New study of e-cargo bikes: "Most participants felt more respected by motorists, more secure, more powerful, and more entitled as road users when e-cargo cycling [compared to traditional biking]." doi.org/10.1080/2380...

Read this article in @irishtimes.com by @briancaulfield.bsky.social Prof in Transportation @tcddublin.bsky.social and member of the RIA's Climate Change and Environmental Sciences committee, which looks at how the aftermath of storm Chandra ‘has shown that our infrastructure is not fit for purpose’.

📣 Research just published with R. Egan & H. Julienne, funded by @seai-ie.bsky.social. The paper presents an analysis of vehicular cycling in Ireland with the e-cargo bike, focusing on the interview accounts of participants based in four Irish cities Open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Excellent piece by @briancaulfield.bsky.social We are fair weather and short term thinkers when it comes to our transport system. It’s failing us all.

A lessons the past 12 months has taught us about our creaking transport networks is that they are extremely vulnerable. The aftermath of Storm Chandra has shown us, again, that in an era of increased extreme weather events, our infrastructure is not fit for purpose www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

I joined @newstalkfm.bsky.social Breakfast this morning to discuss the introduction of contactless payments on public transport in Dublin. The city would join the almost 750 cities worldwide that have the same systems www.newstalk.com/news/contact...

A small northern lights show in Dublin 14

How will wider cycle lanes affect traffic in Dublin? Prof @briancaulfield.bsky.social from @tcddublin.bsky.social Engineering discusses sustainable transport with @newstalkfm.bsky.social. Listen here: bit.ly/4aODGEC #Cycling #UrbanPlanning #Transport

Judicial review into planned MetroLink rail line is withdrawn - Christmas has come early 🚇 🎅 🎄 www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

@briancaulfield.bsky.social on @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social traffic congestion, 11th most congested in World: “Nobody wants to live in a city like Dublin that has a housing crisis and a congestion crisis,” he said. tinyurl.com/3rfps3pa

Manhattan Peanuts has lodged a legal challenge to the Luas extension to Finglas www.thejournal.ie/luas-finglas...

📢 New research published last week, a collaboration with the team in the NTA on the potential impacts of increased cycling in Cork... Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I was delighted to join @berniceharrison.bsky.social on the @irishtimes.com podcast to discuss the M50 issues www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-...

"Continuing to build more roads to alleviate congestion, especially in a geographically constrained city such as Dublin, is precisely the kind of failed thinking that has resulted in our capital becoming the 10th most congested city in the world." www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Building the eastern bypass is far from a short or even a medium-term solution—it would take 15-20 years in planning and construction and cost billions! www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

A major extension to the Dart network that's to serve new neighbourhoods in west Dublin has been delayed for at least four years. The move has been described as "contrary to best international practice" by one transport expert. www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...

I discussed the removal of 2:1 ratio of spending on public transport vs roads on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Delighted to see the Elgar Encyclopedia of Transport and Society published today. I authored Chapter 56 which defines decarbonisation of transport. It is great to be listed with my international peers in this encyclopedia. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elg...

The transport investment plan is out, it looks to fund all the projects we have come to know over the years.. No new investment in Luas, bar the 4km Luas Finglas line. If you include the €2bn for Metrolink the PT & Active travel vs Roads ratio is 1.4:1 assets.gov.ie/static/docum...

My 4th year students present projects on decarbonisation of transport at 10am. They have lived experience in how far we have to come: I got a 7:20am email from a student whose 6:53am bus didn't arrive, meaning they won't make it for 10am. Happy World Sustainable Transport Day.

The 2021 business case for Metro showed €15.6bn in user benefits over 60 years.... every day our city doesn't have a Metro we forego €700k+ in user benefits per day Legal challenge to MetroLink to cause 'inevitable delay' www.rte.ie/news/2025/11... via @rte.ie

Just an idea..... two bids and all that.... www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

At a meeting on Friday I was reminded of how much work we need to do in Ireland to modernise and upgrade our existing rail network. Looking at the statistics, you can see how much work we need to do to even get to the EU average of approx. 57%.

I joined Drivetime on RTE yesterday to talk about the new delivery agency for Metro. Hurdles in delivering the project are still ahead, but for the first time it feels like we are getting into the mind space of this is happening & lets get on with it. Call me optimistic www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

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

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...

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 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

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...

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." www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...

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...

I spoke on @drivetime.bsky.social earlier on the planned toll increases www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Delighted to see our policy brief on e-cargo bikes published by @seai-ie.bsky.social www.seai.ie/sites/defaul...

Fantastic new research from @eiturbanmobility.eu on the benefits of bike share schemes www.eiturbanmobility.eu/wp-content/u...

My interview on @newstalkfm.bsky.social yesterday morning www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

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...

📣 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...

I spoke joined Colm McCarthy and Will O'Callaghan to discuss Metrolink on the Last Word earlier www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...

After 3 years and 2 days 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...

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...

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 m.independent.ie/opinion/paul...

On World Car Free day I published an article in @daily27.bsky.social on some of the impacts cars have on our society. daily27.info/2025/09/22/u...

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.

Fantastic new tool launched by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, developed by AECOM to measure the impacts 5 greenways across Ireland. uk.planengage.com/tii/page/Pow...

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

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...

Fantastic news..... now to deliver it Dart expansion to Drogheda approved in move to supercharge commuter capacity www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...