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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).
Its aims are to achieve sustainable transport by working with other stakeholders in Irish transport and planning related matters.Recent Comments
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Transport Archive
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Unlocking the Potential of Rail Freight in Ireland
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsThis document was submitted to the Department of Transport. A number of key points are abstracted below and a link to the full document is at the end: “Insofar as... -
Let’s optimise before we scrap
Posted on November 25, 2009 | No Commentsby James Nix, Transport and Planning Policy Co-ordinator of IEN Key points: A car efficiency programme is in the national interest; a scrappage scheme unfortunately isn’t. Under a scrappage scheme... -
Car scrappage discussed on RTE’s Frontline
Posted on November 16, 2009 | No CommentsJames Nix, Tranport and Planning Policy Co-ordinater with IEN appeared on RTE’s Frontline program recently to discuss the proposed car scrappage scheme. See the program here -
Transport services face gridlock if Bill passes – opinion piece in Irish Times
Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Commentsby JAMES LEAHY and JAMES NIX Published in the Irish Times. Wed, Nov 11, 2009 OPINION: The Department of Transport’s plans seek to be both competitive and protectionist – but... -
Buses not Metro for Dublin – Article in The Village Magazine
Posted on August 2, 2009 | No CommentsBy James Leahy and James Nix Published in the Village Magazine. August 2, 2009 “The idea of building metro while letting bus services go to the wall reveals the ‘fur... -
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... -
James Nix discusses the IEN submission to the Department of Transport’s project on sustainable transport
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsJames Nix discusses the IEN submission to the Department of Transport’s project on sustainable transport -
Vision 2020 Transport proposal
Posted on June 3, 2008 | No CommentsContents Executive summary This document was compiled by a coalition of environment NGOs working under the auspices of the Environment (Ecological) NGOS Core Funding Secretariat The concept of transport as... -
Sustainable transport planning
Posted on April 24, 2008 | No CommentsJames Nix, EENGOCF coordinator, outlines the main areas of EENCOCF’s common transport policy, and the collaborative process used to create it.
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