Good morning everyone,It&#39;s been a busy time for us as we look to catch-up from this years unforeseen delay and deliver Active Travel schemes for the benefit of residents and visitors. As a progress report we&#39;ve since actioned the following;<li> More cycle parking is being created for staff and visitors to SMEs via our partnership with ParkthatBike;</li> <li>We&#39;re now on site at Shaftesbury Avenue adding another 900m of modern shared use cycleway to our network;</li> <li>Luke&#39;s Lane has been a success and we&#39;re taking steps to make this scheme a permanent feature, and;</li> <li>We have installed another temporary closure at Moor Lane between Station Approach and Broadlands- just in time for the half term holidays.</li>For the latter we will be monitoring this site closely and is considered to be a temporary measure. For further information please feel free to contact us in the usual manner. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1603710037/projects/stynesidestreetspace/912ce3ae-da2e-4a47-87a4-467d7ae69bf3.jpg" />

Tranche 1 Progress Update

Good morning everyone,We&#39;re pleased to say that one of first cycle schemes of this year has been implemented. This is located at Lukes Lane between the Mill Lane Roundabout and new residential estate- a total of nearly 800 metres. The traffic cones that you see below are simply a temporary measure until new permanent features are delivered and a resurfacing scheme completed later in the year. Consultation, particularly for schemes that reallocate space away from the private car is quite important. With everyone&#39;s assistance on this project earlier in the year we will continue to deliver for the benefit of residents and visitors to South Tyneside.All the best,The Strategic Transport Team<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1596191781/projects/stynesidestreetspace/dda89822-4337-417d-aa62-ee2871371f40.jpg" />

Tranche 1 Scheme Delivered

Good morning everyone,It’s been a few weeks since we’ve updated you all on this- it’s not because we&#39;ve forgotten about it by any means. We&#39;ve been busy working on this and other walking and cycling related projects.As some of you may have seen elsewhere, the North East has been successful in receiving Emergency Active Travel Fund (Tranche 1) funding with South Tyneside also gaining a share. We have, or are currently;•	Working towards installing our Tranche 1 schemes;•	Recently submitted our Tranche 2 schemes for consideration at a regional level;•	Installing cycle parking at various points on the public highway;•	Undertaken cycle route audits across our main network, checking for defects to rectify in future;•	Working with Park that Bike to allow small local community groups to gain free cycle parking, and;•	Working towards delivering our wider highways program for this year and preparing for 20/21.This lockdown has, like everywhere else impacted how and when we are able to deliver. Rest assured we are doing the best we can under the current circumstances. It is likely that this project and website will be wound down by Commonplace in the next several months and there are still likely to be lots to discuss. You can still contact us via our email address; strategictransport@southtyneside.gov.uk or continue to follow South Tyneside Council’s news channels for updates as we progress.All the best,The Strategic Transport Team

July update

It’s important we introduce enhanced spaces for pedestrians and people on bikes across South Tyneside. This will enable social distancing for safe essential journeys and exercise. Click to tell us what you think is needed!