A new active travel hub has opened in Cathedral Gardens beside the new Ulster University campus in Belfast.
Cathedral Gardens active travel hub will be operated by social enterprise Big Loop Bikes and Sustrans and aims to provide information to local communities, workers and visitors, as well as staff and students of the city’s further and higher education facilities.Belfast Mayor Tina Black said: “We want to encourage people to travel actively and sustainably in Belfast because we’re committed to making a positive contribution to people’s health and well-being and helping to protect our environment.
Prof Paul Seawright, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Ulster University said their ”Belfast campus is car free” has its own Park and Ride facility for those taking bus and rail options and almost 200 free secure cycle spaces as well as a cycle to work scheme for staff.
It is the first of a number of such schemes proposed across in the city and is open open from 7am-7pm Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Saturday; 7am-10pm on Thursday and 12-7pm on Sunday.Green Party councillor Brian Smyth said: “I am really confident we are going to have more of these in the next 18 months. I think it's brilliant.
SustransNI BelfastCycle Briansmyth99 belfastcc deptinfra CommunitiesNI NBCycleCampaign publichealthni UlsterUni Hopefully they can train cyclists to use their own dedicated lanes they moaned about getting that they never actually use. And not to cycle 4 abreast on the ards peninsula. Muppets. But good to see this 👍