BusConnects plan drives a wedge between frustrated commuters and fearful homeowners

Frustrated bus users say something has to be done to make services run on time. Picture: Larry Cummins
The first round of public consultation has just concluded on the most expensive part of the ambitious BusConnects Cork scheme — the design of 12 strategic transport corridors (STCs) or super-bus and bike-lane routes.
These are draft proposals which could cut bus journey times in half, at the expense of hundreds of homes losing portions of gardens and the removal of hundreds of on-street parking spaces — and it is clear that the National Transport Authority (NTA) has hit a few speed bumps already.
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