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- We would like to make a submission to the draft county development plan 2021-2027 under section 10.1.8 Public Transport. There is a clear need for a change in transportation usage from car based modes to public transport. In order to ensure these developments there should be greater integration between the different forms of public transport within the county. In particular bus links to Ballybrophy railway station should be synchronised to match the main commuter trains to facilitate greater use of public transport links between local towns and villages including Roscrea, Borris in Ossory, Mountrath, Castletown, Ballacolla, Durrow and Rathdowney and Ballybrophy Railway station.
- Portlaoise has been the victim of high degree of urban sprawl and is plagued by high levels of private car traffic especially on the Mountmellick and Dublin roads. Local hop-on hop-off bus services should be investigated serving the main radial routes from the top square which if shut to car traffic before the main pick-up and drop-off point for this town wide bus service.