Transport Planning - Review of the RTS
The Regional Transportation Strategy (RTS) includes a commitment to carry out a review.
The Minister for Regional Development, Conor Murphy, MP MLA, made an announcement in the Northern Ireland Assembly on 14 September 2009 of his intention to commence a review of the Regional Transportation Strategy.
In his statement the Minister commented "Since its publication in 2002 the speed and direction of change in our society has overtaken the current Regional Transportation Strategy and a review is timely."
"While the current Strategy has been successful in attracting funding for transport, I believe what is now needed is a higher level strategy based on public consultation which would give everyone living here an opportunity to set the key outcomes and priorities that they want for our transportation network."
To assist in the Review, we have prepared a Discussion Document that outlines our thinking. This discussion document is part of a comprehensive engagement process that will result in a draft Revised Regional Transportation Strategy which will be subject to a full public consultation process.
How to Give Your Views
This Discussion Paper has been divided into several sections, the context, the present and the future. We have posed a number of questions at the end for discussion.
You can send us your views on the issues raised in this paper and on any other relevant issues which may not have been covered to the address below.
Please send us your views before 18 December 2009.
If you require this document in an alternative accessible format, please contact us.
E-mail: tony.loughran@drdni.gov.uk
Tony Loughran
Department for Regional Development
Regional Planning and Transportation Division
Room 3-01
Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB
Tel: (028) 9054 1167
Fax: (028) 9054 0604
Text phone: (028) 90540642
Regional Transportation Strategy Discussion Document (363kb pdf)
