Will Luas or Metro or Bus be the public transport workhorse in 2050 ?

In 2050 pedestrian traffic is valued to the extent that it is a essential planning law to have the right to have accessible quiet walking routes within specified distances of urban residential development. Our right to walk was recognised as being fundemental to our well being and health. It all changed when........................


The most fundemental change was when we recognised that quality public transport space should be above ground for most accessiblity and highest patronage, just like the Luas. In 2050 public transport infrastructure is mainly overground while more motor vehicles go underground.
In Dublin our first tunnel was opened in 2007, It took a few years before the Eastern Bypass opened and we all wondered why all the controversy - just like the first port tunnel.