You can contact your ward Councillors on cycling matters. It’s the local politicians, the Councillors, who collectively make policies and give direction to the council officers for execution.
We know from our campaigning, that it is the political resolve and transport-policy awareness which we must develop and nurture in our Councillors. It’s so important that we have made political engagement our first priority since 2012/13.
- Remember Councillors can be very busy people with many issues on their mind, sometimes doing their civic duty whilst being employed, full-time.
- Be courteous, naturally.
- Focus on describing your personal situation with regards to cycling and the problems you experience with the cycling infrastructure (or absence thereof).
- Perhaps think about building longer term rapport, although, our experience tells us, this can be very hard work indeed.
- If you are a member of the Newcastle Cycling Campaign, don’t hesitate to mention that.
- And always let us know how it went!
You can find your ward Councillor’s details, including their contact details, here on the Newcastle City Council website:
You can also contact our new Council Leader Cllr Karen Gilgour at karen.kilgour@newcastle.gov.uk and our new Cabinet member for Transport and Climate Change at juna.sathian@newcastle.gov.uk