Publication of Travel Survey For Northern Ireland 2013-2015 Additional Tables Report

Date published: 13 April 2017

The publication is available on the ASRB website at:

• https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/articles/travel-survey-northern-ireland

KEY POINTS

The key points for 2013-2015 are:

Walking

• Just under two thirds of respondents (63%) took a walk lasting at least 20 minutes once a week or more with a further 9% walking this length of time at least once a month (but less than once a week).
• Respondents were asked what would encourage them to walk more often and the most popular answer was “Better weather” (28%).They were also asked what made them feel unsafe when walking by the road and the top reason given was “No footpath” (37%).

Cycling

• One quarter of respondents (25%) had cycled in the last 12 months.Nearly half of these (48%) cycled once a week or more and an additional 23% cycled at least once a month (but less than once a week).
• Cyclists were asked what would encourage them to cycle more often and the most popular answer was “More cycle lanes” (38%).They were also asked what made them feel unsafe when cycling on the road and the top reasons given were “Heavy traffic” (55%) and “Motorists driving without consideration of cyclists” (51%).

Public transport

• One sixth of respondents (17%) travelled on a bus once a week or more and a further 9% travelled by bus at least once a month (but less than once a week).
• Around 1 in 30 respondents (3%) travelled on a train once a week or more and an additional 6% travelled by train at least once a month (but less than once a week).
• Respondents were asked what would encourage them to use local public transport services more often and the most popular answer was “Cheaper fares” (28%).

Park ‘n’ Ride

• Park ‘n’ Ride is a facility where you can park your vehicle in a designated car park and take a bus or train to your destination.1% of respondents used Park ‘n’ Ride once a week or more with a further 1% using it at least once a month (but less than once a week).

Travel to work – number in car/van

• Over four fifths of respondents (82%) travelled to work by car/van and were asked how many people would normally be in the car/van when going to work.The number includes all adults and children in the car/van (e.g. children being dropped off at school on the way into work).The majority drove to work on their own (80%).15% travelled to work with one other person and the rest (5%) had 2 or more other people in the car/van when they travelled to work.