On 24 March 2014, Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy, MLA opened the third seminar in the ‘Creating Healthy Communities’ series. Focusing on Active Travel, it aim was to compare the situation in Belfast with that in major European cities and share the best of International practice from leading active travel cities
Creating Healthy Communities - Active Travel
This seminar, which was chaired by Andrew Hassard, Director of Parks and Leisure, Belfast City Council, illustrated leading examples of active travel focused cities, highlighting the added benefits for all of society when streets are designed for people, not cars.
Opening Address: Danny Kennedy MLA, Minister for Regional Development
Speakers
Copenhagen, a cycling city: The road to success
Alexander Karl Lehmann, City of Copenhagen
Creating walkable cities: Models, tools & successes
Professor Geraint Ellis Queens University Belfast
Freiburg, an active travel city: Designing for connectivity
Andreas Hildebrandt VAG, Freiburg, Germany
Case Studies