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Preston North Road, North Shields (Google Maps)

“Older NIMBYs prioritised over young people again”: Council scraps bike lane scheme that would allow kids to cycle to school, after meeting “hijacked by Tories” preventing safety improvements

“Kids cycle on pavements because that’s the only option they have at the moment”, said an urban development professor, while another mum claimed her son was “frustrated” with the news

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North Tyneside seafront cycle lane (Real Gaz on a Bike, Twitter)

“They wouldn’t walk onto a road, but a cycle track?” Cyclist badly injured trying to avoid pedestrian calls for greater protection on newly installed bike lane previously slammed as “hare-brained” by opponents

The local council, however, says the seafront infrastructure was “designed with safety as our top priority”, while other cyclists described the lane’s distinction between cycle and pedestrian zones as “gold standard”

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Seafront Sustainable Route coned off in North Tyneside (Street Life in North Tyneside)

Delays to new bike lane spark safety fears family cycle event could lead to “conflict with pedestrians” – but council ensures ride can go ahead

The Kidical Mass ride will now take place on its originally planned route, “using a combination of the brand-new cycleway and safe on-road sections” which will be coned off to motor traffic

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Preston Road North (Google Maps)

“It would be sacrilege to take up the grass verges,” claims local, as cycle lane plan with “enormous benefits for the community” met with vocal opposition

Plenty have spoken in support of the project too, the council's head of highways and transportation suggesting it will encourage people to replace car journeys with active travel and "provide a safe route for cyclists, including schoolchildren"

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North Tyneside active travel safe space proposals (North Tyneside Council)

“Hare-brained” segregated bike path will “prioritise a small handful of cyclists over thousands of commuters” and increase collisions, councillors claim

The local authority and residents, however, say the seafront active travel route will increase safety, improve air quality, and boost tourism

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Rake Lane Roundabout EU leaflet (via Twitter)

Tory activist criticised for “anti-cyclist” and “jingoistic” opposition to new roundabout

Olly Scargill published a leaflet opposing North Tyneside Council’s plans to construct a Dutch-style roundabout at Rake Lane

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