AQW 1362/16-21

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 17/06/2016
Answered On Date: 30/06/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on the Belfast Bike scheme; and (ii) whether there are plans to expand docking stations.

Answer:

The Department for Regional Development provided a £1 million capital grant to Belfast City Council in order to implement the Belfast Bike Share Scheme. The scheme is owned and operated by the City Council and it is responsible for the development and any proposed expansion of the scheme.

The scheme has been in operation since the end of April 2015. In the first year of operation there were almost 200,000 hires and an additional three docking stations were opened (one in Titanic Quarter and two at Queen’s University). A more detailed update on the scheme and plans for its expansion can be obtained from the Chief Executive at Belfast City Council.