Green Routes, Cork City
A map of the proposed Green Routes and 'park and ride' facilities in Cork city.
© Cork City Council.Green Routes, Cork City
© Cork City Council.
© Cork City Council.
Green Routes, Cork City
A map of the proposed Green Routes and 'park and ride' facilities in Cork city.
© Cork City Council.Green Routes
One way of reducing the number of cars coming into the city centre is to encourage people to use other forms of transport. Cork City Council has developed various measures, which include 'park and ride' facilities. These are parking facilities, usually located outside busy city centres. Members of the public can park their car in a carpark and then take public transport into the city. This helps reduce the number of cars and reduce pollution in city centres.
Cycle Parking, Patrick Street, Cork
A photograph of cycle parking facilities on Patrick Street in Cork. Cork City Council encourages the use of public transport and bicycles to reduce the number of cars coming into the centre of the city.
© Cork City Council.Cycle Parking, Patrick Street, Cork
© Cork City Council.
© Cork City Council.
Cycle Parking, Patrick Street, Cork
A photograph of cycle parking facilities on Patrick Street in Cork. Cork City Council encourages the use of public transport and bicycles to reduce the number of cars coming into the centre of the city.
© Cork City Council.The council is also trying to encourage more people to use bicycles. Part of its plan includes the building of more cycle paths for the city. Secure places to park bicycles are also provided in the city centre.
Cork City Council Vehicle
A photo of one of Cork City Council's vehicles, which uses vegetable oil as fuel.
© Cork City Libraries.Cork City Council Vehicle
© Cork City Libraries.
© Cork City Libraries.
Cork City Council Vehicle
A photo of one of Cork City Council's vehicles, which uses vegetable oil as fuel.
© Cork City Libraries.Green Vehicles
The problem of traffic congestion affects the environment. The more vehicles that are on the road, the more pollution there is in the air. Fuels like petrol and diesel are non-renewable. This means that when they run out, we will not be able to produce them any more. These fossil fuels also produce carbon dioxide emissions, which are directly responsible for global warming. This has the potential to do damage to our planet through climate change. It is important for future generations, and for all life on earth, that alternative means of transport are increasingly used.
Cork City Council has taken a green step by introducing vehicles that run on biofuels. Biofuels come from plants and cause less pollution than petrol or diesel. Cork City Council has a fleet of 400 vehicles, a small number of which already run on biofuel. It aims to have the entire fleet running on biofuel by 2011.