Table of Contents

1. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
1.1 Context for the Research: ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
1.2 Aims of this Research: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
1.3 Rationale for the Research: ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
1.4 Dissertation Structure……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
1.5 Limitations to the Research ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11
2 Literature Review …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
2.1 Literature Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13
2.2 Dublin’s expected growth in the near future …………………………………………………………………….. 13
2.3 Housing Shortage …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
2.4 Commuting into and out of Dublin City centre ………………………………………………………………….. 15
2.5 Agile Cities ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18
2.6 Other cities ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20
2.7 Plans for changes in Bus system ………………………………………………………………………………………. 23
2.8 Literature Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25
3 Research Methodology …………………………………………………………………………………….. 26
3.1 Research Strategy …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28
3.2 Population and Sampling ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 29
3.3 Data Collection and Data Analysis …………………………………………………………………………………….. 29
3.4 Ethical Issues ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 30
4 Data Analysis and Findings ………………………………………………………………………………. 32
5 Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 39
5.1 Bus Accessibility and Housing Decisions …………………………………………………………………………… 39
5.2 Bus Users’ needs and Bus Connects Proposal …………………………………………………………………… 40
5.3 Mobile Applications for Buses in Dublin …………………………………………………………………………….. 42
5.4 Bus Fares …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 45
6 Conclusions and Recommendations ………………………………………………………………….. 48
Reflections ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 50
Bibliography ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 52
Appendices …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 58
Appendix A ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 58
Appendix B ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 59
Appendix C ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 60
Appendix D ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 61