With Galway in the worst 10% of cities worldwide for traffic congestion, election candidates are being challenged to commit to real solutions. A public hustings, details of which will be revealed next Tuesday, will focus on the city’s escalating transport crisis.
The event is set to be one of the first comperhensive publoic debates in the lead to the May bye-election.
The hustings featuring the 12 candidates is to be held in the next fortnight and will be hosted by Galway City Community Network (GCCN ), is titled ‘Community and Public Transport’.
It takes place in partnership with the Galway LUAS campaign (GLUAS ), Galway Commuter Coalition and Galway Cycling Campaign.
Organisers say incremental change is no longer enough. They want firm commitments—especially urgent progress on a preferred route for a light rail system for Galway.
“Even if current transport plans proceed, congestion is set to worsen by 2040,” says Brian Doherty of (GCCN ). “Our members want ambitious solutions to chronic traffic problems. This event will show which candidates are ready to lead.”
Full details of the city centre husting event will be released on Tuesday next, April 7.
