobs)
Equating to 50% of the State’s Employment

4. Key Issues and Transport Challenges
Overall Growth in Travel Demand of 25% to 2035

5. Key Issues and Transport Challenges
On-going suburbanisation and growth of peripheral areas
Re-emergence of congestion, particularly on the M50 and other strategic routes
Increased mode share for car for all trips and increased car ownership
Need to cater for significant recent increases in cycling numbers and to address serious infrastructural deficiencies
Significant infrastructural gaps in the heavy rail and light rail networks
Capacity issues on parts of light rail network
Discontinuity of bus corridors leading to delays
Remaining legacy issues with bus services – frequency, reliability, complex fare and network structures
Pedestrians are poorly provided for in many locations in town and city centres – clutter, lack of crossings and short crossing times

6. Developing the Draft Transport Strategy
Builds on extensive work done for previous draft transport strategy
Takes account of revised population and employment projections
Aims to provide transport solutions to support the land use planning vision for the region
Supports / aligns with national and regional policies and objectives
Underpinned by a suite of technical studies and assessments

7. Draft Transport Strategy Proposals
The strategy infrastructure proposals are presented by mode of transport, as follows:
Heavy Rail
Light Rail
Bus
Cycling
Walking
Roads
In addition the Strategy addresses the areas of:
Freight
Demand Management
Park and Ride / Parking Supply
Services and Fares
Small public service vehicles
Accessibility and Integration
Land Use Integration and Behavioural Change

8. Heavy Rail Infrastructure

9. Heavy Rail Proposals Phoenix Park Tunnel City Centre Re-signalling
Reopen this tunnel for passenger services which will link the Kildare / Cork line to the city centre
City Centre Re-signalling
Increased train capacity through the city centre – facilitates the Phoenix Park Tunnel services + the DART Expansion Programme
DART Expansion Programme
DART network expanded to Drogheda, Hazelhatch (on Kildare line), Maynooth, and Pace
Includes DART Underground, a tunnel linking the Kildare Line to the City Centre and allowing DART services to connect to the Maynooth, Northern and South-Eastern lines
Train Control Centre
Replacement of existing control centre
Potential to integrate other control centres to deliver enhanced co-ordination across modes
New Stations
Where required, but includes Pelletstown and Woodbrook

10. Heavy Rail Network

11. Light Rail Infrastructure

12. Light Rail Proposals New Metro North Metro South
Metro link from St. Stephen’s Green to Swords and serving Dublin Airport, operating in-tunnel under Dublin City Centre, and providing a high-frequency, high-capacity service
Metro South
Extending from St. Stephen’s Green to Bride’s Glen. Completes a full high capacity north-south cross-city rail corridor running from Swords to Bride’s Glen through the central spine of the Metropolitan Area
Luas Cross City (under construction)
Connecting St. Stephen’s Green to Broombridge and intersecting with the Red Line at Abbey Street
Luas to Bray
Extension of Luas Green Line to Bray, providing a second rail alternative to this large town, connecting to the city centre and major destinations along the corridor at Cherrywood, Sandyford and Dundrum
Luas to Lucan
This provides a high capacity link into the centre of Lucan’s large residential areas to the south of the N4 national road, and connecting to the city centre
Luas to Finglas
Extension of Luas Cross City to provide a light rail link to the Finglas area
Luas to Poolbeg
Red Line extension to Poolbeg, linking to this future development area south of the Liffey

13. Light Rail Network

14. Bus / Bus Rapid Transit

15. Bus / Bus Rapid Transit Core Bus Network Bus Rapid Transit
Strategy proposes a “Core Bus Network” comprising:
16 radial bus corridors;
3 orbital bus corridors; and
6 regional bus corridors.
This core network represents the busiest bus routes in the region with high passenger volumes, requiring a high frequency of bus services.
In order to ensure an efficient, reliable and effective bus system, it is intended to develop this Core Bus Network to achieve, as far as practicable, continuous priority for bus movement on the portions of the Core Bus Network within the Metropolitan Area.
Bus Rapid Transit
Blanchardstown to UCD
Clongriffin to Tallaght
+ Upgrade of Swords QBC (or parts of) up to BRT level of service

16. Core Radial Bus Network

17. Core Orbital Bus Network

18. Core Regional Bus Network

19. Overall Core Bus Network

20. Cycling Infrastructure
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Cycling Infrastructure

21. GDA Cycle Network Plan
To construct the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network, expanding the urban cycle network to over 1,485 kilometres in length, and with over 1,300 kilometres of new connections between towns in the rural areas of the GDA.
The network is intended to provide a quality of service sufficient to attract new cyclists, as well as catering for the increasing numbers of existing cyclists.
In developing the infrastructure, it is intended that the key routes will be, to the extent practicable, segregated routes, where the cyclist is safely separated from motorised vehicular traffic

