King, Eoin A.Eoin A.KingMurphy, EndaEndaMurphyRice, Henry J.Henry J.Rice2011-10-142011-10-142011 Elsev2011-10Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment1361-9209http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3233Dublin’s city centre is the primary destination in the Dublin region for shopping, employment and education. Public transport services in the area have experienced significant time delays throughout peak periods of the day due to severe traffic congestion. In an effort to alleviate traffic congestion and increase the efficiency of public transport in the area, a ‘bus gate’ was introduced to one particularly sensitive area in the city centre. The scheme restricts private vehicles from accessing the area during peak traffic hours. It was hoped that this scheme would result in significant journey time-savings for public transport users and would also result in reduced noise pollution in the city centre from the removal of through traffic. This paper aims to quantify the effect the ‘bus gate’ has had on noise levels in the area. Noise levels were monitored prior to and after the introduction of the scheme and the extent to which the scheme impacted on the noise levels was thus evaluated. The study also estimates the impact extending the ban would have on noise exposure levels in Dublin city centre.1321932 bytesapplication/pdfenThis is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment,Volume 16, Issue 7, October 2011, Pages 532–539 DOI:10.1016/j.trd.2011.05.002 Elsevier Ltd.Noise action planningTraffic managementEnvironmental noiseNoise mappingNoise mitigationEuropean noise directiveCity traffic--Ireland--DublinTraffic engineering--Ireland--DublinTransportation noise--Ireland--Dublin--MapsNoise pollution--Ireland--DublinNoise control--Ireland--DublinJournal Article16753253910.1016/j.trd.2011.05.002https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/