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The National Sustainable Mobility Policy was published in April 2022. The Policy sets out a strategic framework to 2030 for active travel (walking and cycling) and public transport journeys. The SMP is accompanied by an Action Plan to 2025 detailing 91 actions to support the achievement of key sustainable mobility targets, which were further defined in the Climate Action Plan 2023. These key Climate Action Plan targets are a 50% increase in daily active travel journeys, a 130% increase in daily public transport journeys, and a 20% reduction in total vehicle kilometres travelled by 2030.

for delivery by year end; five actions are completed annually or on an ongoing basis; a further

five have been modified; and 29

are either already delayed or a

delay is anticipated

The Year Three Progress Report provides a detailed update on progress across each of the 91 actions to date. To date, 46 actions are complete; six are on schedule for delivery by year end; five actions are completed annually or on an ongoing basis; a further five had been modified to better address the intended outcome, in some cases lengthening delivery timescales; and finally, 29 are already delayed (based on stated timelines in the action plan) or a delay is anticipated, acknowledging that significant progress has been achieved in most of these.

governance structures in place to oversee delivery of the Policy. Additional sections set out the progress that has been made on policy developments since the publication of the SMP in the areas of shared mobility and demand management, as well as spotlighting work that has been done to improve accessibility in the sustainable mobility space.

Finally, the report assesses the outcome of policy measures taken to date in achieving the Key Performance Indicators established at the outset of the Policy, as well as progress underway in meeting the Programme for Government commitment to develop a new Action Plan covering the remaining years of the SMP.

The report also outlines the work of key initiatives established as part of the SMP: the SMP Pathfinder Programme and the National Sustainable Mobility Forum, as well as the

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National Sustainable Mobility Policy and Action Plan

The National Sustainable Mobility Policy (SMP) was published in April 2022 and sets out a strategic framework to 2030 for active travel (walking and cycling) and public transport journeys to help Ireland meet its climate obligations, as well as its social and economic objectives. It is accompanied by an action plan to 2025 which contains actions to improve and expand sustainable mobility options across the country by providing safe, green, accessible and efficient alternatives to car journeys.

The 91 actions in the SMP Action Plan 2022-2025 are grouped under 10 high-level Goals, all stemming from the SMP’s three overarching principles:

Safe and Green Mobility

Key Principle

1. Improve Mobility Safety.

2. Decarbonise Public Transport.

3. Expand availability of sustainable mobility in metropolitan areas.

4. Expand availability of sustainable mobility in regional and rural areas.

5. Encourage people to choose sustainable mobility over the private car.

People-Focused Mobility

Key Principle

6.Take a whole of journey approach to mobility, promoting inclusive access for all.

7.Design infrastructure according to Universal Design Principles and the Hierarchy of Road Users model.

8.Promote sustainable mobility through research and citizen engagement.

Better-Integrated Mobility

9. Better integrate land use and transport planning at all levels.

Key Principle

10. Promote smart and integrated mobility through innovative technologies and development of appropriate regulation.

A dedicated division within the Department of Transport was established in September 2022 to manage the SMP portfolio and to act as a secretariat to the SMP Leadership Group and Delivery Team which work to oversee and drive implementation of the SMP Action Plan and the SMP Pathfinder Programme, respectively.