AQW 14205/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 05/02/2021
Answered On Date: 16/02/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider purchasing bus bike racks for Translink.

Answer:

My ambition to increase cycling journeys is reflected in the Programme for Government, and my commitment is to increase the proportion of journeys made by walking, cycling and public transport. As part of the ‘Bike Life’ project – in which the Department participates on behalf of Belfast – Sustrans published a report in January 2019 setting out ambitions for cycling levels in 2040 for each of the participating cities.

I have asked officials to examine the merits of installing cycle racks on buses. My aim remains to provide better infrastructure, behaviour change programmes, better availability of electric bikes, secure cycle parking at strategic public transport stops and folding bikes to encourage passengers to consider using more sustainable forms of transport.