Galway Transportation Unit seeks views on what would encourage and support you and your colleagues, classmates … to make this change
Census figures for Galway City illustrate that the total percentage of people travelling to work or education by bike is 4.6% and 8.6% by bus. In comparison 52.2% of the population travel by car either as a driver (36.5%) or passenger (15.7%). Travel by foot in the City is high at 26.7% as compared with the national figure of 15.5%, however this figure has fallen since 1996 when 29.5% of the population of Galway City walked to work or education.
To encourage and promote a significant increase in more sustainable methods of travel in Galway, Galway Transportation Unit in conjunction with members of the Integrated Transportation Coordinating Group, Galway City Development Board seeks viewpoints/ideas/suggestions from groups or individuals on what would encourage and support their organisation, co-workers, classmates, community group, club members etc. to choose to walk, cycle or take the bus more frequently in Galway.
All viewpoints received will input to the Galway application process for the National Smarter Travel Areas Competition, for which the Department of Transport has allocated a budget of €50 million. The aim of this national competition is: ‘to deliver outstanding examples of sustainable travel in urban and rural areas’, see www.galwaycity.ie or www.smartertravel.ie.
All submissions, which can be very detailed or simply a one line idea can be forwarded to Galway Transportation Unit at gtu@galwaycity.ie or posted to Galway Transportation Unit, Galway City Council, City Hall, College Road, Galway. The deadline for receipt of your ideas/suggestions is Friday October 2, 2009 at 1.00pm. Further information can be obtained by contacting Galway Transportation Unit at: (091) 894328.
Galway Transportation Unit,
Galway City Council
Tel: (091) 894332
Email: gtu@galwaycity.ie