Government to launch new transport plan

zootroid

A new transport plan, designed to tackle congestion and slash carbon emissions, will be revealed by the Government later today.

The strategy aims to ensure that hundreds of thousands of commuters leave their cars at home by the year 2020.

In February last year, the Department of Transport published a consultation document on how to get people out of their cars and into sustainable forms of transport.

Later today, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey will release the finalised plan, which will aim to ensure that over 500,000 potential commuters leave their cars at home by 2020.

The plan is expected to include a wide range of measures including encouraging car-sharing, electric vehicles, increased cycling and walking.

It is expected that Minister Dempsey will argue that the plan is a radical and fundamental shift which will significantly change planning policy and how people commute.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0205/transport.html

I don't think telling people to stop using their cars is going to work...

People would happily avail of public transport, so long as it was cheap, reliable, safe, and got them to their destination quickly and on time. Sadly, at a time when the country is facing severe economic difficulities, I don't think this will happen any time soon.

Sensi

LOL! another ridiculous distraction to help people think of something else other than the sever economic crisis the country is going through right now.

About time they thought about transport.. and oh yea.. in 10 years time from now too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just a silly world we live in.

yomchi

Another side show that highlights the complete disconnection this govt has from the people. A transport plan on the back of cuts to public transport - intelligent.

The_Minister

Private buses ftw.

gandalf

TBH what are they going to announce now that they are cutting back on buses and services. Maybe they are going to get us all one of the attached.

Smoke screen time again from the bluffers.