Category: Analysis
Object now to kill off DfI’s outdated cycling design culture
Two Department for Infrastructure (DfI) consultations on cycle route Orders closing this December need to be objected out of existence if the Department are ever going …
The Devil’s in the detail
A reluctance to capture and share fine-grained active travel data suits the culture of inertia at the Department for Infrastructure
Queen’s Quarter superblock
Freeing a city quarter from vehicle traffic and pedestrianising Botanic Avenue in the wake of coronavirus
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 …
The Bicycle Strategy for Northern Ireland is failing
(Updated 13 February 2020) The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is rapidly falling behind most of its main policy responsibilities on cycling. Now in its fifth year, …
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 …
Lies, damned lies and bus lane statistics
Five amazing things to know about bus lane fines that’ll make you wonder why local media isn’t telling you the whole story
Four wheeled circus – the Clifton Gateway scheme
“With Government commitment to the delivery of PfG Programme for Government targets to increase more walking, cycling and public transport journeys the provision for the different …
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 …