Transport
Clean Air Zone (CAZ)
The Clean Air Zone (CAZ) has been implemented across Newcastle. It applies to high polluting buses, taxis, heavy goods vehicles, vans and minibuses. The CAZ has reduced emissions and improved air quality in the city centre.
E-scooter trial
The Neuron e-scooters trial has created 900,000 miles worth of trips so far. 41% of the e-scooters journeys have replaced car trips. These e-scooters have also boosted the local economy. 70% of trips taken in Newcastle led to an extra £8.9 million spent at local businesses each year.
Cycle Friendly Employer
We are a Cycle Friendly Employer and we have achieved a gold badge accreditation from ‘we are cycling UK’. This accreditation shows how the Council supports their employees cycling to work. In doing so it has also made a valuable contribution to creating a shift towards cycling.
Bus prioritisation
We secured £20m from the Transforming Cities Fund. This funding supports an intelligent transport systems project to provide 300 signal updates. The fund will also increase bus service prioritisation on 17 strategic bus corridors. Read more about the project here.
Electric vehicle charging
We are rolling out EV charging infrastructure across the city. This includes:
• residential neighbourhood charging
• publicly available destination charging points
• an EV car club model
• fleet transition
• charging infrastructure for electric taxis
For more information visit our electric vehicles website
World Car Free Day
The Council supported Newcastle’s Car Free Day initiative which is a partnership of over 20 organisations from across the city. On the day in 2025:
• Over 400 people pledged to go car free.
• 68 bikes were repaired and multiple second-hand bikes were sold at the Civic Centre.
• 8 Primary Schools were engaged.
• 30 local organisations were involved.