Gosforth High Street – Newcastle Cycling Campaign

Gosforth High Street bollards to be removed but replacement plan branded ‘extremely dangerous’

11th March 2023 Newcastle Cycling Campaign Press

Chronicle – 7 March 2023 (Daniel Holland) Council bosses plan to install a new bus lane along the high street to replace the bollards, which were installed to create social distancing space in 2020 Gosforth High Street’s much-criticised bollards are set to be removed this month – but plans to replace them with a new bus lane have been labelled “extremely dangerous”. Newcastle City Council has confirmed that it will at last get rid of the bollards that have provoked widespread frustration since they were installed in 2020. The changes were made as part of emergency measures during the Covid[…]

Cyclists’ fury as Gosforth High Street bollard removal plans branded ‘massive backwards step’

3rd October 2022 NewCycling Press

Chronicle – 23 September 2022 (Daniel Holland) Campaigners have claimed the plans “won’t help reduce pollution” or bring in more shoppers Long-awaited plans to redesign Gosforth High Street have been branded a “massive backwards step” by furious cycling campaigners. Newcastle City Council announced on Thursday that it plans to remove the much-criticised bollards that have lined the high street for two years and install wider pavements, promising a more “people-friendly” area with new seating and greenery. But the proposals were met with an immediate backlash over a lack of any dedicated space for people on bikes. While campaigners had hoped[…]