The first ever survey of walking, wheeling and cycling in Galway has been launched by the National Transport Authority and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan.
The survey of the Galway Metropolitan Area extends to Oranmore in the east and Barna in the west.
It forms part of a major survey carried out by the NTA, in partnership with sustainable transport charity Sustrans.
The NTA will work in partnership with sustainable transport charity Sustrans to carry out the biggest ever survey of walking, wheeling, and cycling in Ireland.
The results will provide evidence on people’s participation in, and attitudes towards, walking, wheeling, or cycling, as well as what barriers exist for them and what would help them walk, wheel and cycle more.
Eighteen cities/city regions across Ireland and Britain already participate in the Index, including the Dublin Metropolitan Area.
Around 1,100 people in each of the Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford Metropolitan Areas, representative of all residents, will be surveyed.
Following the survey, individual Reports will be prepared and will be published in early 2024 for each of the Metropolitan Areas.
Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan welcomed the NTA’s decision to extend the Walking and Cycling Index to many regional cities across the country.
“The Index will provide the information we need to put in place the walking, cycling and wheeling infrastructure that people want so that they can have the choice to switch away from cars on some journeys,” said Minister Ryan.
“We have a unique opportunity to use the data and information from the Index to create truly sustainable communities and help reimagine our cities for a net-zero future.”
