This consultation ran in 2021.
We are developing plans to improve neighbourhoods across the city, aimed at reducing traffic on local streets. With less vehicles cutting or speeding through streets the area will be more attractive and safer for people who live there and for children to play. These types of changes also encourage more people to walk and cycle on short local journeys, which is good for everybody. We recently set out proposals for other parts of the city and we intend to roll this programme out to more areas, including Shieldfield. To help us develop proposals, we would like you to tell us about any issues or concerns we need to consider. Some of the issues that have previously been raised include:
We are developing plans to improve neighbourhoods across the city, aimed at reducing traffic on local streets. With less vehicles cutting or speeding through streets the area will be more attractive and safer for people who live there and for children to play. These types of changes also encourage more people to walk and cycle on short local journeys, which is good for everybody. We recently set out proposals for other parts of the city and we intend to roll this programme out to more areas, including Shieldfield. To help us develop proposals, we would like you to tell us about any issues or concerns we need to consider. Some of the issues that have previously been raised include:
- Speeding on Shieldfield Lane
- Traffic on Simpson Terrace and Shield Street
- Traffic at pick-up and drop-off at Christ Church CE Primary School
- Parking on Rock Terrace and parking / loading in the Boyd Street area.
This information will be used to develop proposals to reduce traffic levels and make local streets safer. This could include introducing new crossings, trialling the closure of through routes to vehicles by using large planters or bollards to restrict access at certain places, tightening junctions to reduce traffic speeds or introducing School Streets that mean people can't park outside schools at pick-up or drop-off times. Making these changes will help to create safer, cleaner and greener neighbourhoods. This can have a big impact on tackling air pollution, reducing congestion, improving residents' health and wellbeing, and increasing safety on residential streets. Please use the map to comment on issues in your local area. You can also email us at neighbourhoods@newcastle.gov.uk or call 0191 278 2767. Please tell us by 31 January 2022 to help us tackle the issues that matter to you. More information is available at www.newcastle.gov.uk/neighbourhoods
This consultation ran on the Commonplace platform: What would you like to see improved in Shieldfield in 2022?
This consultation ran on the Commonplace platform: What would you like to see improved in Shieldfield in 2022?
