As you hopefully all know, North Tyneside has mayoral elections on Thursday May 1st this year. There are seven candidates standing, two independents and candidates representing the Liberal Democrats, Labour, …
In November 2024, the North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness, and the North East Combined Authority launched a consultation on their Local Travel Plan. This is a record of our response. …
North Tyneside Council has launched a review of all bus stop bypasses, “a design which helps reduce conflict where cycle routes interact with public transport bus stops”, following concerns raised …
Important Update **** Back to Plan A for North Tyneside #KidicalMass **** ****Back to Plan A!**** With huge thanks to various North Tyneside Council staff at all levels, we are …
Last year, just after the international Kidical Mass rides in September, campaigners from across the UK organised protests in their towns and cities against the tide of road collisions that …
We wrote to North Tyneside Council early December 2022 and asked them to rethink their engagement to develop a cycling and walking network: “Having actively campaigned for North Tyneside Council …
October is make-or-break for Walking and Cycling in North Tyneside. Take Action Now. Construction on a new permanent cycleway along the coast, the Sea Front Sustainable Route, should have started …
We’ve recently polled our members on a number of issues to decide how we take forward campaigning for ‘living streets’ in North Tyneside. One of the questions we asked was …
(Why haven’t we got one?) Back in 2017 the government introduced the idea of a “Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans” (LCWIP) and all local highway authorities should by now …
The council has been looking at new crossings and a tighter roundabout at Farringdon Road / Broadway / Mast Lane Cullercoats. This is something that we think is a great …
