New BusConnects routes pushed back until January due to risk of Christmas confusion
National Transport Authority says changes would be an ‘unwelcome complication’ in run-up to festive period
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Homes should be built above Donnybrook and Ringsend bus garages, Eamon Ryan says
Eamon Ryan says Ballsbridge is ‘horrific’ for pedestrians and cyclists at final transport committee meeting
The Irish Times view on managing city streets: bus corridors must have priority
Lengthy delays in transport approvals are common, though the BusConnects project is starting to take shape
BusConnects corridor linking Tallaght and Clondalkin to Dublin city centre finally approved
Corridor to run from Square Shopping Centre in Tallaght and Nangor Road, Clondalkin, to Nicholas Street in city centre
Transport chiefs plan to break up Road Safety Agency and start big projects using Apple proceeds
Budget 2025: Eamon Ryan favours investing in metropolitan rail in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford
The Irish Times view on infrastructure projects: time to get bigger, better, faster
With population growth on a seemingly inexorable upward curve, it is indisputable that infrastructure targets need to be revised
Dublin Bus commuters give their views on services: ‘I just wish they were more regular’
Public share their thoughts on Dublin Bus services and network redesign
Dublin’s BusConnects: The issues still preventing it from being fully rolled out
Roll-out of Dublin bus network redesign accompanied by creation of 230km of bus lanes slowed by infrastructure delays and difficulties in hiring drivers
Dublin city centre traffic plan to get first rush-hour test today
Restrictions on city quays in place from Sunday but face first real test on Monday morning
Ringsend BusConnects route with new docklands bridge approved
Bus corridor will link Glass Bottle site to the city via new bridge at the end of the south quays
Dublin City Centre Transport Plan: Council urged to reverse ‘last minute changes’ to proposal
Civil society groups seek meeting with Dublin City Council chief executive Richard Shakespeare
High Court permits Artane resident to pursue challenge over north Dublin bus corridor
Áine Kelly opposed to placement of 24-hour bus stop directly outside cottages with no front gardens
Blackrock Clinic takes court challenge over BusConnects corridor and compulsory land purchase
Hospital chief executive says it supports project ‘in principle’ but believes it will have ‘serious’ negative effect on operations and patients
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‘Cyclists are just lumped in with general traffic’: Change is coming for Dublin’s dangerous junctions
One in four cycling fatalities occur at junctions. Can changes to traffic design make cycling in the city safer?
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It’s not just the ‘far right’ who weaponise climate policies for politically opportunistic reasons
Passenger growth on redesigned BusConnects routes ‘far higher’ than on those with no changes
National Transport Authority to appear before Public Accounts Committee in relation to programme overhauling Dublin’s bus network
Attempt by group of councillors to halt Dublin transport plan fails
Independent councillors sought to rerun public consultation but Green and Labour councillors said doing so would delay improvements
NTA asks High Court to reject woman’s bid to challenge part of BusConnects
An Artane resident is opposed to proposed replacement of two bus shelters with one stop outside houses
Dart+, social housing and hospital beds to benefit from additional €2.25bn for National Development Plan
Minister says some projects hit by construction cost inflation but denies announcement linked general election timing
Legal action from Artane residents threatens new BusConnects corridors in Dublin
First judicial review of BusConnects bus corridor initiated over bus stop placement
National Transport Authority to pay BusConnects partner €350m
Short list of potential firms is being worked on with contract due to be awarded in August
Public transport journeys pass 300m in a single year for the first time
Figures from 2023 show a record year for all modes of public transport in State, exceeding pre-pandemic levels
BusConnects: An Bord Pleanála approves first of 12 new bus corridors for Dublin
Programme aims to overhaul bus system by creating 230km of dedicated lanes in tandem with 200km of cycle tracks
The Irish Times view on Dublin’s traffic plans: finding a way through the gridlock
If there are fewer cars coming into the city, bus transport will improve – and that has to be the direction of travel
Transport projects face delays if ‘huge hole’ in budgets not filled - NTA
Inflation has resulted in a decrease in the value of transport funding in Dublin and nationally, says NTA chief executive Anne Graham
‘No-show buses’ in north Dublin are putting workers at risk of getting sacked, Dáil told
Services ‘disappearing’ from bus stop displays is undermining confidence in public transport and forcing people back into cars, Sinn Féin TD says
Report recommends 7,000 homes at site of former Dunsink, Dublin dump
Fourteen Dublin locations, including rail hubs, identified for ‘intensive’ development of 130,000 homes
NTA denies BusConnects will have ‘negative impact’ on value of Nutley Lane properties in D4
Residents express concern that transport authority plans will have ‘catastrophic’ impact on house prices in the area
Proposed BusConnects project creates privacy issues and security risks, say west Dublin residents
Tallaght/Clondalkin to city centre corridor would put rear gardens and bedroom windows on display from buses, An Bord Pleanála told
Camera surveillance of bus lanes, cycle paths and junctions needed, says National Transport Authority
NTA calls for enforcement to ensure benefits of BusConnects agenda are not undermined
Call for ‘realistic’ estimates on big State projects amid backlash against Government
National Transport Authority warns ‘lump sum’ contracts damaging public confidence when costs overrun
Higher costs push Dublin Bus to small pretax loss for 2022
Passenger numbers rebound sharply as Covid impact recedes but driver shortage hits services
Driver shortages, not funding, the biggest problem facing strategy, transport boss says
‘Deliverability challenges’ remain for Dublin’s transport strategy, council meeting hears
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