0:05:09 > 0:05:11They're obviously very vulnerable,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15and a large number have disappeared already
0:05:15 > 0:05:16without us really realising it,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19so we need to get a handle on the situation
0:05:19 > 0:05:21and try and reverse the declines
0:05:21 > 0:05:23in the areas where they're still nesting.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Looking at Amsterdam, for example, as perfection,
0:09:53 > 0:09:58where they spend, I think, £15 per person per year on cycling,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01where is Belfast in relation to other cities in Europe?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Are we at the bottom, the middle...whereabouts are we?
0:10:03 > 0:10:07We're a 50p city. We're bargain basement.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Money... A lot of rhetoric, a lot of noise, a lot of hot air,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16a lot of rhetoric, but really no serious commitment yet.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17There are some things,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20but they haven't really moved into the mainstream.
0:10:27 > 0:10:3110% of the transport budget should be spent on sustainable transport,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35looking at reducing speed limits to 20 miles an hour,
0:10:35 > 0:10:36to make it safer to cycle,
0:10:36 > 0:10:41and also to put in cycle lanes that were coherent and safe
0:10:41 > 0:10:46and didn't end up throwing you off the cycle lane at a roundabout.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54CARS TOOT
0:15:36 > 0:15:42There has to be a long-term commitment to sustainable transport and to cycling.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45And we have to accept the roads have to be made safer.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Danger does not come from cycling itself -
0:15:47 > 0:15:51danger really comes from motor vehicles.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55It's not just about making streets safer for cyclists -
0:15:55 > 0:15:58it's making streets safer for everyone.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59BUZZING
0:21:48 > 0:21:52People are wakening up and becoming aware of their heritage
0:21:52 > 0:21:55and the fact it is worth preserving.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Something that wasn't used just a few years back is now being used
0:21:59 > 0:22:02extensively, because we have counters on the canal
0:22:02 > 0:22:06and we can have anything up to 1,000 people a week walking the canal.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09So they're all very aware of it and they use the canal
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and watch the wildlife and study the biodiversity.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14And school groups come out.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18And they're getting in touch with their...past and their industrial heritage
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and all that it would mean if it was reopened again.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39The mind boggles at the small businesses that can grow from this,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42like bicycle hire, restaurants, tour guides, servicing of boats -
0:22:42 > 0:22:47it's unlimited, you know, what can happen when this canal opens.
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