Dublin Metropolitan Area Walking and Cycling Index

Across the Dublin Metropolitan Area, walking, wheeling and cycling continue to shape everyday travel. Ongoing investment in active transport is making it easier and safer for people to move around under their own power- supporting healthier streets, cleaner air and more connected communities. The 2025 Index highlights the growing impact of people-powered movement across the metropolitan area.

Every year, walking and cycling in the Dublin Metropolitan Area results in:

4,346

serious long-term health conditions prevented

€2.19 billion

in economic benefit for individuals and the region

97,000 tonnes

of greenhouse gas emissions saved

Up to 510,000

cars taken off the road every day

Carolyn Akinsola

I love getting out and about in my local community. I’m fortunate to live close to just about everything, so I rarely need to travel by car.

I call my wheelchair Flattery because it gets me everywhere!

On a nice day, it’s lovely to head out to the shops, the theatre, or the library, making use of nearby walkways and cycle paths.

There are a few challenges, like barriers that block wheelchair access and footpaths blocked by parked cars. Occasionally, cyclists are unhappy on cycle paths, but powered wheelchair users are permitted.

Overall, accessible facilities benefit everyone.

Cyclists enjoying Quietways 1 route through south east London

Our methods and data sources

Find out more

  • Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's Walking and Cycling Index

    Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's Walking and Cycling Index (formerly Bike Life) is the UK and Ireland's biggest ever study of walking, wheeling and cycling in urban areas. Download the report now.

    The Walking and Cycling Index
  • Man in wheelchair on shared use path

    Walking for everyone: A guide to making walking and wheeling accessible, inclusive and desirable

    We've teamed up with Living Streets and ARUP to create a guide to support people in local government, the transport sector and spatial planning, make walking and wheeling for everyone.
    Walking for everyone
  • Lady smiling as she rides her trike through an archway

    Cycling for everyone

    We've teamed up with Arup to create a guide to support people in local government and the transport sector to make cycling a more inclusive activity for everyone.
    Inclusive cycling in cities and towns