Mr. David O'Connor:

To follow up on that briefly, I emphasise not just policy but also something Dr. Rock emphasised in our paper which is the concept of multidisciplinarity. All the evidence from successful traffic management schemes shows that one of the key ingredients is very good communication. That is not something that is the forte of transport planners, planners and engineers, although it is something we certainly would deliver and teach in our programmes. However, traditionally it is hard to build those types of teams within local authorities.

Here in Ireland, in places such as Westport, Waterford and Clonakilty, the really successful schemes were where teams worked together. Indeed, we saw it in Blackrock, where the architecture, parks and engineering divisions worked very closely and had a plan in that regard. Facilitating local authorities to work together in collaborative teams is key.