Transport
Contentious strategy to reduce private car use in cities to go to cabinet shortly
Among the proposals include increasing street parking charges and establishing low-emission zones in cities, this newspaper understands
A new demand management strategy to reduce car use is to go to cabinet shortly, with recommendations around higher parking charges in city centres, reallocating road space, removing parking spaces, and low-emissions zones.
The demand management strategy was instigated last year by Eamon Ryan, the minister for transport, in an effort to reduce car use in urban centres and help reach the country’s transport climate targets.
A cross-departmental steering group was established, and six working ...