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National Sustainable Mobility Policy | Year One Progress Report
ANNEX I
SMP Action Status to end April 2023
In the tables below, references to CAP actions (or to actions which complement CAP actions) should be taken to mean the Climate Action Plan 2021 (CAP21) which helped to inform the drafting of the SMP and its action plan, rather than the more recent CAP23.
Actions are categorised according to status at end April. Where actions have made advances in the interim, this is reflected in the ‘Progress’ column.
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| No. | Action | Proposed Output | SMP Deadline | Status | Progress | ASI |
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| 25 | Increase provision of park and ride/ share at transport interchanges. (CAP action 260) | Implementation of GDA Park and Ride Strategy commenced. | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Implementation has commenced, with planning applications in development for three Park and Ride sites. | Shift |
| 32 | Implement an enhanced rural transport system through delivery of Connecting Ireland. (Complements CAP action 245) | Connecting Ireland programme commenced for bus, rail and alternative solutions. | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Implementation of enhanced services through the Connecting Ireland plan has commenced with the details of Phase 1 set out in the NTA’s first quarterly bulletin at https://www. nationaltransport.ie/wp- content/uploads/2022/11/ Connecting-Ireland- Quarterly-Bulletin-Issue-1. pdf | Shift |
| 39 | Establish a Demand Management Unit within the Department of Transport to develop an approach to traffic demand management taking account of the recommendations of the Five Cities Demand Management Study. (Complements CAP actions 250 and 258) | Unit established. | 2022 Q4 | Complete | This work will be led by the Sustainable Mobility Management and Implementation Division, which was established in autumn 2022. | Avoid |
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| 42 | Expand Walking and Cycling Index to Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford to assess infrastructure; travel behaviour; the impact of walking and cycling; and new initiatives in each city. | Survey expanded to regional cities. | 2023 Q4 | Complete | Walking and Cycling Index has been rolled out to the regional cities and surveys are underway. Following the surveys, individual reports will be prepared and published in early 2024. | Shift |
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| 51 | Ensure all transport operators are contractually obliged to put in place operational procedures to assist people with mobility difficulties in event of unplanned service disruptions. | Contracts updated | 2022 Q4 | Complete | All PSO contracts have been updated to include a requirement for these operational procedures. | Shift |
| 53 | Introduce Young Adult Card on a phased basis. (Complements CAP action 248) | Card introduced | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Following initial rollout on PSO services, Young Adult Leap Card implemented on all services in September 2022 and now moved to Business-as-Usual Operations. | Shift |
| 54 | Fund the establishment of units within local authorities to implement active travel schemes in accordance with best practice and national design guidance. | Units established | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Units have been established in all 31 local authorities. | Shift |
| 55 | Establish an infrastructure audit team to review compliance with national design guidance and assess value for money approaches in design and construction. | Audit team established | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Arrangements have been put in place allowing for appropriate reviews and assessments. | Shift |
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| 59 | Update national standards and project management guidelines to facilitate all road users on the national road network including the delivery of public transport facilities. | Standards and guidelines updated | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Workstream coordinated by National Guidelines and Standards Group (related to Action 63). Significant work has been done to update standards on national roads around cycling, bus priority measures, and other measures. | Avoid |
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| 63 | Establish a department- led standing coordination group to oversee Guidelines and Standards for roads, traffic, cycling and active travel to ensure: - Safe System Approach - Consistency - Quality/Audit - Education/ Training (RSS action 54) | ---- | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Coordination group has been established and will continue its oversight. This action relates closely to others across the SMP regarding guidelines, standards, and training. | Shift |
| 70 | Establish a Leadership Group to oversee implementation of the Policy and delivery of the action plan. | Leadership Group established | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Leadership Group established in May 2022. Group met on a monthly basis in the set-up phase, moving to quarterly meetings from January 2023. | All |
| 71 | Convene a National Sustainable Mobility Forum to engage with stakeholders on progress in relation to the Policy. | Forum established | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Inaugural Forum took place in Athlone, Co. Westmeath on 20 April 2023. | All |
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| 74 | Establish a network and mechanisms to advise on, agree and focus resources towards research priorities that provide an evidence base for implementation of the Policy, drawing on national and international best practice. | Network and mechanisms established | 2022 Q4 | Complete | Network and mechanisms have been established. | All |
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| 80 | Establish a working group of the DHLGH, the D/ Transport, NTA and LDA to consider opportunities for transport led development in our major urban centres. (HfA Policy Objective 26.1) | ---- | 2021 Q4 | Complete | Working Group was established in December 2021 to consider opportunities for transport orientated development (TOD) in the five cities and to also review opportunities for better integration of land use and transport in regional centres. The Group has completed a review of TOD opportunities in Dublin and is now focusing on TOD opportunities in the wider eastern region and in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford in 2023. | Avoid |
| 81 | Require all transport operators and mobility service providers to provide open data for mobility services across Ireland. | Contracts updated | 2023 Q4 | Complete | Mobility data enabling journey planning and real- time passenger information is provided by NTA systems or by operators under contractual requirements. | Shift |
| 84 | Rollout new multi- modal National Journey Planner. | Planner rolled out | 2022 Q4 | Complete | The new TFI Live application was launched in February 2023 | Shift |
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