City bosses have promised meaningful talks with locals over how to save the “dying” Gosforth High Street.
Newcastle City Council revealed plans in September to finally get rid of the heavily-criticised bollards that have lined the high street for more than two years. However, that was swiftly met with a backlash from campaigners upset at a lack of a cycle lane in the new proposals and from local councillors fearful that the authority would “repeat the mistakes of the past” if residents were not consulted first.
With final designs for what will happen to the high street once the bollards are removed in 2023 yet to be unveiled, calls were made this week for a new unity to help restore the high street to its former glory. City councillors unanimously backed a motion on Wednesday night committing the authority to “urgently” deliver upgrades on the thoroughfare – but not without “meaningful engagement with local residents about the options and impacts of various schemes”.
