We looked at the pollution monitoring and in September 2020 when traffic is usually terrible due to schools re-opening the pollution was actually less than 2019 so what you say isn’t supported by the evidence.

Crawling traffic is also relatively safe compared to fast moving traffic, and having one lane (where it is one lane) + 20mph is very likely to make the High Steret much safer. If you have a particular scenario in mind though please say and we’ll have a look at that but the idea there is now a ‘critical danger’ is pretty far-fetched. The greatest risk to safety on the HIgh Street will be when the Council remove the bollards and return it back to what it was – and we know from the stats that Gosforth High Street is a bit of a black spot.