Pedestrians are "under attack" following proposals to move two separate zebra crossings in St Julian's and Ħamrun to favour car drivers, a cycling NGO has warned. 

In a statement, the Bicycling Advocacy Group said that pedestrians on St George's road in St Julian's would have to "walk down Ross street and back up again to catch a bus or simply walk down in St Julian's from Paceville" if a proposal to move a zebra crossing there was accepted. 

A separate proposal for Ħamrun would see a pedestrian space by Ħamrun kiosk turned into parking bays, with a zebra crossing also removed. 

The group called on Transport Minister Ian Borg to consider appointing a cycling and walking commissioner to encourage the two activities.  

"Pedestrians should not be paying the price of car congestion. There should be a proper study looking at pedestrian traffic and weighing the pros and cons to both user groups," the group said.

BAG noted that if the government was serious about encouraging monorail or underground transport systems, it would have to look at ways of encouraging efficient walking "as this is how most people would be getting to such stations."