#NUFC home match tonight. Still lots of spaces in the Car Parks in town. The majority of fans must be travelling by means other than the private car? Thanks to @spaceforheaton.com for the data.

There's no safe level of air pollution.

📉 This street saw a drop of 500 vehicles per day when the Safer Heaton trial scheme was in place. 📈 The scheme was removed, traffic volumes returned. 💥Now drivers are having crashes on the pavement. It's fortunate there was nobody trying to walk along the pavement at the time.

This street passes a school with over 2000 students and prioritises vehicles. People are hemmed in to narrow pavements which are blocked by bus shelters, side roads have fast, sweeping entrances, crossing points have tiny islands, and the cycle lane is narrow, painted and has a rough surface.

24h average NO2 readings for Wed 28th Jan 2026 Gosforth: 42.82µg/m³ Coast Road: 50.1µg/m³ Tyne Bridge: 41.41µg/m³ Chillingham Rd School: 86.43µg/m³ https://sensors.spaceforheaton.com

I've gone through the numbers to work out what the new Tyne and Wear Metro £2.50 fare cap will actually mean for you. Some big savings on longer journeys, but passengers only going 1/2 zones will actually see day ticket prices going up 6-7%. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

This type of vehicle is regularly causing problems on Heaton's streets and there's no sign on anything being done to tackle it. The first image shows pavement that has been broken by vehicles replaced with concrete to better support them parking on the pavement.

Good news for anybody for cycles along the city stadium cycle path. 👇

At last night's council meeting there was a motion on winter maintenance. An amendment to 'Investigate gritting those parts of major arterial pedestrian/cycle routes susceptible to freezing' was not passed, as more than half of those councillors present voted against it.

📣 Parents. If cars make your walk or cycle to school feel unsafe, that's not okay. We need your photos of the school run! The more people can see how awful it is out there - and how unsafe it is for our children - the more power we have. DM pix or tag us in a post. #streetsforkids #schoolrun

24h average NO2 readings for Thu 8th Jan 2026 Gosforth: 42.94µg/m³ Coast Road: 49.21µg/m³ Tyne Bridge: 54.56µg/m³ https://sensors.spaceforheaton.com

Big spikes in air pollution readings across the city yesterday.

Can you spare a few minutes to share your views on snow clearance to help Alex's research? 👇

When there's snow on the ground it's clear to see how often people drive on the pavement.

26,826 drivers caught breaking just one traffic law in Newcastle this year. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Long queues of people are starting to form on roads towards carparks in town. Meanwhile, the main park and ride Metro stations are not even half full. Pavements and cycle lanes all flowing freely.

Buses in Heaton are not where they should be due to a fire on Chillingham Road this evening. You can find where yours is at sensors.spaceforheaton.com/bustracker

The Go North East Santa Bus has started it's journey through Newcastle and North Tyneside. Follow S09 on our tracker to see its progress sensors.spaceforheaton.com/bustracker The full route can be found at www.gonortheast.co.uk/services/GNE...

NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.

The government’s cycling and walking investment strategy does NOT mention pavement parking. Respond to the consultation (which ends midnight 15 December) and highlight this important issue. actionnetwork.org/letters/help...

Retweeting as the police are appealing for witnesses. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.

Look away now 🫣 Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision. We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB

24h average NO2 readings for Wed 12th Nov 2025 Gosforth: 23.46µg/m³ Coast Road: 34.43µg/m³ Chillingham Rd School: 64.82µg/m³ https://sensors.spaceforheaton.com

Our latest blog looks at the resurfacing at the Regent Centre #Gosforth: www.spaceforgosforth.com/regent-farm-...

This report from @centreforcities.bsky.social highlights the current issues with transport integration that we hope @kimmcguinness.bsky.social is working to address. By better connecting bus, Metro, and rail, public transport can be made an easy and affordable first choice for many journeys.

The freeze on fuel duty is estimated to have cost £133 billion in lost revenue since 2011. At a time of difficult fiscal choices, we're joining @bettertransport.bsky.social in calling to end the fuel duty cut and charge a simple per-mile charge for electric vehicles 🚗 https://bit.ly/49bYnts

Find a great-value, eco-friendly gift this Christmas! Visit the Pre-Loved Bike Event at the Linskill Centre, Sat 15 Nov, 10am–12pm. Over 50 children’s bikes, all safety-checked. First come, first served. Proceeds support Linskill Charity with North Tyneside Council.

