(05 Dec 2014, 10:24 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote To be honest from Observations I made from when I have been in the Area to see my Dad, and we have went into Several of the Pubs for a few Beers or simply go into one or two of the Shops, it would seem there is a set of Traffic Lights roughly every 100 Yards from The Cannon along Low Fell High Street towards the Angel of the North, At Peak Times there will be a lot of Traffic going through the Area which in turn would have an effect on Bus Services 1/21/29 and 69, more so the 1 and 21, it has been well Documented how poor the reliability is of the 21 is at times in the GNE Latest Thread, often coming in 2s and 3s then no Bus at all for 10 Minutes or More, Perhaps putting in a Bus Lane along Durham Road in Low Fell  (Newcastle Bound) would improve the reliability of the Service, it can only be a Benefit to those who use Bus to get from A to B on a Daily Basis.

Prior to a number of the traffic lights being installed, there were footbridges over Durham Road.

When the Western Bypass was developed for the Metrocentre, in a bid to discourage drivers from Low Fell and make it pedestrian friendly, the bridges were removed.

Because the Western Bypass wasn't constructed to anticipate the amount of traffic using it, traffic through Low Fell didn't drop. Traffic just doesn't flow like it did, because of the traffic lights.

Sticking bus lanes in, won't reduce the number of people needing to cross the road.