Participating towns and cities

United KingdomBelfast, United Kingdom

Website:
www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Population:
290.000 inhabitants
Department:
Parks and Leisure
Contact:
Cormac McCann
Adelaide Exchange, 24-26 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8GD
(++44) 028 9027 0342
Belfast already registered 4x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2015 2010 2009 2008

Participation 2015

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Belfast implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places

Car-free day Car-free day

Belfast carries out a Car-Free Day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Sunday 4th October. From Botanic Gardens, roads closed Botanic Avenue, Dublin Road, Bedford Street, Donegall Square to City Hall