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Galway Transport and Planning Study (G.T.P.S)
In response to the increased growth in the Galway area and the associated negative impacts on the quality of life and on the environment, Galway City Council and Galway County Council commissioned the Galway Transport and Planning Study (GTPS).
The GTPS was adopted in November 2003, it sets out the spatial planning and transportation strategy for the future of the GTPS area. This strategic approach is in line with national policy on the creation of sustainable development.
The aim of the GTPS is to:
- Enhance and maintain prosperity within the region
- Minimise the cost of growth
- Strengthen the relationship between City and County
- Support the overall vision for balanced regional development across Ireland and create some of the key conditions through which it can be achieved.
It is acknowledged that the GTPS transportation strategy does not provide for specific transportation policies for the city area.
In the absence of this the Council will prepare an integrated transport plan for the specific transport needs of the city.
This plan will support and complement the strategic planning framework of the GTPS, it will build on and develop the recommendations in the GTPS strategy.