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Although not designed to reduce traffic congestion within Galway city, a bypass or orbital road route at the edge of the city has become a rallying cry of commuters stuck in Galway city’s seemingly endless traffic jams. It will go from Coolagh to out past Furbo on the Coast Road via a new bridge near Menlo.

Recent proposals for congestion charges in Galway as part of an effort to reduce car dependency, have been firmly ruled out, as the necessary public transport infrastructure is not yet in place.

In its short existence the Galway National Park City (GNPC) initiative, based on connecting people and nature in an urban environment and with an sustainability ethos, has had a positive impact on the local landscape providing opportunities and collaborations for citizens and organisations from different sectors to creatively work together on successfully developing new pioneering environmental and sustainability programmes.

A vital review of an outdated solution to Galway’s traffic problems, or a short sighted move that will delay the progress of the city and the development of public transport infrastructure - the judicial review of the controversial N6 Galway City Ring Road is itself causing controversy.

The cost of living is going through the roof and in particular diesel and petrol prices seem to be rising at an alarming rate. As policy makers, I believe it is incumbent on us to move with the times and ensure we provide solutions to the growing concerns of the general public.

Average fuel prices for petrol and auto diesel are at a record high in Ireland across the country, according to data collated by the AA. The average price for unleaded petrol now stands at 172.6 cents per litre in the State, with the average price of diesel now at 163.3 cents per litre, the highest since the AA started recording the figures in 1991.

The N6 Galway City Ring Road will cut traffic time in Galway, boost tourism, and, contrary to what many fear, will “support a shift towards environmentally friendly transport modes”.

Last Thursday, President Michael D. Higgins gave a powerful thought-provoking speech to an online (via Webex) meeting of people of all ages drawn from a wide strata of local society on why the movement towards transforming Galway into a National Park City is so crucial at this particular time in human history due to unprecedented climate change, biodiversity loss and pandemics, and why it can be a template for other cities in Ireland to follow.

Electric buses could soon become part of Galway’s public transport infrastructure, following the National Transport Authority's decision to seek a supplier for 200 such environmentally-friendly vehicles.

An Bord Pleanala's refusal to planning permission for more than 330 apartments at a site on the Western Distributor Road, and adjacent to Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh, has been welcomed by local politicians.