Smarter Travel - A Sustainable Transport Future: A New Transport Policy for Ireland 2009-2020

Laws and Policies

CCLW

CCLW national policies

Law passed

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<li>This document reflects the government's vision and required measures to have a sustainable transport system by 2020. It sets out below five goals:To reduce overall travel demand</li>
<li>To maximize the efficiency of the transport network</li>
<li>To reduce reliance on fossil fuels</li>
<li>To reduce transport emissions</li>
<li>To improve accessibility to transport</li>
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&nbsp; In order to achieve these goals and ultimately ensure that sustainable travel and transport is in place by 2020, the following key targets are proposed:
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<li>Future population and employment growth will take place predominantly in sustainable compact forms, which would reduce the need to travel for employment and services</li>
<li>500,000 more people will make alternative means to commute and total share of car commuting will drop from 65% to 45%</li>
<li>Support and provide alternative methods such as walking, cycling and public transport, to rise the share to 55% of total commuter journeys to work</li>
<li>Total kilometres travelled by the car fleets in 2020 will not increase significantly from current levels</li>
<li>Reduction of GHG emission from transport sector will be achieved compared to the 2005 level</li>
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&nbsp; Following these objectives and targets, following key actions are proposed:
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<li>Reduce distance travelled by private cars and encourage smarter travel (e.g. encourage people to live close to workplaces, use pricing mechanisms or fiscal measures to encourage behavioural changes)</li>
<li>Ensure alternatives to the car are more widely available, mainly through radically improved public transport service and through investment in cycling and walking.</li>
<li>Improve the fuel efficiency of motorised transport through improved fleet structure, energy efficient driving and alternative technologies.</li>
<li>Strengthen institutional arrangements to deliver the targets.</li>
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&nbsp; The 2017 <a href="https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/climate-action/publications/Documents/7/National%20Mitigation%20Plan%202017.pdf" target="_self">National Mitigation Plan</a> lists a number of plans, schemes and frameworks building on this document to achieve decarbonisation in the transport sector.