We’ve prepared a long plot plan of the Heaton Road proposals to make it easier to visualise the scheme …. 41 Heaton Road Consultation Plan Longplot-1
We’ve prepared a long plot plan of the Heaton Road proposals to make it easier to visualise the scheme …. 41 Heaton Road Consultation Plan Longplot-1
Thank you for taking the time to attend the drop-in session or respond to the proposals by email or phone call.
We’ve used your feedback to prepare a note that clarifies the Council’s position on many of the frequently asked questions, comments and concerns that have been raised with us:
You can view this note by clicking this link: Osborne Road NJA reply to comments
Thank you for taking the time to write comment sheets, email in or make a phone call.
We’ve used your feedback to prepare a note that clarifies the Council’s position on many of the frequently asked questions, comments and concerns that have been raised with us.
You can view this note by clicking this link: Heaton Road reply to comments
The scheme is designed to reduce the speed and volume of through traffic with the introduction of a modal filter on Nuns Moor Road with an experimental traffic regulation order.
Introduce yellow lines at the corner of each junction on Bolbec Road and Gowland Avenue end to improve visibility and build out the kerb lines to reduce turning speeds.
You can download the scheme drawing here 04B Cedar Rd Nuns Moor Gowland
This scheme is part of the Heaton and Ouseburn Streets for People Neighbourhood Plan which has been developed following consultation exercises with residents and local groups from 2016 onwards.
The scheme is designed to improve Heaton Road for people on foot and on bikes and includes a high-quality protected cycle route, extending the existing cycle track on Heaton Road to the Corner House. Side road junctions would also be tightened to reduce vehicle speeds, with raised tables added to provide level crossing places for people on foot. New pedestrian crossings are proposed near Simonside Terrace, Rothbury Terrace and the St Gabriel’s / Cartington Terrace junction.
Please call in at any time during the session to look at larger scale drawings and ask questions. You can also look at the plan 40 Heaton Road Consultation Plan – 1
The scheme is designed to improve road safety by introducing traffic signals with pedestrian crossings at the junction of St George’s Terrace, North Jesmond Avenue and Osborne Road.
Segregated cycling facilities have also been included to help people riding bikes to travel safely through this stretch of Osborne Road.
Side roads will also be improved to make them safer for all road users, especially people on foot and on bikes.
It’s been some time since our last update because we’ve been busy converting the findings from our public consultation and internal council consultations into briefs to amend the original drawings in the neighbourhood plans for Heaton & Ouseburn; Jesmond; & Arthur’s Hill & Fenham.
The amended scheme drawings have also been thoroughly costed so we have a much clearer idea of what is affordable and achievable within the available budget.
It was always our intention to propose a greater number of schemes than we had the budget for, thereby creating a sub set of ‘go to’ proposals in each area that could be brought forward in the event of other funding being identified.
We have discussed the options for each area with the Streets for People reference groups and fed this back to local Ward Councillors who have determined the following shortlisted schemes to progress to formal consultation and delivery.
We are now working on the detailed design of schemes and putting together a programme for delivery of schemes, which we hope will begin in the next few weeks and will provide a further update when it is in place.
We recognise that some people involved in this process may not agree with the shortlisted schemes, and appreciate they will have their own preferences. We also recognise that the delivery of the above schemes are subject to statutory consultation processes and it is clear that some will be significantly more controversial than others. We hope we can rely on your ongoing engagement with the process to get a range of improvements delivered.
Since we published the three findings reports earlier this Spring (see below), we’ve been talking the findings through with technical officers in the council. These have included Highway Engineers and Traffic Management Engineers, as well as local Councillors and the Streets for People Reference Groups. Considering all that feedback together has led us to issue project briefs for detailed design work to be undertaken to amend the designs we consulted you about last year.
We hope to have new drawings to share and some proposals for trials and further consultation in the Autumn.
Newcastle University’s Urban Observatory have installed Air Quality, real time monitoring units outside some of our local schools. The data they are collecting is available on the Urban Observatory online data portal, so you can look at the results in real time from the following schools:
Late last year, we consulted with people about proposals to make streets prioritise active and sustainable ways of getting around in the Arthurs Hill / Fenham, Heaton / Ouseburn and Jesmond areas.
We have summarised the feedback we received in a series of reports (one per area) that are available for people to read below.
Arthur’s Hill and Fenham Findings – March 2018
Heaton and Ouseburn Findings – March 2018
The council are considering the feedback and will provide further information in May on what will happen next.