Plan to double bus, rail, and bicycle use by 2035

An ambitious plan for the country’s most congested region aims to double the number of passengers using public transport and bicycles in the next 20 years.

Much of the increase will be due to population and job growth, however, so the true impact of the €10.3bn plan in terms of people switching from their cars to bus and rail will be far less dramatic.

Key elements of the transport strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, which includes Dublin city and county along with counties Meath, Kildare and Wicklow, were already approved by the Government late last year.