Summary
This consultation seeks your views on the Active Travel Delivery Plan. The Plan sets out how the Department for Infrastructure will prioritise and deliver high-quality active travel infrastructure for shorter everyday journeys within urban and rural settlements over the next 10 years and beyond.
Documents
- Active Travel Delivery Plan - Consultation document
- Appendix 1 - Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
- Appendix 2 - Ards and North Down Borough Council
- Appendix 3 - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
- Appendix 4 - Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
- Appendix 5 - Derry City and Strabane District Council
- Appendix 6 - Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
- Appendix 7 - Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
- Appendix 8 - Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
- Appendix 9 - Mid Ulster District Council
- Appendix 10 - Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
- Strategic Environmental Assessment Report
- Strategic Environmental Assessment Report - Appendices, Volume 1
- Strategic Environmental Assessment Report - Appendices, Volume 2
- Active Travel Delivery Plan - Screening form
Consultation description
We have also produced a storyboard version of our consultation document with interactive mapping: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/
Over one third of journeys in Northern Ireland are less than two miles long, and two thirds are less than five miles long. These shorter distances offer a tremendous opportunity for active travel to become a practical and attractive option for many people.
By providing attractive travel options, we empower people to make more sustainable choices. With safe, reliable, and accessible active travel infrastructure, individuals are more likely to embrace healthier alternatives to driving. This shift can lead to more vibrant places where traffic congestion and air quality are less of an issue and our streets feel safer and more pleasant for everyone.
The Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 underscores the crucial role of active travel in addressing climate goals. It mandates the development of sectoral plans for transport which set a minimum spend on active travel from the overall transport budgets of 10%. Meeting this commitment will require a significant increase in investment.
A comprehensive plan is essential to maximise the benefits of this increased investment. Our long-term vision is to create a seamless, integrated network that allows more people, regardless of age or ability, to choose active travel for many of their everyday journeys. Our vision also focused on consistency in design, ensuring that new infrastructure meets the highest levels of safety and accessibility.
By commenting on our proposals, you can help shape the developing active travel network in your area and the Department’s overall approach to active travel investment.
You should note that individual responses will not be published and a summary report will only reflect the opinions received in general terms. For information regarding the Departmental Privacy Notice following the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) please go to: DfI Privacy. The Privacy Notice explains how we will use personal information as part of the processing of responses.
If you require a paper copy of the questionnaire, please contact us at: activetravel@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
Engagement Events
It is planned to hold a number of engagement events during the consultation period if you would like more information before responding.
Dates, times and locations will be posted here, on the Department’s social media feeds and the Events section on Citizen Space as it becomes available.