Not acceptable. This route, as with all routes around the city, is used by people everyday. To close it with no warning isn't good enough. People going east-west could use Heaton Park View though that is a lot busier since the LTN was removed. People using Heaton Road will have no safe alternative.

Mike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@mikecookson.bsky.social · yesterday

Discovered a modal filter this evening. Full closure of the Strategic Cycle Route without so much as a warning. No diversion route.

✅ Anybody who cycles through Heaton will be pleased to see the cycle symbols highlighting the cycle route through the modal filter on Spencer Street have been repainted. ❌This one is a little further forward than previously as the untaxed car still blocking the filter is over the original marking.

Did you hear Living Streets on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning? Callers were concerned that over half of councils in England are putting parking spaces on pavements, with few planning to stop. Should cars be able to park on pavements? Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002z76n

Nicky Campbell - Fare's fair: are buses working for you? Plus when did it become ok to park on pavements? - BBC Sounds

Fare's fair: are buses working for you? Plus when did it become ok to park on pavements?

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Why can’t we have these in Newcastle?

Cardiff Cycle City | Dinas Feicio Caerdydd@cardiffcyclecity.bsky.social · 3w ago

WE WON! 🎉 Cardiff Council is lowering bike hangar prices to make them affordable for all, AND expanding the scheme! Thanks to everyone who supported our campaign against the £120/year fees. A huge win for active travel! 🚲💚 #Cardiff #ActiveTravel #CardiffCycleCity

Government response: “the Government was committed to improving safety on the A1 through smaller schemes but could not commit to dualling the road, which he said had a “comparatively weak value-for-money proposition when assessed against competing investment priorities”.” This is the problem.

ChronicleLive - The Chronicle@chroniclelive.co.uk · 3w ago

Berwick MP David Smith led a adjournment debate about the road's appalling safety record

I met Greg at a party and bent his ear about air pollution to the extent he went home and made this AMAZING resource. This is why people shouldn't talk to meet in public

Greg Annandale@gregannandale.com · 3w ago

I made an animation which shows the effects of air pollution on pedestrians waiting to cross the road, along with what can be done to reduce its harmful effects: stepback.gregdev.com Thank you to @ianwalker.bsky.social for the inspiration for doing so during a conversation a couple of weeks' back!

Moving scenes outside the cathedral this morning for the funeral for PC Jess Turnbull. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We've also created a special website (betterbusesne.org.uk) to explain why we want better buses in the region, why franchising will help us achieve that, and to give you some ideas for filling in the consultation. Please share far and wide and encourage friends and family to respond positively! 3/3

Home - Better Buses North East

We’re calling for bus services in the North East of England to be returned to public control. Let’s follow the example of Manchester and London and bring back integrated transport for the people of th...

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Today the North East Mayor has launched a consultation on the future of buses. Our friends at northeastptug.bsky.social have put together a leaflet about what this means 👇🏻 Visit www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/consultation... to share your views.

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Claims A1 dualling work 'could cost more lives' with calls for speed cameras

The North East Sustainable Transport coalition said there is a road safety crisis in the county

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Can you avoid the pavement roaming robots? See if you can 👇

Living Streets@livingstreets.bsky.social · last mo.

Uh-oh, you were defeated by robots 💀 Delivery robots are operating on our pavements with no authority – and now our pavements are shrinking. Can you defeat the pavement overload? Try your hand at game.pavementoverload.com

Thanks to the Great North 10k run earlier today, we got a glimpse of what Blackett Street could be like when it's full of people and not cars.

Humans should not be forced off pavements by delivery robots, but that's exactly what's happening. The people who pay the price are those with the least room to give it up.

SPACE for Gosforth believes Gosforth residents deserve access to research relevant to our community. This is why we are funding the @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk showing of the National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social on July 23. What does the science actually tell us re climate change?

National Emergency Briefing | Gosforth - SPACE for Gosforth

Sign up on Eventbrite for this free screening of the National Emergency Briefing, a film presented by Chris Packham setting out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for health, food system...

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Newcastle has some very good sections of cycle lane, but if drivers block them they are useless. If you come across a situation like this you can contact Newcastle Parking Services Enforcement Officers on 0191 278 7799, all days between 8.00am and 6.30pm.

As it's the 9th June we've added some extra cameras to our website so you can see if there's anybody going along the Scotswood Road to Blaydon this evening. 7:15pm would be a good time to check. View them at sensors.spaceforheaton.com/cameras

Parents and carers – have your say for the chance to win a £200 voucher! We’re asking families across the UK what barriers they face when walking to school. Your feedback will help us improve programmes like WOW and advocate for safer streets. Have your say: www.surveymonkey.com/r/parentWOW

As Newcastle Council is now under Lib Dem control, we look in our latest blog about Lib Dem values & how they might relate to Transport in our city. The Lib Dem values are: Liberty, Equality, Democracy, Community, Human Rights, Internationalism and Environmentalism.

