Through implementing City Council policy via the QBC programme, cycle schemes, environmental traffic calming and management, parking control etc. Dublin City has engaged in SUMPs. Commuter trends over the past fifteen years reflect this policy. Public transport now carries almost 50% of city bound commuters to work, up from 34% in 1997. During this time reliance on the private car has reduced from 50% to approximately 35%. Walking and cycling contribute a further 13%. Overall two thirds of commuters now come to Dublin city to work by means other than the private car.

In addition this year Dublin has opened the Canal Way cycle scheme. This removed on-street parking and enhanced the environmental zone beside sections of the Royal and Grand Canals. These routes are segregated, two-way, cycle routes designed for recreation and commuting. The junctions have been designed to use cycle signals for the first time in Ireland. Since opening cycle numbers has almost doubled along the canal to 4,500 per day. Design work to complete this level of service is underway along all the canals in the Dublin City area with a view to complete construction in two years

Palace Street at the gate of Dublin Castle has been made into a pedestrian plaza. This is the first use of Wicklow Granite for street work in the city for over fifty yearsns