they hate us.

[DryBag]

Cuts have just been announced for this year reducing the cycle budget

in Belfast by 98% from £450,000 down to £8,000, whilst at the same

time spending on new "strategic" roads increased by 51% from £149m to

£225m. This is an insult to cyclists.



It is time to express your anger. Come with your bicycle and anything

to make noise, bicycle bells, whistles, etc.



Belfast City Hall entrance gates

Wed 13th Oct

1.10pm sharp

Cycle once around city hall, then onto the cycle path along Franklin

Street for media photographers.

1.30pm finish

[twentyclicks]

That is truly ridiculous!  I'll be there 

[RedLeader]

Who's suprised.

[LandyLiam]

when will they ever realise that the more bikes they have on the roads the less cars there will be and the less roadworks will be needed 

i wish i could cycle to work but its 45 miles, each way 

[suspectmonkey]

I'm sure it wasn't all that long ago that Belfast City Council were proudly proclaiming how they wanted to make Belfast a cycling friendly city that would be comparable to other European cities like Amsterdam.  Hard to see how that will ever materialise now.

Mind you, its clear Local Government have no interest in encouraging people to cycle.  I work in LG and have been harrassing them for the best part of two years now to introduce a Cycle to Work scheme with absolutely no success.  If Government employers dont encourage their own staff to look at alternative modes of transport what chance do we have...