The @niauditoffice.bsky.social has published it's report on @infrastructure-ni.gov.uk progress on Active Travel in Northern Ireland. “There is also no evidence that delivery to date has significantly increased active travel rates.” t.co/sWNbZn3DXm

BOUNCED CHEQUES People want their investment back —— New article up on @SluggerOToole Have a read, leave a comment. sluggerotoole.com/2025/06/20/b...

BOUNCED CHEQUES People want their investment back —— New article up on @SluggerOToole Have a read, leave a comment. sluggerotoole.com/2025/06/20/b...

“Between 1969 and 2001 3,532 people died during the troubles. During the same period 7291 died on the roads.” sluggerotoole.com/2025/02/04/r...

Worth mentioning - you can’t own a car in Japan unless you have a certificate (Shako Shomeisho) proving you have a designated parking space. You can’t store your car on a public street/street.

I quite enjoyed this fella's style.

Thanks for coming along this morning for a simple, safe and stress free cycle down to city hall for breakfast. Thanks to Dep. Lord Mayor @PaulDoherty___ for the warm welcome and @belfastcc for the continued support.

Ive given up. Just been down Corporation st. and even though there is a belfast bikes stand outside City Quays park, the cycle lane is a road to nowhere onto the footpath. No cycling sign onto it aswell.

WALKING & CYCLING CHAMPION DAY. #WACCday –– It’s 5 years since DFI created the Walking & Cycling Champion. It’s a day to celebrate the achievements & transformations delivered by DFI over that time. Has your life changed forever… for the better? Share your stories…

Speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly today, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins gave an update on the pedestrianisation of Hill Street in Belfast.

Congestion in Belfast - Blog Post 5 - How can we achieve modal shift? wesleyjohnston.wordpress.com/2025/04/28/c...

In the 1950s American writer Ray Bradbury predicted earphones, flat screen TVs, self driving cars and ATMs. In his 1951 short story – The Pedestrian – Bradbury also predicted a future where you might be arrested for walking. #Walking #SustainableTransport sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/12/c...

“On this point we have no doubt at all that cyclists should not be admitted to primary networks, for obvious reasons of safety and the free flow of vehicular traffic.” trafficintowns.uk/index.php/bo...

“We also considered the question of pedestrian movements, because clearly in a small town such as Newbury walking plays an important part in the transport system ” trafficintowns.uk/index.php/bo...

COMPARE ➡️ DfI tells Belfast citizens it can’t close Hill St – a tiny cobbled street in Belfast city centre. ➡️ Paris’ citizens tell City Hall to pedestrianise 500 streets across the city. DEVOLVE TRANSPORT POWERS! www.reuters.com/world/europe...

BREAKING! HILL ST. CLOSES TO TRAFFIC -- @infrastructure-ni.gov.uk has confirmed that Hill St. will close from Mon 1st June - for the "installation of automatic rising bollards." The system will be fully operational from July 20th "Taxis will be have dedicated space either side of Hill St" ⬇️

‘A tragedy no parent should ever have to go through’: Mum of Co Derry girl killed in collision says loss of 11-year-old daughter highlights ‘urgent problem’ www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

If only politicians and policy makers were aware of this research showing: “motorists underestimate the full private costs of car ownership, while policy makers and planners underestimate social costs”. Car use means high costs and inactive lives. 🤷‍♀️ -/- www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lup/publicat...

“re­lying on DfI for any­thing means care­fully man­aging your ex­pect­a­tions… visions of the fu­ture of­ten have to hang around a few decades for real­ity to catch up. The hanging around isn’t al­ways fair on the people who bought the vision” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

"Without sustained investment, healthcare inequalities will only widen, leading to more preventable deaths and poorer quality of life for people with learning disabilities." Karen Gilgunn, of Mencap NI, is this week's guest writer for Pivotal Platform. www.pivotalppf.org/our-work/piv...

"It’s time to stop publishing and start delivering" a bicycle strategy for Northern Ireland. Stephen McNally, Director of @cycul.bsky.social, is this week's guest writer for Pivotal Platform. www.pivotalppf.org/our-work/piv...

An 11 year old killed yesterday in Castledawson by simply stepping off her school bus. She is the 10th person to die on NI roads this year (the second this week). 50% of road deaths are pedestrians. @infrastructure-ni.gov.uk – are we really doing all we can? sluggerotoole.com/2025/02/04/r...

