Episode 4: A Different Road
Presenter: Dr Clare Kambamettu
Synopsis:
If a well designed, efficient transport system is the sign of a healthy society, then Ireland needs a lifeline.
Ireland’s transport system is dysfunctional, decades of bad planning and underinvestment in public transport, has left Ireland one of the most car dependent countries in the world. Which we see every day in congestion, long commutes and high emissions.
Now with recent fuel price hikes and legally binding targets to reduce emissions from transport, Dr Clare Kambamettu explores the changes needed to meet these targets and the barriers that stand in the way. What would these changes mean for the everyday commuter as Ireland’s transport system tries to finally move into the 21st century?