A survey conducted by the National Transport Authority reveals that walking and cycling have resulted in 680,000 cars being taken off the roads of Ireland's five largest cities. The study also highlights the high level of support for increased government spending on walking and wheeling.
Walking and cycling has taken 680,000 cars off the roads of Ireland 's five largest cities. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has conducted the largest ever survey of walking, wheeling and cycling in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities. In all of the areas, more than half of adults walk five or more days per week, while at least 15% cycle once a week.In Dublin 71% of residents walk or wheel at least five days a week, and one in four cycle at least once a week.
The report found 530,000 return walking and cycling trips are made each day in the Dublin Metropolitan Area by people who could have used a car. The NTA says"if these cars were all in a traffic jam it would tail back 2,500 kilometres equivalent to over 9 times the distance from Dublin city to Cork city. Finola O'Driscoll, Senior Programme Manager at the National Transport Authority, says the study also found a high level of support for more government spending on walking and wheeling. Ireland is comparing very well with our UK city regio
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