Category Archives: Safety
Safe Newcastle Bridges
North East Transport Plan Consultation – January 2021
Traffic Crash Injury 2020
DfT Highway Code Consultation 2020
Stoneyhurst Bridge – Review of Concerns
Enabling Safe Walking and Cycling via Local Bridges
Brunton to Broadway – final review
In December 2015, responding to the Council's initial consultation, we said "Currently this is a busy dual carriageway with frequent busses and fast-moving traffic: it is hard for pedestrians to cross and is largely unsuited to all but the bravest of cyclists." Now crossing is easier and local residents can cycle safely in relative comfort along this stretch of road, and it is now one of the few places in Newcastle where it is possible to cycle safely along a main road. Read more [...]
Blackett Street
Newcastle City Council have proposed that Blackett Street and parts of New Bridge Street are made into a pedestrian area linking Northumberland Street, Monument and Old Eldon Square. This blog is our response to the Council's consultation. Read more [...]
Traffic Crash Injury 2019
In 2019 we started to track local media stories about people hurt or killed in road traffic collisions in Newcastle. As it turns out, there are quite a lot of them. Read more [...]