Dublin Transportation Office
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The Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) was a government
agency, formed in 1996, which provides transport
and land use
advice to organisations operating in the Greater Dublin Area. It had relatively limited powers and is not a full transport authority. However the DTO was largely responsible for the Quality Bus Corridor
initiative which has had some success in promoting use of buses in Dublin.
A full-fledged transport authority for Dublin http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=7055&lang=ENG&loc=1850 had been promised by the Irish Government, to be known as the Dublin Transport Authority
(DTA). This body was to begin its work on January 1, 2009 http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=10513&lang=ENG&loc=2260. However, plans for the DTA were revised in the light of the budget shortfall, and the government replaced it with a National Transport Authority, which came into being on 1 December 2009. The DTO was dissolved on that date.
Irish Government
The Government of Ireland is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland.-Members of the Government:Membership of the Government is regulated fundamentally by the Constitution of Ireland. The Government is headed by a prime minister called the Taoiseach...
agency, formed in 1996, which provides transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
and land use
Land use
Land use is the human use of land. Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as fields, pastures, and settlements. It has also been defined as "the arrangements, activities and inputs people undertake in a certain land cover...
advice to organisations operating in the Greater Dublin Area. It had relatively limited powers and is not a full transport authority. However the DTO was largely responsible for the Quality Bus Corridor
Quality Bus Corridor
Quality Bus Corridors are an initiative to give dedicated road space and traffic signal priority to buses in Dublin, Ireland in order to reduce journey times and improve service consistency. The aim of the initiative is to encourage people to change from cars to buses and thus reduce traffic...
initiative which has had some success in promoting use of buses in Dublin.
A full-fledged transport authority for Dublin http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=7055&lang=ENG&loc=1850 had been promised by the Irish Government, to be known as the Dublin Transport Authority
Dublin Transport Authority
The National Transport Authority is the transport authority for Greater Dublin and the public transport licencing agency for the entire Republic of Ireland. It was established under the provisions of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 and the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009, on 1...
(DTA). This body was to begin its work on January 1, 2009 http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=10513&lang=ENG&loc=2260. However, plans for the DTA were revised in the light of the budget shortfall, and the government replaced it with a National Transport Authority, which came into being on 1 December 2009. The DTO was dissolved on that date.