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Since our beginnings in 2010, newcycling has always taken the long view. Our ambition has often resulted in bafflement and confusion at the council – supposedly because it was predicted that newcycling.org would be short-lived and soon to be subjected….
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Starting in 2014, Christian Wolmar has been our patron. Previously Christian wrote to Cllr Nick Forbes to inform Newcastle Labour leadership about the possibilities and mechanisms of change, citing the example of London’s new and convenient cycleways. Back in August…
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Armelle is a campaign member who has previously reported on cycling in Copenhagen, in Denmark, and Nantes and Bondy in France. Here, she describes her new school run and explains, while there are some things to enjoy, our streets are not…
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The people of Newcastle have spoken: “74% of residents support building more protected roadside cycle lanes, even when this could mean less space for other road traffic” What more does the Council need to hear to build protected cycleways? For the second time,…
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Currently Newcastle City Council are carrying out engagement on three Streets For People projects. This is our response for the schemes presented for Arthur’s Hill and Fenham. The engagement process ends on Thursday the 30th November, we have provided links…
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Currently Newcastle City Council are carrying out engagement on three Streets For People projects. This is our response for the schemes presented for Heaton and Ouseburn. The engagement process ends on Thursday the 30th November, we have provided links to…
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Currently Newcastle City Council are carrying out engagement on three Streets For People projects. This is our response for the schemes presented for Jesmond. The engagement process ends on Thursday the 30th November, we have provided links to the individual…
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Newcastle citizens may have noticed. Over the last few months, Newcastle council ran a Streets for People project. Through local engagement efforts and specialist consultants, neighbourhood streets were critically assessed, and changes debated in three areas: Jesmond, Heaton/Ouseburn and Fenham/Arthur’s…
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This is a written response from newcycling.org to the “Draft transport accessibility action plan” – external link https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-transport-accessibility-action-plan We are a constituted organisation entirely run by volunteers. We formed in 2010 to address economic, social and spatial inequalities in the…
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Over the coming month #City4Kids is our focus – Newcastle Council are worried about families and young people leaving our city and with good reason too. Our politicians must start thinking about families, and start talking about what the city…
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