Category: Safe Streets
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Safer Cycling on Jesmond Dene Road and Matthew Bank
The city council is proposing to make some changes to a section of Jesmond Dene Road and Matthew Bank. You can see plans for the scheme at https://new.newcastle.gov.uk/travel/improvements/jesmonddeneroad. You can […]
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Protected cycling on Hartford Street
As part of work on a new Housing development in Heaton there are plans to add a short section of protected cycle lane to Hartford Street off Chillingham Road. This […]
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Improvements for active travel proposed for Fenham Hall Drive
The council is proposing changes to Fenham Hall Drive between Grandstand Road and Two Ball Lonnen that could see the street becoming much safer for cycling. Proposals include 1.5km of […]
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Sustainable Spaces and Places Heaton: Our Response
Following the removal of the Heaton LTN scheme in April this year (2024), Newcastle City Council committed to working with the community to find alternative measures “that work effectively”. Subsequently […]
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Third LTN removed by City Council
In February 2024, in an article titled “Council Plan sets pathway for Newcastle’s future”, the City Council set out it priorities for 2024-2027. Labour Councillor Nick Kemp, Leader of the Council, […]
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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 […]