Green Lane Active Travel – Better Connections towards James Cook Hospital

Better Connecting Middlesbrough

Better Connections toward James Cook University Hospital

We’re planning a new active travel route, walking, wheeling or cycling towards James Cook University Hospital. This new route will make it easier and safer for people to travel from Thornaby through Whinney Banks, Acklam, Linthorpe and Grove Hill in the direction of the hospital.

These changes will give people more choice about how they travel. More people might choose to walk or cycle instead of using a car. This can help reduce traffic, cut pollution and support healthier ways to travel.

The new route will start at the Mandale roundabout, go along Levick Crescent, then follow Croft Avenue, Green Lane, Emerson Avenue and Keith Road, ending at Marton Burn Road, just before Marton Road. From there, people can continue their journeys on existing paths to Roseberry Park and James Cook University Hospitals.

Connecting to Middlesbrough Town Centre and Coulby Newham

This route also links to the National Cycle Network (Route 65) via Emerson Avenue, providing access to both Middlesbrough Town Centre and Coulby Newham. As part of this project, we will also review potential improvements along this section of the network.

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Current Issues

More than 5,000 people travel to and from James Cook and Roseberry Park every day. This causes long delays, traffic congestion and safety concerns, especially during peak hours.  By giving people more safe and reliable ways to travel, we can reduce traffic and make the area better for everyone.

Improving this route for active travel will offer other safer and convenient ways to travel, reducing the need to rely on a car.  More than 27% of Tees Valley residents do not own or have access to a car, so this route will provide more transport choices for everyone.

Opportunities

Improvements to this route will allow more people that live in these areas to consider walking, wheeling or cycling especially for shorter journeys, where a car is not necessarily needed.

Key opportunities to improve this route include:

• Safer school journeys to Green Lane Primary School by adding and improving road crossings on Green Lane and school safety zones.
• Quieter, safer neighbourhoods. Closing Thackeray Grove and Lambton Road to vehicles will make it safer and quieter for people walking, wheeling and cycling. New planting will be added to the closure points to improve the look and feel of this area.
• A one-way system for traffic coming from Lexden Avenue to Levick Crescent, reducing the traffic on Levick Crescent. Mandale Road to Lexden Avenue will remain a two-way system for traffic.
• Formal car parking spaces to keep pavements clear.
• Separate areas for walking, cycling and driving keeping all road users safe.
• Connecting existing routes, such as National Cycle Network Route 65, to create a more accessible network for walking, wheeling, and cycling.
• Wider pavements and more pedestrian crossings along the route.

Benefits

These changes will give people more choice in how they want to get around – not just to James Cook University Hospital, but also to other places along the route such as Green Lane Primary School. Getting children to school will be safer and more convenient.

By making it easier to walk, wheel, or cycle, we can reduce traffic and pollution, especially during busy times. Cleaner air and less congestion benefit everyone.

When more people choose to travel actively, people can get to work without being reliant on a car and our communities become healthier and happier places.

The national cycle network (route 65) will be better connected to Middlesbrough Town Centre and Coulby Newham from Emerson Avenue, providing more destinations for those walking, wheeling, or cycling.

Have Your Say!

We want to hear your ideas! What would make your journey better along this corridor?  Please look at our plans here and give us your ideas by taking this short survey.

There are three ways to have your say:

1. Join us for at a public event on:
   • Wednesday 16 July from 2pm to 7pm at Acklam Green Centre, Stainsby Rd, Middlesbrough TS5 4JS
   • Thursday 17 July from 12pm to 6pm at St Chad’s Church Hall, 100 Keith Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3LN

2. Complete the online survey
3. Or email us at [email protected]

More Information

Our Plans

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