Episode 4 Luí na Talún


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They're obviously very vulnerable,

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and a large number have disappeared already

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without us really realising it,

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so we need to get a handle on the situation

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and try and reverse the declines

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in the areas where they're still nesting.

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Looking at Amsterdam, for example, as perfection,

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where they spend, I think, £15 per person per year on cycling,

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where is Belfast in relation to other cities in Europe?

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Are we at the bottom, the middle...whereabouts are we?

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We're a 50p city. We're bargain basement.

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Money... A lot of rhetoric, a lot of noise, a lot of hot air,

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a lot of rhetoric, but really no serious commitment yet.

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There are some things,

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but they haven't really moved into the mainstream.

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10% of the transport budget should be spent on sustainable transport,

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looking at reducing speed limits to 20 miles an hour,

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to make it safer to cycle,

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and also to put in cycle lanes that were coherent and safe

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and didn't end up throwing you off the cycle lane at a roundabout.

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CARS TOOT

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There has to be a long-term commitment to sustainable transport and to cycling.

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And we have to accept the roads have to be made safer.

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Danger does not come from cycling itself -

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danger really comes from motor vehicles.

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It's not just about making streets safer for cyclists -

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it's making streets safer for everyone.

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BUZZING

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People are wakening up and becoming aware of their heritage

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and the fact it is worth preserving.

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Something that wasn't used just a few years back is now being used

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extensively, because we have counters on the canal

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and we can have anything up to 1,000 people a week walking the canal.

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So they're all very aware of it and they use the canal

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and watch the wildlife and study the biodiversity.

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And school groups come out.

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And they're getting in touch with their...past and their industrial heritage

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and all that it would mean if it was reopened again.

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The mind boggles at the small businesses that can grow from this,

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like bicycle hire, restaurants, tour guides, servicing of boats -

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it's unlimited, you know, what can happen when this canal opens.

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