Transport: Navigating Dublin
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010Aris Venetikidis tells eolas about his map of a better transport system for Dublin. To a German-born student in 2002, Dublin’s public transport system was “wanting” when it came to finding the right route. Recalling his frustrations, Aris Venetikidis explains how, as a designer, he set out to make order out of chaos. “I had been used to transport maps in Germany and no map in Dublin even came close to such standards. I was utterly lost,” he remarks. Working with environmental campaigner James Nix, he mapped out an idealised public transport system, designed to make sense to...[full story]
Environment: Cutting carbon
Friday, January 1st, 2010Budget 2010 saw the introduction of a carbon tax. eolas looks at what the carbon tax will mean for the public and outlines the Environment Minister’s other plans to tackle climate change this year. “If we don’t prepare properly for the climate change impacts that are already occurring and which will intensify over the next few decades the long-term effects to the exchequer and society in general will be immense.” That was the message from the Environment Minister John Gormley as he introduced a Carbon Tax. The new tax, €15 per tonne, was announced as part of the 2010 budget....[full story]
Transport: Smarter travel
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009‘Smarter Travel – A Sustainable Transport Future’ 2009-2020 is the Government’s action plan to free Irish towns and cities from choking traffic congestion, reduce CO2 emissions and help car-based commuters to leave their cars at home. “Cities are grinding to a halt with choking traffic congestion and that can’t continue”, was the warning of Transport Minister Noel Dempsey at the launch of Smarter Travel earlier this year along with Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Eamon Ryan. Minister Dempsey believes Smarter Travel “is not simply a series of transport...[full story]
