Tag: Department for Infrastructure
Not fit for purpose – East Bridge Street and the Department
The Department for Infrastructure’s Roads Eastern Division sidelined pro-cycling voices in its controversial realignment of East Bridge Street as part of what appears to be a …
Nightmare on East Bridge Street comes true
A realignment of traffic flow on a key route from East Belfast to the city centre has created significant additional risk and a barrier to people …
Alfredstraat – from cycleway to bicycle street
In the last of four articles exploring the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) review of the Alfred Street cycleway, Bikefast finds itself at the end of the …
Extending a cycleway along Hamilton Street?
In the third of four articles on the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) review of the Alfred Street cycleway, we tackle an unexpected development. In the middle …
How to fix the Alfred Street cycleway
In the second of four articles exploring the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) review of the Alfred Street cycleway, Bikefast looks at implementing the glaringly obvious, slap-you-in-the-face, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Taxis in bus lanes public consultation to be ignored?
Department declines to answer if stopping the ‘proposed experiment’ from going ahead is an option in current consultation In a worrying development for devolved government and …