Council to monitor traffic through Cork City to improve transport planning

Sixteen sensors across 12 locations will track how people traverse through the city — but no personal data will be retained

In 2023, a UCC study suggested that road transport accounted for 29% of emissions in Cork city. File picture: Chani Anderson

Cork City Council is set to monitor the vehicles that pass through key points of the city each day as it seeks to improve its transport planning and “climate-related analysis”.

It has gone out to tender for a new contract for the monitoring solution across Cork, which will see 16 sensors across 12 locations tracking how people traverse through the city.