'It’s a measure of success' – Dublin’s traffic means 'people want to live here'

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Traffic congestion issues in Dublin are a “measure of success” as it shows that “people want to live here,” an industry expert has claimed.

today, EY’s Global Transport Leader Tony Canavan said he was generally “pretty impressed” with transport services in Dublin but acknowledgedIt comes as the Transport Research Arena, an international bi-annual future of travel conference, got underway at the RDS today.“The people here are not alone when they complain about their transport system, it seems to be the one thing every city and country has in common,” he said.

“Our roads were built for motor vehicles and motor vehicles grew in number all around the world, the roads grew accordingly to meet that demand,” he said. “As we sit here today, the automotive sector has largely placed its bit, it’s going down the battery electric vehicle route,” he said.

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