Michael Moynihan: We should consider introducing free public transport in Cork
Paying attention to the bus as the workhorse of commuting and urban transport means prioritising it through dedicated bus lanes around the city.
A computer-generated image of the Cork LUAS system as part of the CMATS. Introducing free bus travel in Cork is not as outlandish as it sounds. You only have to look toward France and Estonia for inspiration.
Thu, 28 Jan, 2021 - 07:42
How many readers can recall Singles, a movie released back in 1992 featuring Campbell Scott, Bridget Fonda and sundry others? If the two actors mentioned above locate it precisely in a particular time, so does the grunge-era soundtrack, which is appropriate to its Seattle setting. I don’t raise it here because the Mudhoney revival is overdue it isn’t but because the Campbell Scott character, Steve, is germane this morning.
Engineers hired for radical overhaul of Cork city bus routes
The new hires are part of one of the most radical overhauls of the city’s public transport system in decades.
The same company was appointed in 2017 to review Dublin’s bus network, with its recommendations set to be implemented this year. File picture.
Tue, 19 Jan, 2021 - 14:11
Eoin English
Engineering teams have been hired to design a dozen core bus corridors (CBCs) and one orbital bus route in Cork city as part of one of the most radical overhauls of the city’s public transport system in decades.
And in a separate but linked move, public transport experts, Jarrett Walker & Associates, are set to review the city’s existing bus services with a focus on how many buses operate where, when and how often - and to design an improved network.