Tag: Infrastructure
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New cycleway to be built outside Newcastle’s RVI next year in major upgrade to ‘dangerous’ route
Chronicle – 28 September 2022 (Daniel Holland) Work to install a permanent, segregated cycleway on Queen Victoria Road is due to begin in the new year A permanent redesign of […]
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Heaton Streets for People update – Tintern Crescent
In 2017 a new cycleway was built on Heaton Road, between the junctions of Cardigan Tce and Meldon Tce, as part of Cycle City Ambition Fund Round 1 (CCAF1). A […]
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‘It no longer looks like a car park’ – praise for huge Grey Street changes to cut down on traffic
Chronicle – 7 August 2020 (Daniel Holland) Parking bays and a lane of traffic have been removed from Newcastle’s most beautiful street to make way for cyclists, pedestrians, and more […]
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North Tyneside schemes for #SpaceForDistancing and #activetravel
What has happened Not so far from Newcastle, North Tyneside Council is also making use of the government funding to put in place temporary measures across the borough to create […]
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Queen Victoria Road #SpaceForDistancing
Newcastle City Council have rolled out their first emergency Covid-19 related scheme on Queen Victoria Road, outside the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI). We would like to congratulate the council on […]
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Huge social distancing changes to Newcastle’s iconic Grey Street are still weeks away from starting
Evening Chronicle – 3 May 2020 (Daniel Holland) Plans were unveiled in May for a major reconfiguration of the historic city centre street to give pedestrians and cyclists extra space […]
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Cycling, walking and Covid-19: Our thoughts on what Newcastle can do now to help keep people safe
The spread of Covid-19 and the lockdown have dramatically changed the way we live and move around our city. It’s looking increasingly likely that physical distancing is going to be with us for […]
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Call for new commissioner to tackle ‘woefully underfunded’ walking and cycling in Newcastle
Evening Chronicle – 30 July 2019 Campaigners are calling for a ‘Walking and Cycling Commissioner’ in the North East. A new figurehead could be appointed to spearhead efforts to improve […]
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‘A real shame’ – cyclists react to Mobike’s Newcastle exit and demand action from council
Evening Chronicle – 1 May 2019 The cycle hire firm confirmed on Tuesday that it is pulling all of its bikes out of Newcastle and Gateshead from the beginning of […]
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Consultation reply – Newcastle Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)
Newcastle City Council is currently (until the 8th March 2019) seeking views on Walking and Cycling across the city as part of the development of the Local Cycling and Walking Infrasructure […]