(24 Dec 2014, 12:27 pm)RM2186 wrote In my humble opinion, if the multi storey car park in Percy Street was closed, problem solved! The other slowdown factor is the duration of walk time given to pedestrians at both sets of lights on the run in to Eldon Square bus station.

What is needed is a quality park and ride scheme both north and south of the city and ban car use in the central area.

Massive vote loser that one. Being anti-car won't do any favours (even if Newcastle do it subversively especially with Central Station schemel)

You're correct the car park closing would solve things but its a moneyspinner and there's no way John Lewis or intu or the Council would close it and again....not a vote winner.

Park and Ride is fine in old small road cities like York or Durham but it will never take off in Newcastle imo unless you start forcing routes to terminate in Gateshead and use the increasingly unreliable Metro, but that's not feasible either imo.