Walking and Cycling takes 69,000 cars off the road every day in the Cork Metropolitan Area, according to the 2023 Walking and Cycling Index, published in partnership with Sustrans and the National Transport Authority. The report has been launched across the five cities by the various local authorities involved in the publications.
Key findings from the Walking and Cycling Index
Key findings from the Walking and Cycling Index include:
- 52% adult residents walk 5 or more days a week while 18% of adults cycle at least once a week
- Nearly 7 in 10 residents, 69%, support building cycle tracks physically separated from traffic and pedestrians even where that means less room for other traffic
- Every day those who walk and cycle takes nearly 69,000 cars off the road in the Cork Metropolitan Area. If all these case were in a traffic jam it would tail back 333 kilometres equivalent to the distance from Cork City to Dundalk
- Residents walking, wheeling and cycling create an annual economic benefit for individuals and the Cork Metropolitan Area of €6 million
- There is a €1.40 net economic benefit for each km cycled instead of driven and €0.93 net economic benefit for each km walked instead of driven
- Walking, wheeling and cycling improves public health in the Cork Metropolitan Area, preventing 729 long term health conditions saving the HSE €10.7million, equivalent to the cost of over 190,000 GP appointments
- Those walking and cycling instead of driving, save greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 227,000 flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
The Walking and Cycling Index, the biggest assessment of cycling in urban areas in Ireland and the UK, is produced by sustainable transport charity Sustrans (www.sustrans.org.uk/walkingcyclingindex) in partnership with city authorities.
The information in the report comes from local cycling data, modelling and an independent, demographically representative survey of more than 1,100 residents carried out across the Cork Metropolitan Area residents, whether they cycled or not.
Documents below.
- Walking and Cycling Index 2023 Cork Metropolitan Area (low resolution)
- High resolution file attached below
- Walking and Cycling Index 2023 Cork Metropolitan Area IRISH
Extra Background Documents below
- For a summary of the overall Walking and Cycling Index methodology see Data sources and methodologies v2.0.
- For details on the residents survey see Survey Questionnaire
- Sustrans Data Dashboard: Sustrans has interactive dashboards available that can be used to explore the data: https://www.sustrans.org.uk/the-walking-and-cycling-index/walking-and-cycling-index-data-tool
