For a City with Space for Cycling. We lobby. We campaign. We publish. We inform.
Regarding Durant Road/Ellison Place and Market Street/Pilgrim Street Improvements The changes being proposed for both of these schemes offer improvement for cycling in the city centre. We congratulate the council on continuing to produce plans that could create a city…
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Evening Chronicle (22/10/2015) – http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/how-trip-cycle-paradise-bremen-10309914 Space for Cycling (and walking!) in Bremen, Germany, August 2015 – photos courtesy of Richard Grassick
Added 21 October from Bikelife report: “Enabling Newcastle to be the best place it can be, with everyone having access to opportunities, is central to our ongoing success. We want parents and carers to feel safe letting their kids bike to…
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We at Newcycling want to support the council in their plans to turn Newcastle into a city fit for the 21st century with a transport system to boot. A city that we can be proud of and which enables everyone…
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The Guardian (19/10/2015) – http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/oct/19/traffic-lights-roundabouts-way-out The article looks at two differing perspectives from the UK and the USA, largely focussing on vehicle traffic flow. The dangers of roundabouts to pedestrians and cyclists is acknowledged. Our Chair emphasises the point of…
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We are replying as newcycling.org (Newcastle’s cycling campaign) to the Inquiry on traffic law enforcement by the Transport Select Committee. We have 1,600 local members; and we are an organisation entirely run by volunteers, a constituted community group, formed in…
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Our reply to the recent TRO for the Monument Area of Newcastle City Centre Regarding GH/P44/1055 – Monument Area We are struggling to understand what problem(s) this TRO is attempting to resolve; the number of different parts that make up…
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To read the Newcastle Cycling Campaign Update for October 2015, click here. It’s a bit of a special newsletter this month as the Campaign was formed 5 years ago and our Chair reviews how far we’ve come and how far…
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UPDATE – 23 OCTOBER 2015: GYT 2015 IS NOW CLOSED – NEWCYCLING WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS WHO DONATED. WE RAISED AN AMAZING £620 IN JUST 11 DAYS. THANK YOU ALL It’s Grow Your Tenner time again! The scheme…
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We started talking about Haddricks Mill last month because we think this is a big and complex location in our city’s road network; and it warrants a proper debate and assessment. This process should be led by Newcastle council and…
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