Dublin gives the feeling of a city on the move. Not only are there young people of all nationalities wherever you look, but the whole city appears to be in transition from old to new. However, housing is expensive and not easy to find. Rapid development in the last decade has also led to a sharp rise in prices, which are now as high as those in many much larger European cities. There is heavy traffic on the city ring during rush hours and although the new Dart transit system has eased cross-town traffic, getting in and out of the city is difficult and time-consuming. The influx of foreigners to fill the jobs available in the booming economy has meant that what was a provincial capital until only recently has had to transform itself into a multi-national city at great speed. However, James Joyce would still be able to recognize many of his old haunts, and even many of the traits of the old society in which he lived.