Getting Into Dublin City Centre on an Average Morning

GETTING INTO Transport for Ireland DUBLIN CITY CENTRE ON AN AVERAGE MORNING 2013 14% 7% 8% CONTINUES THE TREND OF 4% THE PAST 3 YEARS WITH AN INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT Three modes of public Increase between PASSENGERS AND OF transport and cycling 2012 and 2013 in CYCLISTS all showed increases number of public from 2012 numbers transport users Since 1980, Dublin City Council (DCC) has been conducting traffic counts at 33 locations around the cordon formed by the Royal and Grand Canals. The counts are conducted during the month of November, between 07:00 and 10:00, each year. IN 2013 A 2% travelled by Taxi 29% 13% travelled by rail travelled by bus 6% A 36% 5% travelled by Luas travelled by car cycled 9% walked Mode share of people crossing the Canal Cordon - 33 locations around the cordon formed by the Royal 35% PREVIOUS YEARS and Grand Canals - 2006 to 2013 30% 25% BUS 20% 15% RAIL 10% 5% LUAS 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 ON AN AVERAGE NOVEMBER MORNING IN 2013 56,000 > 25,000 passengers travelled by bus into the city passengers travelled by rail into the city 11,000 > 9,000 6 passengers travelled by Luas into the city people travelled by bike into the city 17,000 68,000 people travelled on foot into the city passengers travelled by car into the city TRENDS 2006 TO 2013 29% 3.2 % CYCLISTS UP 87% Cycling and walking is now greater Bus mode share Inter-City Rail, suburban has held steadily at rail and DART lost than rail approximately 29% a share of travel For more information, visit transportforlreland.ie Transport for Ireland Data retrieved by the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council | Canal Cordon Report 2006-2013 RAIL LUAS BUS CYCLING