Greater Dublin Area Draft Transport Strategy 2011-2030

12.3.2 Objective 2 Improve economic competitivenessNo.SubobjectiveStrategyscoreMeasures which supportthe sub-objectivePredicted outcomes by2030 from Strategy (basedon 3-hour AM peak modeloutputs)2.1 Improvejourneytimereliabilityforbusinesstraveland themovementof goodsLU4BUS2BUS3BUS5BUS11RAIL1RAIL2RAIL3RAIL4RAIL9RAIL13TCC2INT5ROAD4ROAD5ROAD6ROAD7Maximum parking standardsMetropolitan bus serviceimprovementsHinterland town bus servicesExpress bus links to DublinCity CentreReduce on-street terminationand lay-overDART UndergroundNorthern line capacity andelectrificationKildare line capacity andelectrificationMaynooth line electrification/ extensionGreen line Metro upgrade andextensionReview Metro and Luasservice patternsTaxi interchange with publictransportPark and RideTraffic management on localauthority roadsTraffic management onstrategic roadsDriver informationManagement of roadworksMeasured by the numberof trips made on both roadlinks and public transportservices which are workingclose to or above capacity,the Strategy leads to thenumber of public transportservices operating overcapacity falling by 11%– even though passengernumbers have risen. On theroad, vehicle kilometresaffected fall by 7%.Management measureswill be beneficial at thelocal level and reduce theimpact of incidents andad-hoc delays such as fromroadworks – on averagethese cause 40% of alldelays to traffic.New public transportlinks into and across theCity Centre will createsignificant opportunitiesfor short business trips bypublic transport – thoughmany in practice maytransfer from walkingand taxis – as will linksbetween Designatedcentres around the M50and rail links to the‘Hinterland’ towns.ROAD8Management of parking,waiting and loadingROAD9Enforcement of parking andtraffic offencesChapter 12: page 8 www.2030vision.ie