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Planbetter is a joint initiative of An Taisce, Friends of the Earth, Friends of the Irish Environment and FEASTA (Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability).
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News Archive
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Scrapping of N21 road plan welcomed
Posted on March 23, 2011 | No CommentsENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS and local landowners in Co Limerick have welcomed the scrapping of a proposed new road between Abbeyfeale and Adare. The National Roads Authority told a meeting of Limerick... -
PlanBetter details major savings in transport
Posted on March 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe new government can save billions in transport better equipping Ireland for the years to come, according to PlanBetter, a joint initiative of environmental organisations An Taisce, Friends of the... -
Motorway plans need to be cancelled to save money for road maintenance – PlanBetter
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe recent €36m cut in local road maintenance is due to excessive motorway construction While millions is being cut from local road maintenance budgets, millions are being wasted designing unviable... -
Public transport, fuel consumption and subsidies article in Irish Times
Posted on February 8, 2011 | No CommentsThe PlanBetter article on public transport, fuel consumption and subsidies appeared in the Irish Times (Monday, February 7, 2011) Plan Cut to regional roads fund criticised FRANK McDONALD, Environment Editor... -
NRA buys up land to force new Government into building Ghost Roads
Posted on January 6, 2011 | No CommentsU-turn in spending priority apparently secured by NRA The NRA is trying to force future governments into building motorways by buying up land – even though it knows there’s no... -
Double hit for taxpayers as NRA needs €100m bailout on toll roads
Posted on October 8, 2010 | 1 CommentNRA get toll figures wrong by 20 to 30% – but it’s taxpayers that will pay - On the M3 traffic is 22% below the penalty payments level - Traffic... -
French cities show how to win back bus passengers, create jobs, and cut emissions
Posted on March 26, 2009 | No CommentsDublin Bus: Minister Dempsey must choose between downward spiral and successful reform French cities Nantes and Rouen point the way to reform The Dublin Bus plan to take 120 buses... -
Protecting the environment, protecting ourselves
Posted on October 8, 2008 | No CommentsThe days of protecting the environment for its own sake are drawing to a close; it's increasingly about protecting us.
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