Smarter Travel – Policy and Context
Wednesday 11 September, 2013.
Denise Keoghan/Clare Smith
Sustainable Transport Division
Department of Transport Tourism & Sport
Smarter Travel Policy Framework
Published 2009 - 49 actions in total, corresponding
to 4 key actions types:
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Reducing the need to travel
Providing alternatives to the car
Improving fuel and energy efficiency
Strengthening institutional arrangements to
deliver targets
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Ambition
By 2020, our ambition is to improve the quality of
life for our citizens by:
• Reducing modal share for cars from 65% to 45% 500,000 commuters switch to other forms of
transport - walking, cycling, public transport
• Ensuring that total car kms do not increase
significantly
• Emissions savings
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2012-2016
Multi-Annual Programme
• Funding approved for 5-year multi-annual
support programme
• Opportunity to address smarter travel objectives
in a more strategic, systematic and planned
manner
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Programme Delivery
• Smarter Travel Areas
• Active Travel Towns
• National Cycle Network
• Regional City Bikes
• Smarter Workplaces/Smarter Campuses
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National Cycle Network
• €7m 2012/2013 funding programme to support
16 local authority NCN and greenway projects
being developed across Ireland
– Links to tourism
– Recreational cycling
– Proven economic return
– Culture of cycling
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National
Cycle Networks
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Lessons Learned
Successes and Demands
Scoping and Estimated Costs
Evaluation
Delivery Mechanisms
Guidance and Signage
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Active Travel Towns
Experience to Date
• Most Local Authorities now have a strategy for
the development of cycling and walking for
towns with populations in the region of 5,000 or
greater
• Local Authorities required to demonstrate that
they understand that modal shift is of paramount
importance
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Active Travel Towns
Lessons learned
• Focus to date has been on the delivery of
infrastructure
• Greater focus required on evaluation of changes
• Greater focus on softer measures to encourage
modal shift
• Community support is key to change
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Active Travel Towns
• 4 towns have now completed their plans
• 8 towns are in year two of the programme
Feedback from Local Authorities???
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