Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 49·5.7.3

Sustainable transport integration strategy

The council will promote population growth and jobs whilst minimising traffic growth by integrating sustainable transport networks with land use, intensifying mixed-use development along public transport corridors to create walkable, connected communities.

The council's strategy therefore seeks to promote population growth and new jobs whilst minimising traffic growth. Thematic policies support the integration of sustainable transport networks and land use to improve connectivity, reduce traffic volumes and promote sustainable patterns of mobility. This will require the intensification of mixed use development in accessible locations along existing and planned public transport corridors such as the Belfast Rapid Transit routes. This will enable the development of a compact, walkable city with mixed-use communities, connected to high quality public transport and active travel networks. A key consideration for assessing development proposals will be how the location and

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