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title: Transport planning in Cork – Ireland
url: "https://www.systra.com/ireland/project/transport-planning-in-cork-ireland/"
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date_published: 2020-09-28
date_modified: 2026-05-06
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  - Munster
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# Transport planning in Cork – Ireland

**Preparing the daily mobility of 2040, this is the objective of SYSTRA which has supported the development of a transport strategy for the city of Cork in Ireland by using its transport modelling capabity and analysis techniques including the use of micro-simulation models to visually demonstrate aspects of the strategy. **

The Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) represents a coordinated
land use and transport strategy for Ireland’s second largest city. It sets out a
framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services
to support the Cork Metropolitan Area’s development in the period up to 2040.
Today, the city depends on the car as its main form of transport and suffers
from high levels of congestion during peak traffic period. In order to
revitalise the city centre and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants,
CMATS aims to provide the city with a high quality public transport system that
is fully integrated in its urban fabric.

Solutions were developed with key stakeholders, with numerous land use and
transport strategy options tested. SYSTRA used its microsimulation models VISSIM
and VISWALK, enabling the implementation of multimodal projects in the urban
space to be visualised in 3D to help the public to gain a greater understanding
of the transport strategy proposals.

## The project in pictures

The project proposed by SYSTRA is a 17km, 27-tram light rail network with 25
stops, ready for today’s requirements but also anticipating future increases in
ridership. This project has enabled us to demonstrate to what extent the
different transport modes are interdependent and to what extent meeting the
energy transition challenge requires a global strategy to prepare the ground for
sustainable mobility.

In 2020, SYSTRA has also been involved in developing demand management
recommendations for the five largest cities in Ireland with the aim of reducing
car dependancy and transport related pollution. This study, looking at the five
cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford aims at gathering
information on road traffic and then anlysing the impact of emissions for each
agglomeration. The result is taking shape in the form of a realistic modelling
of local recommendations taking into account transport demand, and a national
roadmap for delivery.

Watch the digital animation of how this future network will function:

Some examples of projects in Cities & Urban Mobility, Transport

[  Evaluation of the TfGM: Cycle and Stride for Active Lives Programme ](https://www.systra.com/ireland/project/evaluation-of-the-tfgm-cycle-and-stride-for-active-lives-programme/)
[  Lyon Tram Network – France ](https://www.systra.com/ireland/project/lyon-tram-network-france/)
[  Derby – Nottingham Future Transport Mobility Zone ](https://www.systra.com/ireland/project/derby-nottingham-future-transport-mobility-zone/)
[  Transport North East: Bus Fare Scheme Attracts More Passengers ](https://www.systra.com/ireland/project/transport-north-east-bus-fare-scheme-attracts-more-passengers/)
[  Transport for Wales: Developing a vision for future bus services  ](https://www.systra.com/ireland/project/transport-for-wales-developing-a-vision-for-future-bus-services/)
[  Gatwick Airport Station ](https://www.systra.com/ireland/project/gatwick-airport-station/)

[ See a selection of SYSTRA's projects ](https://www.systra.com/ireland/project/gatwick-airport-station/)