This month, CAI researchers have conducted an assessment of sustainable transport infrastructure present in 47 publicly funded hospitals in Ireland. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1479666X23001208 The work was conducted by members of the CAI Sustainability Committee,  Dr Sophia Angelov (former CAT chair), Dr Clare Keaveney Jiminez, Dr Vincent Wall and Dr Donall O’Cróinín (Chair of the Sustainability Committee).

Describing an empirical retrospective observational study, data was collected on 47 hospitals sustainable transport infrastructure, and calculated weighted scores calculated to provide a Total and Active Sustainability Score for each hospital.

The report describes that only 7  of the 47 (15 %)  hospitals surveyed had EV charging on campus.  17 of 47 (36 %) hospitals had secure bike parking; 2 of 47 (4 %) hospitals had a “bike hub”; 18 of 47 (38 %) hospitals had a bike lane and 13 of 22 (59 %) city hospitals had bike sharing facilities. 42 of 47 (89 %) hospitals had one public transport route.