{"id":10895,"date":"2021-04-01T03:16:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T03:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=10895"},"modified":"2021-04-01T03:16:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T03:16:42","slug":"streets-are-shared-spaces-in-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/04\/01\/streets-are-shared-spaces-in-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Streets are shared spaces in Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newcastle\u2019s identity as a cycling friendly city continues to evolve with construction scheduled to commence mid-year on a cycling path along Hunter Street in the city\u2019s west end.
\nThe construction is in addition to the new cycleway bypass at Queens Wharf which was also funded by NSW Government\u2019s Streets as Shared Spaces initiative.
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\nThe Hunter Street West End Cycleway received $525,000 and will trial a range of features between National Park Street and Worth Place, including two single direction cycleways which will be considered as an option in the City Centre Revitalisation West End Stage Two development.
\nThe Hunter Street West End Cycleway follows the successful completion of the Queens Wharf Cycleway Bypass last month, which received $100,000 in funding from the program and provides cyclists with a safe 3m wide shared pathway one block behind the high-traffic main street to provide safe access through the area.
\nLord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said funding support for projects like these allows cycling to play an important role within Newcastle\u2019s transport mix.
\n\u201cCycling is a genuine transport option for families, commuters and recreational users, which is why expansion and improvement of the cycleway network is essential and why it stands as one of the City\u2019s priority projects.
\n\u201cThe Streets as Shared Spaces initiative has allowed us to trial a solution that makes it easier for cyclists and pedestrians to get around the Queens Wharf precinct and the Hunter Street cycleway trial will provide connections to several key north and south links, which will enhance Newcastle\u2019s inner-city cycleway network.\u201d
\nMinister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said he was glad to see new cycleway infrastructure in Newcastle.
\n\u201cActive transport is something I am passionate about and it\u2019s wonderful to see City of Newcastle using our Streets as Shared Spaces funding to create these types of public spaces,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\n\u201cThe $15 million Streets as Shared Spaces program was designed to enable the creation of safe and enjoyable public spaces in the wake of the pandemic and will make a positive difference to our cities and suburbs for years to come.\u201d
\nParliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin said quality cycling and transport infrastructure would benefit residents and visitors to Newcastle.
\n\u201cCreating safer ways for cyclists to get around our city will ensure that people who want to use active transport are able to,\u201d Mr Martin said.
\nThe Streets as Shared Spaces initiative has provided funding to 48 projects across the state and encourages new and improved pedestrian and active transport links.
\nWorks on the Hunter Street West End Cycleway trial are scheduled to start in mid-2021 and take several months to complete. To follow its progress visit our\u00a0Works page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Newcastle\u2019s identity as a cycling friendly city continues to evolve with construction scheduled to commence mid-year on a cycling path along Hunter Street in the city\u2019s west end. The construction is in addition to the new cycleway bypass at Queens Wharf which was also funded by NSW Government\u2019s Streets as Shared Spaces initiative. The Hunter … Continue reading “Streets are shared spaces in Newcastle”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}