Creator of a plan to build 1,000km of greenways across this part of the world. Everyday cycling advocate in my home town (Bikefast). Reform @deptinfra now.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Joined May 2012
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Today marks 10 years to the day since @nigreenways went from daft idea in my head to daft ideas on the internet, which over time chimed with a lovely audience. Simpler times then - tracing railway lines on Google Maps, blogging, tweeting.. nigreenways.com/ni-greenways…
And the best of them have been fellow travellers along campaigning paths, far far too many to mention, every one an inspiration to me, doing excellent work in the face of deceptively supportive political and governmental greenwash masking absolute granite resistance to change..
Close watchers may have noticed a lack of activity over the last 5 months. Life has a habit of taking over. It might not be 10-and-done, but things are on hold for the foreseeable future. Give @Streets4AllNI @NBCycleCampaign @CyclingUK_NI @SustransNI @cyculcc all your support. J
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Heartfelt thread by @rebekahmccabe_ on the importance of community engagement and the sqandered potential of investment in active travel.... all while a climate catastrophe unfolds before our eyes 😰
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North Belfast has waited so long for so little. It shouldn't be this hard. It's also shameful that Rebekah has experienced this level of harassment. I've also been engaging with this group and have had nothing of the sort, so there is clearly a sexist angle here. What a disgrace.
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One tiny section of proposed cycle infrastructure leading to harassment and intimidation of people defending the project. @deptinfra needs to step up its PR and engagement to ensure its ambitious 200km network across Belfast is not dead before it is built: xitter.cf/rebekahmccabe_/status/…
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The continuously atrocious management of active travel by @deptinfra leads me to thinking that it’s almost policy to frustrate even the most basic of positive developments. With the world’s climate on fire the Department is mishandling small changes and fostering negativity.
Desperate thread. Solidarity with Rebekah and others trying to make their local area a wee bit more liveable, and for that facing intimidation to push them off the public square. Shame on @deptinfra, experts in ensuring the simplest of active travel projects wither on the vine.
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Fantastic morning walk 🚶♀️🚶♂️with our #scouts and parents up to and through the Lissummon Tunnel🛤 @nigreenways @visitmourne @Newryie @deptinfra @CarlingfordIRE @IrishScouting @ScoutingIreland @worldscouting #greatoutdoors #Adventures #skillsforlife #History
NI Greenways retweeted
Very worrying to see last week that a bike in the *secure* storage @GliderBelfast stop at Hollywood Arches has had wheel stolen / been damaged.
@Translink_NI -have you been able to identify culprit from the cameras & digital door lock mech?
@nigreenways @combergreenway – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Consultation closes tomorrow folks. It’s really important to engage with consultations like this to enable proper, safe and usable active travel routes to be developed
Reminder- One day left to share your views on proposed active travel routes between Sydenham and Holywood.
Our consultation closes tomorrow (1 April 2022) at 5pm.
More info: infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/con…
NI Greenways retweeted
Red 🔴 for me!!
Reminder- One day left to share your views on proposed active travel routes between Sydenham and Holywood.
Our consultation closes tomorrow (1 April 2022) at 5pm.
More info: infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/con…
NI Greenways retweeted
Red route best. Green route ok. Blue route hideous. Let’s hope they listen, confidence is low!
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Responded with a preference for the red route. What are the odds of it not happening at all when the public's preference doesn't match the Eastern Division's?
