Reply To: National Spatial Plan

Even more scary than the growth of the capital is the growth of minor Irish towns into urban sprawl, totally dependent on the car for access, shopping etc.

They will never be large enough to justify any local public transport other than taxis, and when the population inevitably ages will present the same problems as can already be seen in some parts of the USA – the old having to move. When they cannot any longer drive they lose their ability to function.

Just as Dublin 2000 could be predicted in 1960 this can be predicted.