Justin Tuohy Engineering The West To 2020

Galway can’t afford another decade of indecision

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It is indeed extraordinary, the level of investment, and the commitment investors are willing to make to the city of Galway. This will result in what can undoubtedly be described as once-in-a-century developments that will forever impact the future character of not only the city but also the regional towns.

For a considerable period of time, the West region of Engineers Ireland has had a strong focus on its contribution to the sustainable development of the West of Ireland region. Motivated by this ambition, a body of work was commissioned in which there was a critical assessment of the region in terms of its resources and the enormous potential that exists.

In 2008, the West region Committee of Engineers Ireland adopted a plan to develop a comprehensive report on the sustainable development of the West region to 2020. Accordingly, a subcommittee of ten Chartered Engineers was put in place to carry out this work on a voluntary basis, predictably named ‘Engineering the West Team’. Funding was obtained from the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology to support a graduate student at NUI Galway to undertake a research-based Master’s Degree. Co-funding for this student came from the West region of Engineers Ireland. The brief for the student was to carry out the necessary background research to ensure that the report could be prepared.

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Justin Tuohy Engineering The West To 2020, Engineers Ireland West Region

Engineers Ireland West Region facilitate Galway Mayor’s Traffic Initiative 28.11.2011

I attended the launch of an initiative which aims to get Galway’s road users involved in a public discussion on traffic flow around the city. The programme, named ‘Galway Transport – Engage for a liveable city’ was launched by Mayor Hildegarde Naughton on Monday night 28th November at the Meyrick Hotel.

The group responsible for the initiative includes members of Engineers Ireland West Region, individuals with specific transportation expertise, and strong support from NUI Galway, firstly on the engineering side to address the traffic issues, and secondly from the Digital Enterprise Research Institute, bringing best practice in web technologies and smart systems.

Everyone is invited to engage in the process, including residents of Galway, those who commute to work in Galway, business interests, visitors, officials and councillors of Galway City Council, other public representatives, An Garda Síochána and other relevant statutory bodies, together with private and public sector providers of transport services in the city. They can do so by engaging with the initiative through online www.galwaytf.com and offline surveys and a blog on the Galway Transport Forum website, which welcomes contributions and comments.

The survey period will end on the 12th January, 2012 so be sure to contribute before the close date.

Justin Tuohy Engineering The West To 2020

Engineering The West Project Team meets An Taoiseach 19.11.2011

One of the objectives of Phase II of the Engineering the West Project Team is the communication of the vision from “Engineering the West Region to 2020 – Reinventing our Region” is presenting elements of the project throughout the region. On the 19th of November we had the opportunity of presenting the publication to An Taoiseach along with having a discussion with him regarding the key recommendations contained therein.

  • The press release is available at the following link
  • The Full Document is at this link (122Mb)
  • The Executive Summary Document is at this link (42Mb)