2 - Transport
Public transport: Usage and barriers Questions: Q.6 Which of the following best describes how often you have typically travelled in the following ways in the past 12 months? Q.12 Which, if any, of the following have resulted in you using public transport in the Cork City area less often than you would like to?
Sample size: 509 All adults
Public transport usage (past 12 months)
38% Weekly +
15% Monthly
25% Less often
22% Non users
Public transport users
Barriers to use
Weekly + Monthly Less often
Non users
Reliability of service
27% 36% 37% 24%
30%
15% 28% 23% 22%
ANY lack of service
20%
36% North East
Frequency of service
20% 21% 21% 17%
19%
Lack of public transport services near where I commute to Lack of public transport services near where I live
10% 16% 14% 15%
13%
6% 15% 14% 13%
11%
Cost of fares
7% 3% 4% 4%
5%
Personal safety on public transport
5% 2% 3% 5%
4%
Other
2% 7% 8% 2%
4%
None of these/Not applicable
46% 29% 33% 45%
40%
Just under 40% of residents are weekly users of public transport. A further 40% use public transport less often – the key barriers to more frequent use among this group are perceived reliability and lack of services.
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