Smarter Travel - A Sustainable Transport Future: A New Transport Policy for Ireland 2009-2020
Category: Executive
Document Type: Policy
Role: Main
This Irish transport policy sets goals, targets, and actions for 2009-2020 to establish a sustainable transport system by reducing car reliance, promoting alternatives, improving efficiency, and cutting emissions.
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A Sustainable
Transport Future
A New Transport Policy for Ireland 2009 - 2020
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Contents
Foreword by An Taoiseach _________________________________________________________ 5
Foreword by the Minister for Transport ______________________________________________ 7
Executive Summary _______________________________________________________________ 8
Chapter 1: Trends in Travel and Transport ___________________________________________ 14
Chapter 2: Outcome of Public Consultation Process _________________________________ 18
Chapter 3: Government Vision: Overall Targets ______________________________________ 24
Chapter 4: Actions to Encourage Smarter Travel _____________________________________ 30
Chapter 5: Actions to Deliver Alternative Ways of Travelling ___________________________ 38
Chapter 6: Actions to Improve the Efficiency of Motorised Transport ___________________ 48
Chapter 7: Actions to Ensure Integrated Delivery of the Policy _________________________ 54
Chapter 8: Progress over the Short, Medium and Long Term __________________________ 60
Glossary ________________________________________________________________________ 64
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Foreword by An TaoiseachTags: Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Transport, Research And Development, Energy Demand, Energy Supply, Buses, Carbon Pricing, Cities, Climate Change, Climate Protection, Consultation, Cycling, Deadline, Development, E Buses, Electricity, Electromobility, Energy Efficiency, Energy Transition, Evs, Finance, Fossil Fuel Phase Out, Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuels Curbing Measures, Fuels, Funding, Ghg, Governance, Green Investments, Guidance, Healthy Environment, Housing, Incentive, Infrastructure, Innovation, Investment, Land Use, Limits On Fossil Fuels, Mitigation, Modal Shift, National Energy And Climate Plans, Physical Activity, Planning, Policy, Public Transport, Rail, Regulation, Renewable Energy, Report, Spatial Planning, Subsidies, Tax, Tax Incentives, Technology, Travel, Walking
Sector: Buildings;Energy;Transport