Author: NewCycling
-
Our 2021 New Year message to city leaders
In January we wrote to the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Members for Transport & Air Quality and Climage Change & Communities. We commended them on their work to […]
-
North East Transport Plan consultation: Action for members!
The North East Transport Plan consultation is open until Thursday 14 January 2020. This is the first region-wide transport plan and sets priorities up to 2035. We welcome the development of the plan […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
‘It no longer looks like a car park’ – praise for huge Grey Street changes to cut down on traffic
Chronicle – 7 August 2020 (Daniel Holland) Parking bays and a lane of traffic have been removed from Newcastle’s most beautiful street to make way for cyclists, pedestrians, and more […]
-
‘Ludicrous’ or ‘wonderful’? Reaction from day one of Newcastle rat run bridge closures
Chronicle – 13 August 2020 (Daniel Holland) Newcastle City Council closed five bridges in residential neighbourhoods to traffic on Thursday morning, in an experimental move that has sparked fierce debate […]
-
New images reveal how five rat run Newcastle bridges could look after vehicles are banned next week
Chronicle – 7 August 2020 (Daniel Holland) Newcastle City Council is set to close five crossings in residential neighbourhoods to vehicles from next Thursday, August 13, in an effort to […]
-
Councils urged not to back down amid anger over huge road changes to boost walking and cycling
Evening Chronicle – 17 July 2020 (Daniel Holland) Opposition from motorists and businesses has led campaigners to fear that emergency overhauls of busy streets across the region could be watered […]
-
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 […]
-
What do we know about Newcastle City Council’s #SpaceForDistancing plans?
The Government has now announced the successful funding bids for measures to make walking and cycling safer in response to COVID-19. They state that there is an urgent need to […]