Evening Chronicle (19 June 2015) http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/radical-plans-change-one-newcastles-9483190
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For a city with space for cycling
Evening Chronicle (19 June 2015) http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/radical-plans-change-one-newcastles-9483190
Read moreJesmond Local (3 March 2015) http://jesmondlocal.com/2015/03/new-plans-for-acorn-road-released/
Read moreMade in Tyne & Wear (2 March 2015) Katja and Cllr Nick Forbes were both interviewed by Made in Tyne and Wear (Sky Channel 117) on 2 March for the 18:30 bulletin about the Cycle City Ambition budget extension. No online copy has been kept.
Read moreEvening Chronicle (2 March 2015) http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-campaigners-welcome-extra-10m-8745591
Read moreBike Biz (5 February 2015) http://www.bikebiz.com/index.php/news/read/newcastle-city-centre-to-gain-1m-cycle-superhighway/017437
Read more[PDF] CampaignGroupsCCAGLetterToDfT_20141210 Mr Robert Goodwill MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport Department for Transport Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London SW1P 4DR 10th December 2014 Dear Mr Goodwill Feedback on the first phase of the Cycle City Ambition Grants We write to you as representatives of the local cycle campaign groups in the cities awarded the government’s “Cycle City Ambition Grants”. The Grants provide a valuable opportunity for these eight cities to begin the transformation into healthy, clean and economically vibrant places which are attractive to businesses and residential populations alike. While we welcome the grants and the[…]
Read moreBike Hub (10 December 2014) http://www.bikehub.co.uk/news/sustainability/heres-how-to-spend-cycling-money-wisely-campaign-groups-tell-roads-minister-in-joint-letter/
Read moreThis is a short account of our infrastructure safari through Heaton, code name: SCR6 Benfield. The concept of Strategic Cycle Routes (SCR) in Newcastle is well established and monies from the Cycling City Ambition Fund (CCAF) have been earmarked to build part of them. So, earlier on in the year we came up with a plan – we thought it would be useful to ride them and assess how much needs to be done to make them safe, convenient, direct and attractive while connecting places of interest such as schools, shops and employment centres. The SCR network is the backbone[…]
Read moreJournal (26 June 2014) Campaigners claim Newcastle city centre cycle plans are off track http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/campaigners-claim-newcastle-city-centre-7328254
Read moreRoad.cc (24 June 2014) Campaigners warn Newcastle risks losing millions of pounds in DfT cycle funding http://road.cc/content/news/121741-campaigners-warn-newcastle-risks-losing-millions-pounds-dft-cycle-funding
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