Transport Planning

Rapid Transit for the Belfast Metropolitan Area

Regional Development Minister, Conor Murphy MP MLA, has announced that a rapid transit network for Belfast is viable.  

Mr Murphy said ‘’Transportation experts have concluded that the most appropriate system for the city is a modern and high class bus based system with the option of migrating to light rail in the future should the demand increase.

More information on Rapid Transit for the Belfast Metropolitan Area can be found in the Issues Zone, including copies of the report to download

Regional Transportation Strategy

Transport is an integral part of modern life and most of us make a journey every day. We, therefore, need an efficient transport system to support our increasing economic and social demands for mobility and accessibility. In turn, however, the way we travel is becoming increasingly detrimental to our health, damaging our countryside, towns and cities, adversely affecting the economy and even changing the climate of the planet.

The Regional Transportation Strategy (RTS) for Northern Ireland 2002-2012 was presented by the Minister for Regional Development, Mr Peter Robinson, to the Assembly on Wednesday 3 July 2002. MLAs endorsed the strategic direction and underlying principles of strategy, which identifies strategic transportation investment priorities and considers potential funding sources and affordability of planned initiatives over the 10 year period 2002 - 2012. The Delivery of the RTS is being progressed through three transport plans; the Regional Strategic Transport Network Transport Plan, the Belfast Metropolitan Transport Plan and the Sub-Regional Transport Plan.