As a trade-dependent island, air travel has become a necessity for Ireland. The Dublin–London air route is the busiest in Europe and the second busiest in the world. We propose a bridge and high-speed rail connecting Ireland to Wales and, via London, continental Europe. The immense pull of this linear attractor would be such that the city would recreate itself around the link, bringing housing development and infrastructure together. By creating this bridge, Ireland would be putting in place a catalyst for the reconfiguration of urban sprawl and the formation of a stretched city, an ElastiCity. Project team: Roisín Heneghan; Emer O’Daly; Shih-Fu Peng; Kathryn Stutts (Download Project PDF)