“…a house will hold so many occupants and if more are crammed into it, it becomes a slum… the same kind of rule must apply to an area occupied by buildings and the amount of traffic it can decently contain.” buff.ly/4b4Hdgb

Cycling & walking are stuck in traffic. 6 ideas to unblock Active Travel • Devolve power to councils • Elected Mayors in Derry & Belfast • Active Travel NI • Better scrutiny from MLAs • More governance at DFI • Experienced head of Active Travel Read more on @pivotalppf.bsky.social t.co/HuuwW1AwN7

@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk Bicycle Strategy for NI is 10 yrs old. They set themselves ambitious 10 year targets. We should have seen noticeable progress in those 10 years. • How have the Department been doing? • Have they hit any of their targets? New article on @pivotalppf.bsky.social

Here we go…

“The simple act of walking plays an indispensable part in the transport system of any town. There is nothing fanciful in this statement. Walking accounts for many medium-distance movements…” https://buff.ly/4jUwitD

Traffic in Towns is 61 years old today. To celebrate, the digital version is now live. This landmark study examined the impact of increasing car culture on the UK. We hope this digital version helps inform then on-going debate on ‘the traffic problem’. #TrafficInTowns trafficintowns.uk

Are these the levels of violence we are willing to accept to cure Belfast’s congestion and reduce MOT waiting times? For @www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk to resist calming and redesigning urban streets to protect vulverable road users? Are we doing everything we can? sluggerotoole.com/2025/02/04/r...

We’ve reached peak SUV Marginal gains territory www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

“Around 1.19 million people die annually – sandwiched between Diabetes and Tuberculosis. 20–50 million suffer non-fatal injuries. It’s the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29.” Acceptable levels of violence? Have a read: sluggerotoole.com/2025/02/04/r...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

“…3,532 people died during the troubles. During same period, 7291 died on the roads. The Troubles are a reminder of the suffering caused by violence and a context for understanding the tragic consequences of road death” New post on @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social sluggerotoole.com/2025/02/04/r...

"NI's education system is at a crossroads. The Engage programmes demonstrate that targeted funding, when paired with autonomy, can drive significant improvements in academic& well-being outcomes." Dr Graham Gault of the @ni.naht.org.uk writes for Pivotal Platform. www.pivotalppf.org/our-work/piv...

If only the @sdlp.bsky.social had a party member who cycled regularly and could have put Cara straight… oh…errr

@www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk plan to transform 42 towns across NI with sustainable transport networks over the next 10 years. Quite a task given their track record over the last 10 years. Their consultation process ends 28th Feb. Details: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/consultation...

“…the measures required to deal with the full potential amounts of motor traffic in big cities are so formidable that society will have to ask itself seriously how far it is prepared to go with the motor vehicle.” https://buff.ly/3PKjMz2

“fumes are now rendering urban streets extremely unpleasant, though once again, since it is a situation that most of us have grown up with, it needs a conscious effort to comprehend what has happened” #TrafficInTowns https://buff.ly/49tEpbA

Went along to @www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk active travel consultation this evening. • They are making an almighty rod for their back. • They are not following any cycle design guidelines • the designs were made at desktops without visiting the sites. • another waste of time and public money

Going to @www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk Active Travel Consultation sessions this week – here's their guide to things you should be looking for when you study the maps • Connections to local schools • Connections to public transport • Connections to town centres storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9940...

@seamasbelfast.bsky.social How we doing on that car-free Sunday pledge?

It’s 2025! Are we nearly there yet @www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

A little comic about desire paths.

The Lombard Street Big Wheel, San Francisco. youtu.be/1czwwGYMmJU...

“The Dutch scouting tradition known as a “dropping,” in which groups of children, generally pre-teenagers, are deposited in a forest and expected to find their way back to base. It is meant to be challenging, and they often stagger in at 2 or 3 in the morning.” www.nytimes.com/2019/07/21/w...

UK Road Traffic Act, 1930 Part III: Provisions with respect to stretching of ropes across highways. “Any person who places any rope, wire or other apparatus across a highway in a manner likely to cause danger to persons using the highway shall be guilty of an offence.” Everyone got that? OK then!

@www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk released videos before Christmas to try and coax more people out of their cars. The original: fb.watch/x51sXU0zAc/ got close to 133,000 views. Reaction was almost all negative. The idea was good but the execution was poor. Here’s a version that may have worked.

DFI DOWNFALL –– Man deaar… this is good! @JPHLive has scripted the first 1.30min. It really deserves another few minutes. Script writers needed… please post below with material. www.captiongenerator.com/v/2306562/df... @belfastcyclecam.bsky.social @circlelinebt.bsky.social