October 2016 – Newcastle Cycling Campaign

NEXUS consultation on new metrocar fleet design – our reply

29th October 2016 Claire Consultation replies, News

Newcycling has replied to Nexus consultation on the new Metrocar fleet design. Individuals can reply online up until the 2 December 2016 – your chance to also ask for a 21st Century design which meets future needs and allows normal bikes on metro: http://www.nexus.org.uk/consultation/item/tell-us-your-views-interior-design-future-metrocars “Dear Tobyn We are delighted to note the consultation for design of the new metro cars. We welcome this. However the online form is not really suitable for use of interest groups, due to the many personal preference questions in the survey. Hence us writing this email to you, I hope you don’t mind. Please could you[…]

In Bremen – A View from Newcastle

27th October 2016 Peter News

Our very own Chair contrasts cycling in Newcastle with Bremen in Germany for the blog Breminize – blogging for a liveable city. Please note that the video embedded in the article is in German only. In the clip Katja speaks about Bremen infrastructure in quite critical terms. Even a Cycle City needs constant attention to design to ensure continued improvements.

Visiting Dutch student – report

25th October 2016 NewCycling News

Koko Herder, a visiting Dutch student, has written a report on cycling infrastructure and its design process in Newcastle, and compared his findings to Rotterdam. The report speaks of the many tensions that exist in the design process in Newcastle and the resultant incomplete cycle infrastructure, especially by example of Great North Road (GNR). Koko says that the look, feel and use of cycling infrastructure are much more aligned in Rotterdam (using the theoretical assessment frame of Lefebvre’s triad). In his own words, taken from the research report: In the case of GNR, cycle spaces of representation are characterized by[…]

Blue House roundabout: What stage is the revamp at and when will we see new designs?

24th October 2016 Peter Press

Evening Chronicle (23 October 2016) – http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/blue-house-roundabout-what-stage-12059759

Science Central West Development – Consultation reply

9th October 2016 NewCycling Consultation replies, News

Did you know that Science Central, one of the key flagship developments within Newcastle city centre is aiming to be an exemplary site for sustainable urban development? In our reply to their Development Framework consultation, we remind the Council of their sustainable transport policies and recommend that they revisit their proposal for another car park and create cycling infrastructure linking up with the strategic cycle network. “Dear Planning Policy team, The document states that a primary objective of the development is to “Establish Science Central as a site-wide test bed for exemplary sustainable urban development”, yet the document proposes the inclusion[…]

Joint letter to Newcastle and North Tyneside

7th October 2016 Katja News, Politics

Dear Mayor Norma Redfearn and Cllr Nick Forbes The previous devolution deal showed strong support for integrated transport in the region, but looked critically weak on active travel. There was no mention at all of the infrastructure investment required to support walking and in particular cycling as part of an integrated sustainable transport solution. We ask that Newcastle and North Tyneside negotiate to secure as part of its devolution deal an ambitious package for walking and cycling, and from this to commit the delivery of a £30 million strategic cycleway programme to be implemented over the next three years. As[…]

Call for donations – Grow your Tenner 2016

3rd October 2016 Claire News

It’s Grow Your Tenner time again! The “double-your-donation” match-funding scheme opens at 10am on Tuesday 18 October and runs until 5pm Thursday 17 November 2016, or until the funding pot runs out – whichever comes first. Last year match-funding ran out after just 11 days and we’re expecting the same to happen again this year. So if you’d like to participate please mark your calendars now and act promptly! We will send you a wee reminder on the day, just in case. Last year we raised an impressive £620 and this year, with your help, we want to raise even[…]