After years of talk, frustrated cyclists want to know how serious Newcastle really is about creating safe conditions for everyone to cycle. There are good signs but bad ones too. What is Newcastle City Council doing to become a City Fit for Cycling?
Scores of cycling advocates will again descend on the Cycle Hub to talk shop.
The Newcastle Cycling Campaign calls its members to gather once more. The AGM is to be held on 19 March 18:00 at the classy 'The Cycle Hub' at Ouseburn Quayside. Discussions will centre around priorities, with a draft having been announced in advance of the meeting. The proposed campaigning direction, not surprisingly, concerns working with policy and decision makers to get behind a people-friendly city with safe cycle space and better public places in Newcastle and Tyneside.
Council yesterday announced that the removal of a pinchpoint on Heaton Road, that saw the death of a cyclist in late 2011, is now underway.
We've been asking Newcastle City Council, the highway authority, to act since the tragic incident happened.
Immediately after the fatal incident, we wrote to all nine councillors (there are three adjoining wards), yet they were unable to speed up any investigation or help shed light on proceedings or improve transparency.
A user safety report will be launched. Now Living Streets, the National charity for walkers, has joined forces with the Newcastle Cycling Campaign to call for action to be taken.
Walkers and cyclists have teamed up to ask for improvements at a notorious road junction in Newcastle. Haddricks Mill has already been cited by The Times as being one of the worst junctions in the UK for cycling.
Residents are being consulted on road safety improvements that have attracted a promise of £175,000 of new funding.
The Walker to City Centre strategic cycle route is the first of a series of planned cycle routes approved unanimously by City Councillors. The aim is to enhance road safety for pedestrians, cyclists and school children, especially along a stretch of Welbeck Road in Newcastle's East End. New zebra crossings, more distinctive highway markings for residents' car parking, and overall reductions in traffic speeds are key features of the scheme.
The city prides itself in being an early adopter of the 20mph speed limit. But is Newcastle going far enough? We investigate.
Talk to people in the street or pose the question at public meetings “What is Newcastle's speed limit?” and people are surprised to hear that Newcastle is a City of Twenty. Newcastle Cycling Campaign is intrigued, and spurred on by the added cycle safety 20mph can bring, members of the Newcastle Cycling Campaign took a closer look.
The idea was to encourage everyone with an interest in cycling to share the fun and introduce just one friend, neighbour, colleague or family member to cycling.
What's the perfect reason to celebrate all things bicycle, cycling and its vibrant community? Do you need one? Come along and see for yourself at the Newcastle Bicycle Festival.
The festival – two weekends of Cycle Celebrations - kicks off in earnest on Friday 21 September 2012 at 17:30 with a mass bike ride to the Star & Shadow cinema. Simply meet at Haymarket with your bicycle. Or alternatively - for the even more playful - an Alley Cat has been organised. Intrigued? Check out the festival programme.
