About this episode

Professor Brian Caulfield discusses the congestion issues on the M50 and potential solutions based on user surveys.

Over the next four weeks, researchers at the Trinity Centre for Transport Research are surveying the opinions of M50 users on how congestion on the motorway impacts their daily lives and what solutions they would like to see. Professor Brian Caulfield, professor of transportation at Trinity College Dublin, joins The Last Word to discuss why the M50 has become so congested and some of the options that could help relieve the pressure. The survey can be filled out here. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

People in this episode

Host: Matt Cooper

Guest: Professor Brian Caulfield

Topics covered

• transportation
• congestion
• urban planning
• public opinion
• solutions

Keywords

• M50
• congestion
• transportation research
• Trinity College
• traffic solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trinity Centre for Transport Research, Trinity College Dublin

Places: M50

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