A privately-funded rapid transport network is being proposed for Dublin. Jed van de Poll, Dublin Metro CEO, explains an alternative to the Government-supported project Metrolink Metro Dublin has a grand vision for the capital city’s public transport. Metro Dublin has a grand vision for the capital city’s public transport. It is possible to put our network underground forming a ‘backbone’ for mobility in Dublin. Through a desire for a better quality of life and sheer frustration, Dubliners understand the need for a mass transit public transport system.A European Commission Report in 2016 warned ‘a key weakness in Ireland’s economy is the lack of a Dublin mass transit system… critical for competitiveness, environment, quality of life, housing and mandatory emission reduction targets’.Why is Metro Dublin offering an extensive metro network for Dublin?Well — here are just a few reasons:This year was scheduled to see the completion of Metro North. The genesis of that noble venture goes back to 1975 when CIÉ’s general manager John Byrne announced the Dublin Rail Rapid Transit System (DRRTS) for the new towns of Ballymun, Blanchardstown, Tallaght and Clondalkin.In 1990, however, CIÉ dropped the proposal in favour of a tram system. Five years later, the Dublin Transportation… Read full this story
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