TIME TO GLIDE

摘要

Launched on 3 September, Belfast's new Glider bus rapid transit, like Bristol's new Metrobus network, is urban BRT on a bigger scale than anywhere else in the UK. It is a rapid transit solution for a city of 295,000 - metropolitan area population of 585,000 - that expects to attract another 70,000 residents by 2035, over 50,000 new jobs and accommodate a further 1.5million overnight tourist stays. A congested city where car use is high, especially among commuters from surrounding towns. Glider was conceived as a fast, high capacity public transport alternative to attract commuters and shoppers out of their cars.