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Walking

23. Walking
Provide a safer, more comfortable and more convenient walking environment for those with mobility, visual and hearing impairments, and for those using buggies and prams
Widen footpaths
Remove clutter
Additional pedestrianisation schemes
Lower speed limits where appropriate
Revise road junctions
Reduce pedestrian waiting times
Better signage and information
Support enforcement of laws

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Roads

25. Roads National Road Network Upgrades Regional and Local Roads
N7 from the M50 to Naas
M50 Widening from Sandyford to M11
M11/N11 improvements
N3/M3 from the M50 to Clonee
Slane Bypass
New connection from Dublin Port Tunnel to South Port area
Additional motorway service areas
Regional and Local Roads
Enhance orbital movement outside of the M50
Safety improvements
Road links to serve development areas
Principles of Road Development
Sets out principles against which road proposals should be assessed
Includes no significant increase in road capacity on radial roads inside the M50

26. Freight

27. Freight
Implement demand management measures on the M50 motorway to ensure that it retains sufficient capacity to fulfil its strategic functions, including freight movement;
Ensure that the Dublin Port Tunnel continues to perform its primary function of providing access to Dublin Port for freight traffic;
Provide for the continuation of the current Dublin City HGV Management Strategy and for its further expansion to other vehicle types
Assess the potential for, and, if appropriate, introduce, similar HGV management measures in other town centres in the GDA;
Support the provision of goods vehicle parking facilities at on-line motorway service areas and other appropriate locations within the GDA;
Seek the introduction of specific delivery arrangements in large urban centres, including Dublin City Centre, which targets deliveries outside of peak commuting hours and, preferably, outside of daytime business hours; and
Support the introduction of low impact delivery schemes in Dublin City Centre and other town centres, for example, by using smaller, quieter and lower emissions vehicles.

28. Demand Management

29. Demand Management
Encourage land use policies which support the provision of new development in locations and at densities which enable the efficient provision of public transport
Seek the application of maximum parking standards for all new developments
Seek reductions in the availability of workplace parking in urban centres to discourage car commuting, where alternative transport options are available
Seek the implementation of demand management measures on the M50 motorway to ensure that it retains sufficient capacity to fulfil its strategic functions
Seek the implementation, at the appropriate time, of demand management measures to address congestion issues on the radial national routes approaching the M50 motorway
Support the introduction or expansion of on-street parking controls, and charging structures, that seek to reduce commuter parking and which contribute to greater parking turnover for non-commuting purposes;
Assess the need for the introduction of parking charges at out-of-town retail centres, to reduce the congestion potential at these locations
Support and facilitate the implementation and expansion of:
Workplace Travel Plans for all large employers;
Tailored travel planning information provision for residential areas;
Travel Plans for schools, colleges and all education campuses; and
Car club schemes and car sharing.

30. Park and Ride

31. Park & Ride Proposals
Develop a network of strategic rail-based park and ride facilities at appropriate points where rail services intersect with the national road network, adjacent to, or outside of, the M50. These facilities are, or would be, located at:
Swords
Finglas
Dunboyne
Liffey Valley
Naas Road
Carrickmines
Greystones / Bray
Additional local park and ride facilities at appropriate locations
Potential for some bus-based park and ride, in particular, close to high quality road corridors leading from Hinterland towns

32. Non Infrastructure Measures

33. Other Non-Infrastructural Measures
Transport Services and Integration
Increase bus services and frequencies in line with demand
Improve Bus Stops and Shelters
Increases to frequency of rail services
Continue the process of simplification of fares
Enhanced passenger information systems
Measures to optimising interchange and transport facilities
Improve accessibility for mobility impaired persons
Measures in relation to small public service vehicles
Expansion of local transport services
Environmental measures
Land Use Integration and Behavioural Change
Sets out strategic and local planning principles for the integration of land use and transport planning

34. Outcomes of the Strategy
The strategy elements combine to provide the necessary capacity to meet the required 25% increase in travel demand from 2011 to 2035
Percentage commuting by car to work falls from 62.2% to 44.9%
Percentage walking and cycling to work rises from 16.2% to 29.3%
More extensive catchment within 1 hour’s catchment of city centre by public transport
Overall approximate cost of the measures in the Draft transport Strategy is €10 billion
Benefit to Cost Ratio of 1.3:1

35. Process Public consultation runs to 13th November
Consultations will be reviewed and draft strategy will be revised as required
Final draft transport strategy will be provided to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for his determination
Minister may approve the draft strategy, reject it or approve it with modifications