9th November 2005
Some 16 billion euro will be spent on rail in Ireland in the next 10 years. That’s according to last week’s much-hyped Transport 21 plan which aims to end gridlock by getting us out of our cars and onto public transport. Continue reading “Time to get back on the bus”
5th September 2001
PRACTICALLY every motorist in Dublin uses the West-Link at some time or another. A great deal of us spend an awful lot of time at it. By the time you read this the shock of the latest toll increase might have lessened a wee bit. Continue reading “3p would transform the Liffey Valley”
15th August 2001
ALL the elements of a good plan are in place to tackle the traffic crisis in Dublin. We’ll have buses, Luas, Metro and a ring road. What more could you want? Continue reading “Road pricing discriminates against the poor”
8th August 2001
You couldn’t have missed the advertisements for the consultation about the upgrade of the M50. We’re all invited to participate. Isn’t that nice? Continue reading “M50 plan breaches fundamental policy”
6th June 2001
A COUPLE of years back I bought a little motor gadget for my bike off the Internet. This device would allow me to pedal downhill and then give me a help going uphill. Continue reading “The case for two-wheeled transport”
14th March 2001
THE North Clondalkin QBC was launched in a blaze of publicity the week before last. This is good news for me as my house lies a hundred yards from the said corridor. Continue reading “QBC’s show the limitations of the on-street option”
11th August 2000
ANOTHER 12 people lost their lives over the Bank Holiday weekend on the South’s roads. A total of 252 people have been killed so far this year, an increase of 15 over the same period last year. Continue reading “Acceleration is the key to road safety”
4th August 2000
I’M not really sure what to make of the Government’s new metro plans but it’s certainly a move in the right direction. Continue reading “Two cheers for the new metro”
2nd June 2000
IT’s got to the stage in this country that any kind of paid-for advice is better than common sense. So it is that all the professionals in the field hail the Luas as our saviour while those with common sense know that it’s going to be a disaster. Continue reading “Time to stop playing with toy trains”
21st January 2000
It is pretty obvious that car ownership in this country will expand until just about every adult has one. That means a figure in excess of two million cars. Given the huge surge in demand this January, they could arrive sooner rather than later. Continue reading “Traffic chaos – try giving out free cars”
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