Outcome 6
Transport that strengthens places and Barbados' economy
Use transport investment to strengthen communities and economic opportunity.
Why this is an outcome
Transport problems are also place and economic problems, affecting communities, schools, centres, tourism, development, the airport and the port.
Physical Development Plan alignment
Land-use integration; place-based planning; access to jobs and services.
National commitments
Commitment 18
Develop integrated transport plans for Barbados' key centres
Bridgetown and other centres planned as places, not just through-routes.
Commitment 19
Connect new development to transport capacity and choice
Transport considered early in development, with real alternatives to driving.
Commitment 20
Protect access to Barbados' strategic gateways and economic activity
Reliable access to the airport, port, industrial and tourism areas.
Candidate programmes
Proposed and to be validated — not yet Government commitments.
Strategic Centres Transport Programme
Integrated transport plans for Barbados' key centres.
Proposed / to be validated
Measures for this outcome
Baselines and targets are only published once data exists.
- Baseline being established
Strategic places with integrated transport plans
Key centres covered by an integrated transport plan.
- Baseline being established
Major development with transport integrated early
Major applications with transport addressed at an early stage.
- Baseline being established
Strategic gateway reliability
Reliability of access to the airport and port.