Author: Bikefast
Alfred Street cycleway review – the issues
Transport Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced the start of construction of three new cycle routes in Belfast. “These routes will provide greater protection for people who …
Whisper this but.. are we about to get the Gasworks Bridge?
News is moving fast these days, what with daily constitutional crises providing occasional distractions from the high season of reality TV, but something of note may …
City centre cycleway wand issue – some tweets, images and videos
This is Alfred St right now. We're meeting @deptinfra this week about stopping this. @deptinfra has refused to acknowledge a problem exists or that a solution …
Thieves bored with Belfast Bikes now stealing three Gliders a week
The future of Belfast’s new rapid transit system is in doubt after eight Gliders were found in the Lagan last night. It’s understood that almost a …
Montgomery Road cycleway
The redevelopment of the Robinson Centre in East Belfast is an open goal for the Department for Infrastructure to create a high quality cycling route. This …
Taxis in bus lanes plan scrapped
The Department for Infrastructure has scrapped the planned year long experiment to allow 4,500 private taxis into Belfast bus lanes. Hundreds of objections to the policy …
Hello relief road, goodbye active travel safety?
A knee jerk response to car driver anger looks set to put Belfast pedestrians and cyclists in direct danger this week. Belfast Harbour and the Department …
Help out with Shop by bike Belfast 2018 survey
Can you spare a few minutes while doing your grocery shopping to help out with an important cycling study? In 2015 NI Greenways / Bikefast surveyed …
Transport Dept admits defeat in battle to solve Belfast congestion, turns to Mad Titan Thanos
Belfast’s chronic congestion intensified this week with the roll-out of 12 hour bus lanes to support the new Glider bus rapid transit system. Sources last night …
Ciclovia Belfast stuck in the slow lane
As we enter the eighth month of the year, Ciclovia Belfast 2018 has no confirmed date. Bikefast’s Jonathan Hobbs thinks it’s time to reset the event …