Brian Keegan: Flexible incentive for the return of the office commute

An efficient and tax subsidised commuter ticket could be effective in helping us do our bit to address climate change

A report concluded that the increase in commuting by bicycle was not in direct proportion to the number of claimants under the Cycle to Work scheme. 

The new proposals for the upgrade to the road between Cork and Limerick include the notion of promoting "active travel" - cycling and walking. Nudging people towards options which don't involve the use of fossil fuels is no longer just politically correct. 

In an era of climate change, it is imperative. We have to be prompted to take wider considerations such as the good of the environment into the decision-making process.