Category: News
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Heaton Trials – Options put forward
Since October 2022 various trials have been in place to look at how Heaton’s streets can be made better, particularly for people who don’t drive. Those trials are due to […]
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Jesmond LTN Trial Removed
In disappointing news the City Council has started work to remove the trial low traffic neighbourhood in Jesmond that had been running since March 2023. Originally intended to run for […]
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Newcastle’s active travel schemes – progress and funding – update September 2022
Last year the government published Gear Change: One Year On, featuring Newcastle’s own Queen Victoria Road. It stated that ‘plans are underway to make the temporary changes permanent, following positive […]
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Heaton Streets for People update – Tintern Crescent
In 2017 a new cycleway was built on Heaton Road, between the junctions of Cardigan Tce and Meldon Tce, as part of Cycle City Ambition Fund Round 1 (CCAF1). A […]
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Streets for People – updated September 2022
Newcastle City Council launched their Streets for People programme in 2016 as part of Cycle City Ambition Fund Round 2 (CCAF2). The aim was to make safer, cleaner and more […]
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Emergency Active Travel schemes – updated September 2022
Last summer the Council implemented a number of experimental and temporary Government-funded Emergency Active Travel schemes intended to improve space for walking and cycling in response to the pandemic. The […]
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Local organisations back Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
The Newcastle Cycling Campaign is one of 10 community groups in Newcastle and North Tyneside who, along with around 120 other organisations from across the UK, have signed a national […]
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A ‘gear change’ for walking and cycling: UK government announces ambitious plans
On 28th July, the government published its plans to get Britain cycling Gear change: A bold vision for cycling and walking. Successive governments have made such announcements, but this time […]
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North Tyneside schemes for #SpaceForDistancing and #activetravel
What has happened Not so far from Newcastle, North Tyneside Council is also making use of the government funding to put in place temporary measures across the borough to create […]
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Huge support for safer neighbourhoods
A big thank you for those who responded to our call for action, wrote to Newcastle City Council and want to see safer streets in their neighbourhoods for social distancing. […]