Brian Caulfield
@briancaulfield.bsky.social
Professor in Transportation, Dept of Civil Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Research in Transport, Public Transport, Transport Emissions & Climate Change. https://peoplefinder.tcd.ie/Profile?Username=CAULFIB
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Excited to see the CONUNDRUM project featured in tonight’s episode of “10 Things to Know About…” on @rte.ie 1 at 8:30pm.
@tcddublin.bsky.social Engineering is proud to contribute through Prof @briancaulfield.bsky.social , Dr Conor Dowling & Dr Abhilash Singh.
#CONUNDRUM #RTÉ #10ThingsToKnowAbout
@tcddublin.bsky.social Engineering is proud to contribute through Prof @briancaulfield.bsky.social , Dr Conor Dowling & Dr Abhilash Singh.
#CONUNDRUM #RTÉ #10ThingsToKnowAbout
Free Bus Éireann? Could free Mamdani's free bus policy work in Ireland?
In New York City, newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a platform of making buses free to make life in the city more affordable.
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I joined @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social to discuss..
In New York City, newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a platform of making buses free to make life in the city more affordable. Would free public transport work in Ireland?
www.newstalk.com/news/buses-2...
In New York City, newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a platform of making buses free to make life in the city more affordable. Would free public transport work in Ireland?
www.newstalk.com/news/buses-2...
Big infrastructure projects but who will build them?
Brian Caulfield from School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin
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I joined @philipb-h.bsky.social earlier on the Today show on @rteone.rte.ie to discuss the volume of public transport projects to deliver in Dublin and how to deliver them
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Transport 21 Plan
Government announces plans to expand and upgrade the public transport network.
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Lets hope in 20 years time we dont have videos like this of the current transport plans for our city, where we look back with regret because nothing happened......
www.rte.ie/archives/202...
www.rte.ie/archives/202...
Would free buses work in Dublin and ease traffic congestion?
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has tapped into frustration with city’s service by pledging to make it free
www.irishtimes.com
Nice article by Eoin Burke Kennedy in the @irishtimes.com today on free public transport
My 2 cents in the article "the money would be better spent on extending Luas lines and delivering new urban rail services in our regional cities."
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My 2 cents in the article "the money would be better spent on extending Luas lines and delivering new urban rail services in our regional cities."
www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
Extension of Luas line to Finglas granted permission and could be completed by 2031
The new line in Dublin is expected to cost about €600 million
www.irishtimes.com
Great news, Luas Finglas joins Metrolink, 12 BusConnects corridors, DART+ West & South West on the list of Dublin public transport projects with planning permission ..... now for delivery
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
Delighted to see our policy brief on e-cargo bikes published by @seai-ie.bsky.social
www.seai.ie/sites/defaul...
www.seai.ie/sites/defaul...
Fantastic new research from @eiturbanmobility.eu on the benefits of bike share schemes
www.eiturbanmobility.eu/wp-content/u...
www.eiturbanmobility.eu/wp-content/u...
Thank you
Brian Caulfield: Now Metrolink is going ahead, what’s the next rail project for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway?
If Luas Finglas is delivered on time, there will have been a 15-year gap since the last Luas extension
www.irishtimes.com
Imagine if Ireland could lay rail tracks as quickly as it builds roads.... my article in the @irishtimes.com today
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Situating the E-Cargo Bike in an Emerging Cycling Network: A Qualitative Study
In many low-cycling contexts, cycling is routinely marginalised in transport planning practice while, in everyday traffic interactions, cyclists are frequently disregarded as legitimate road users. E-...
activetravelstudies.org
📣 New research just published. Thank you @seai-ie.bsky.social for supporting the work
To increase e-cargo bike uptake, we must focus on:
1. Network Planning & Safety
2. Maintenance & Surface Quality
3. Design & Exclusion
activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
To increase e-cargo bike uptake, we must focus on:
1. Network Planning & Safety
2. Maintenance & Surface Quality
3. Design & Exclusion
activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
What Happens Next with the Metrolink?