As darkness fell and November 5th traditions got going the air quality across the city is has become drastically worse, as this chart from a sensor at the RVI shows. The can see the latest readings at sensors.spaceforheaton.com/sensors

We contacted Newcatle City Council with @newcycling.bsky.social to ask whether the public realm around the new HMRC offices on New Bridge Street would be as forward-thinking as the artists impressions. We didn't receive a response. Now we learn that Blackett Street, 3 years on, remains "on pause".

In conjunction with @northeastptug.bsky.social we recently wrote to the city council to urge it to work towards making New Bridge Street and Blackett Street match the vision that has been sold to residents. newcycling.org/2025/10/the-...

We joined our friends from SPACE for Fenham and Arthur's Hill on their Glow ride last night as part of the @cyclinguk.bsky.social "My ride. Our right" campaign. Find out what is was about and see pictures from the event in the video and gallery below 👇🏻

Please do sign up for - and share - this webinar, on Dec 3rd, to hear about some of the amazing work going on nationally and locally to restore children's ability to play out on their doorsteps. @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social

"Introducing an alternative to the habitual car-dependent urban landscapes often causes loss aversion, irrespective of future benefits. The importance of political leadership to defend the principles until people have experienced the changes firsthand is one of the key findings of this study."

The air quality monitor reports on our website are up and running again after an update. You can find them at sensors.spaceforheaton.com/sensors Follow the account below for a daily update each morning.

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes" We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

SPACE for Fenham and Arthur's Hill have organised a Glow ride as part of Cycling UK's "My ride on Wednesday. Our right" campaign calling for safer streets, especially for women riding after dark. Meet at the Civic Centre for 18:30. Full details: m.facebook.com/events/13823...

In October 2022 modal filters were installed on streets in Heaton as part of a trial. Thanks to a permanent traffic counter it was possible to see what effect that had on one of the boundary roads. Traffic was down every week, by ~500 vehicles per day. Then the filters were removed... 1/3

Does this look familiar? 🤔 We're sharing some of the worst pavement parking pics uploaded by the public on our interactive map 📍 Help us to find the worst pavement parking hotspots in England by adding your photos here 👉 https://t.co/xwrtQ8M4Dl https://t.co/lzypLtsrWK

24h average NO2 readings for Wed 24th Sep 2025 Gosforth: 32.21µg/m³ Coast Road: 24.46µg/m³ Tyne Bridge: 36.71µg/m³ https://sensors.spaceforheaton.com

Council's in the region are tying people in to car dependency by failing to deliver promised transport schemes, with £100 million of schemes delayed or cancelled. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

It's clear what the problem is on the Coast Road in Newcastle, where buses are frequently delayed by drivers. Will the Movement Strategy that is due to be discussed by Cabinet next week address this, or will the problem be left for the future again?

It's been a busy day on the Tyne Bridge as it sees it's most efficient use of the year, with 60,000 people crossing in around two hours and road works to clear and reinstate to give the runners extra space.

5 years ago, the Government consulted on how dangerous pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond. If pavement parking is a problem in your area, fill out our form and add to our map of danger hotspots across the UK act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/176767/...

Pedestrian diversions in place if you are walking to or from the City Centre via New Bridge Street.

Reminder that the top of Warwick Street will be closed for roadworks this coming weekend. The number 1 will be on diversion and please allow extra time for your journey if you're driving. Access for walking and cycling will be maintained. Causeway one.network share.google/JTZL1JyonF63...

Some good news 👇🏽

Still no update on this unfortunately. Some Cyclists dismount signs have been quickly put up. This is discriminatory to those with mobility cycles and blocks larger cargo bikes. A safe diversion needs to be in place or the fencing moved.

Just to confirm that we've not been consulted about these works, but have contacted Senior Officers within the Council tonight to try to get some answers. There's no formal road closure, no planning consent for a project, no diversion. The barriers aren't Chapter 8 compliant. It's unacceptable.

Somebody has fenced off the main cycle route from Heaton to the city centre, with no warning and no diversion. It's possible to get though via the bin area of Shieldfield House then through a private car park back to the road. Councillors are aware and are try to sort it.

🚲 Kidical Mass is growing fast – now 50+ groups across the UK! We’ve launched a crowdfunder to continue to provide public liability & volunteer insurance for all KM groups in the UK. Target: £2,522. Please donate! 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/km-insurance #KidicalMass #SafeStreetsNow