Dublin Transportation Office or DTO is a government agency established in 1996 . This organization acts as a transport advisory board for the transit companies operating in Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. This office has limited powers since it is not a full transport authority. However the DTO is responsible for the services of Quality Bus Corridor, which have greatly promoted the use of buses in Dublin. This office looks into the strong, competitive, dynamic and sustainable transit services of the city. This transportation office in Dublin boosts public awareness campaigns that are related to the DTO strategy of transportation planning within the city of Dublin.
Responsibilities of the Dublin Transportation Office
The Dublin Transportation Office caters to the transport and land use planning requirements by providing useful advises and strategies to the public transportation agencies and organizations of the city and its surrounding areas. Dublin Transportation Office also advices various departments on land use and transport. Some of the departments are:
- Department of the Environment
- Department of Transport
- Dublin Bus
- National Roads Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Railway Procurement Agency
- Iarnrod Eireann
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- An Gárda Siochána
- South Dublin County Council
- Fingal County Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Kildare County Council
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Meath County Council
This office has played an important role in facilitating the transport network of different regions of Dublin. The services of Dublin Transportation Office have been a set of pragmatic recommendations for renewed transport infrastructure and necessary measures to manage the growth in the demand for travel in Dublin.
A team of skilled engineers, GIS officers, planners and administrators specialized in transportation planning and modeling, Traffic management and land use planning offer brilliant solutions to all the transportation related affairs of the region. The entire business of the Dublin Transportation Office is administered and controlled by the Director. The Steering Committee of DTO is answerable to the Director. Minister of transport of Dublin is one of the members of this committee. This office prepares reports on multiple modes of travel including rail, car, bus, cycling and walking. The bus timetables, LUA s timetables and rail timetables are supervise and controlled by this office.
The location of Dublin Transportation Office is at the Irish Life Centre, on the 3rd floor in Dublin. Dublin Transportation Office has been striving hard to establish a new and efficient transport infrastructure, which would meet the future demands of travel.
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