What are the Lib Dem Values, and what do they mean for transport? - SPACE for Gosforth

It’s all change at Newcastle City Council, with the Newcastle Liberal Democrats to take control having agreed a “Stability and Cooperation Agreement” with Newcastle Green Party. According to a Green [...

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“Newcastle City Council continues to carry out pedestrian surveys to establish whether a formal crossing will be introduced outside the school.” It is very concerning that a formal crossing might not be thought necessary next to a school - we really do need a standard road design around schools.

ChronicleLive - The Chronicle@chroniclelive.co.uk · 2mo ago

One 16-year-old girl sustained life-threatening injuries in the incident on Newton Road in Heaton, but has now been discharged from hospital

24h average NO2 readings for Thu 14th May 2026 Gosforth: 10.92µg/m³ Coast Road: 14.07µg/m³ Tyne Bridge: 11.82µg/m³ Chillingham Rd School: 43.19µg/m³ https://sensors.spaceforheaton.com

So to avoid installing a bus route to solve a problem created by motorists, Newcastle Council aren’t going to restrict pollution at source, are going to make thinks even more unpleasant on an narrow shared route for pedestrians & cyclists (alongside creating a large tapestry for graffiti in a park).

Tyne and Wear@tyneandwear.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Barrier idea explored for pollution hotspot road #TyneAndWear

It's clear what the cause of air pollution on the Coast Road and Stephenson Road is. A barrier alongside a pavement isn't going to solve the problem. Air pollution has been greatly reduced in London through strong leadership addressing issues sensibly. We need the same to happen in Newcastle.

Tyne and Wear@tyneandwear.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Barrier idea explored for pollution hotspot road #TyneAndWear

⚠️ MIND THE GAP! 🚍 Bus passengers with wheelchairs, buggies and mobility issues have been inconvenienced for 18 months now due to the forgotten 'temporary' plastic barriers in Newcastle City Centre. Why are they still here? Are shelters still unsafe? @danhollandnews.bsky.social Enough is enough.

The North East Combined Authority has produced a survey where it wants to hear from women and girls about how safe you feel while travelling in the region. You can share your views on the link below. www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/DDWYJI/?fb...

North East Combined Authority Women and Girls' Safety Survey

Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

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Elections are in a few days. Ask your candidates what they are doing to make pavements in the city safe from people in vehicles.

SPACE for Heaton@spaceforheaton.com · 4mo ago

📅Earlier this year the Government announced local councils would receive new powers to prohibit pavement parking. 🔎We took a look at the damage pavement parking causes in Heaton 🔗 www.spaceforheaton.com/a-year-in-th... 🗣️With elections next month, ask your candidates what they'll do about this.

Our latest blog looks at the transport policies of the parties who are fielding candidates in the Gosforth wards for Thursday’s elections for Newcastle Council.

Local Elections 2026 - SPACE for Gosforth

Elections for Newcastle City Council are due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026. This blog looks at what Labour have delivered since the last election in 2024, and what they and other political parties...

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Ask the candidates standing in Heaton what has happened to the Coast Road bus lane proposals and what they propose to do about the delays experienced bus passengers.

North East PTUG@northeastptug.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Good question. Our guess would be "politics". The Coast Road bus lane was costed and included in the BSIP bid. It would deliver massive benefits for bus services. But it has been shelved. Yet 50m of bus lane that slows buses down is going ahead...

If you fancy a trip to the coast on Sunday Kidical Mass North Tyneside have their event on, starting from North Shields at 2pm. Full details at: m.facebook.com/events/14227...

Pavement parking is a big problem in Heaton. Add your support to get something done about it. Details below 👇🏻

Living Streets@livingstreets.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's happening! 📢 On Tuesday, MPs will consider an amendment to enable local leaders to ban pavement parking in their area. We need you to help us get this amendment on to the Bill. Ask your MP to agree to Amendment 265 when it's considered on Tuesday: https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4tMU2Uq

There's a good route to the city centre from Heaton, but not to schools and hospitals to the north and east. It's now 10 years since the scheme to improve routes was launched with half the planned changes to Heaton Road being implemented. Ask election candidates when they will get that finished.

Newcastle Cycling Campaign@newcycling.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Large parts of Newcastle are reachable from the city centre by cycle – but only where a safe, connected and convenient cycle network exists. When you speak to candidates standing in the forthcoming elections ask them if they will be working towards a safe travel network for everybody.