I was surprised to see the ordinary lamp posts too.

The first of the ‘Pilgrim Pole’ lighting columns has been completed on Northumberland Street, with a second currently having its outer panels fitted.

Is that it? 😔

Guess I should rain in my ambition and expectations. 😄
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Drones used for site information works at Victoria Viaduct, as part of the route planning for getting the Metro to Washington.

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…And sure, a River Taxi would be cool, but if we’re being super ambitious let’s aim for a River Bus, ie a Tyne Ferry, complimenting the Shields Ferry.

Here one I made earlier. 😄

I like the Ouseburn Trust’s ambitions to improve public transport links to the area as part of their 2030 strategy, including campaigning for a new T&W Metro station on Stepney Road!

If it was ever to happen, maybe it’d look something like this:
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A £128 million vision to regenerate an “inaccessible and bleak” corner of Newcastle with new homes, shops, a multi-storey car park, and an urban park on a disused railway yard near Central Station has been submitted to city officials.

📍North of Pottery Lane, Forth Goods Yard, Newcastle.

Yeah. Certainly better than a few years back when it was a major traffic sewer.

Hopefully when/if the ‘Old Town Hall Quarter’ is developed with housing, the additional footfall/residents will attract further business.

The 7 vacant railway arches at Askew Road are currently receiving a makeover by a local mural & graffiti artist, to improve the public realm.
It’s part of plans to turn the area into a space for pop up food stalls, performances & outdoor workshops, year round, to increase footfall.

A new placemaking installation is currently being installed at Pink Lane.

📍 Pink Lane, Newcastle.

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New trees continue to arrive and be planted on Northumberland Street. 👍

The Swing Bridge has costly mechanical issues, but can’t the graffiti be kept at bay in the meantime?
It celebrates its 150th anniversary in June.

A Newcastle city guide has said, “it is a source of embarrassment when I lead my domestic & foreign guests down to the Quayside”.

The North East Space Skills & Technology Centre, Northumbria University, nearing completion.

📍Ellison Place, Newcastle.

The terrace that survived.

📍Falconcar Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle.

On this unassuming side street in Shieldfield lies two pieces of infrastructure most passersby don’t notice.
Firstly, an abandoned slip road on to Central Motorway East (aka the CME).
And secondly, a Metro line between Jesmond & Manors that passengers don’t travel along.

📍Camden St, Newcastle

Some further photos.

Improvement works continue at Grainger Market, inc. new automatic doors, wayfinding signage & tiling, hand painted numbering to wooden doors, new backlit signs above each entrance, new flooring & units in the main hall, and seating/planters on Nelson St.

a tweet reply from Northumberland County Council reading: "The platform numbering won't be changing at Northumberland Park as it's two separate systems and there's a similar situation with the rail and Metro interchange at Heworth where both systems have platforms 1 & 2 on each station"

How long before both Northumberland Park and Heworth stations have their platform numbering corrected to create a single coherent interchange at each?

If we can get this tweet viral I'd say we can get it done in a month.

Around 40 trees have been planted along the former eastbound carriageway of Askew Road, with shrubs/plants to follow.

This, & the pedestrian crossing which replaced the awful concrete footbridge will make for a more pleasant environment ahead of the new housing east of Redheugh.

The 2 apartment blocks by Olympian Homes, south of Pottery Lane, are really coming along now.

After decades of standing dormant, it’s great to see development, (and plans for further), on these vast swathes of brownfield wasteland as you enter Newcastle from the south. 🏗️

The 2 apartment blocks by Olympian Homes, south of Pottery Lane, are really coming along now.

After decades of standing dormant, it’s great to see development, (and plans for further), on these vast swathes of brownfield wasteland as you enter Newcastle from the south. 🏗️

Further work to the model Tyne Bridge, on the New Bridge Street/CME roundabout.
The river is being added below it.

Still think it could’ve been far better appreciated at Barras Bridge/Haymarket (3rd pic) or in Exhibition or Leazes Park for example.

✅ APPROVED.

Why are Britain’s buses so bad?

🚌 Back when our buses were uniformed, integrated, and many had separate exit doors. 💪

📸: Photos are screenshots from video.
📽️: ‘Tyne & Wear PTE: A Brief History’ -
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THIS FOOTPATH IS NOT DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC. 🧐

Newcastle's public transport: What's the big deal? YouTube video by Holly - The Cafe Boat

Lovely to see even during the wettest greyest coldest weather, visitors loving Newcastle (& wider area); that “it’s an architectural delight, totally full of surprises, its walkability, long list of things to do/see, and its really European feel”.

I❤️NCL

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The festoon lanterns on Newcastle’s Stowell Street, Chinatown, weren’t restored in time for last year’s Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, and now looking unlikely they’ll be restored for this year’s celebrations either. 😔

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Northumberland Park Opening Date Confirmed As Northumberland Line Celebrates 1 Million Journeys! YouTube video by Network News

Covered nicely in this @networknews.org.uk video by @mikewillsee.bsky.social

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