Professor in Transportation at Trinity College Dublin Brian Caulfield and economist Colm McCarthy join Will O'Callaghan to discuss what happens now the Metro...
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I spoke joined Colm McCarthy and Will O'Callaghan to discuss Metrolink on the Last Word earlier
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Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer
Metrolink given green light by An Coimisiún Pleanala
Permission has been granted for Dublin's long-awaited Metrolink project link Dublin city to airport.
www.rte.ie
After 3 years and 2 days
Metrolink given green light by An Coimisiún Pleanala www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Metrolink given green light by An Coimisiún Pleanala www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
The NTA Household travel survey results for 2024 are out...
Mode share for driving is up and now higher than it was in 2012.
Cycling mode share has increased slightly on 2023
% of our trips to work are down 7% on 2017, the impacts of WFH & COVID
www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/u...
Mode share for driving is up and now higher than it was in 2012.
Cycling mode share has increased slightly on 2023
% of our trips to work are down 7% on 2017, the impacts of WFH & COVID
www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/u...
Planned Dublin Metro linking city centre with airport and Swords could open in stages
Testing and starting services on railway in phases could cut multi-billion euro project’s costs
www.irishtimes.com
A very sensible idea, one that is done in many other cities...
FYI the Metrolink railway order will be with An Coimisiún Pleanála 3 years tomorrow....
www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...
FYI the Metrolink railway order will be with An Coimisiún Pleanála 3 years tomorrow....
www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...
Paul Farrell: It’s delusional to think universities will thrive without extra funding
“The value of an idea lies in the using of it,” said Thomas Edison, whose many credited inventions include the commercially viable light bulb. It remains as true today as it did a century ago.
m.independent.ie
Fantastic op ed by Paul Farrell in the Sunday Independent today. Hammering home the point of the importance of investing in our universities
@tcddublin.bsky.social
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Unpacking the Impact of Our Car-Centric Lives – Daily27
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On World Car Free day I published an article in @daily27.bsky.social on some of the impacts cars have on our society.
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Reposted by Niamh Moore‐Cherry
Residents in Enniscorthy, Youghal, and Tramore are all asked to interact with the platform, tell us what the challenges and opportunities in their towns are, up-vote comments, upload photos, and help us co-create sustainable mobility solutions in each town. Here's the link: www.townsmatter.ie
EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK starts today! The CONUNDRUM Research Project team is delighted to launch our TownsMatter platform as part of our @researchireland.ie National Challenge Fund project.
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Fantastic new tool launched by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, developed by AECOM to measure the impacts 5 greenways across Ireland.
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uk.planengage.com/tii/page/Pow...
Measuring the success of the Great Western Greenway in Ireland
This paper analyses the usage of a pilot Greenway (cycle way) in a rural environment in Ireland. The path is 42km long and has several settlements alo…
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12 years ago we did an appraisal of the Greenway in Mayo and with tourism benefits alone they pay for themselves
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Why Ireland’s mild temperatures won’t protect it from the climate crisis
Its position on the edge of the Atlantic makes it vulnerable, and the storms are getting stronger.
theconversation.com
Ireland’s mild weather isn’t a shield - @tcddublin.bsky.social Professor Karen Wiltshire and Associate Professor Graham J. Dwyer explain in @theconversation.com why climate risk is real and growing. Insightful and urgent reading.
Read the article: bit.ly/4oTefpV
Read the article: bit.ly/4oTefpV
Billy Hann: Why Michael O’Leary and Dermot Desmond are so wrong on axing MetroLink
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Fantastic article by Billy Hann @dublinbusnews.bsky.social
"The choice is ours. Retreat or progress. Dubliners deserves progress."
Billy Hann: Why Michael O’Leary and Dermot Desmond are so wrong on axing MetroLink www.businesspost.ie/analysis-opi...
"The choice is ours. Retreat or progress. Dubliners deserves progress."
Billy Hann: Why Michael O’Leary and Dermot Desmond are so wrong on axing MetroLink www.businesspost.ie/analysis-opi...