Howbusyistoon.com – helping you stay safe in the city centre

To help with this there is now a new website so you can check ‘how busy is toon’.

It uses real time information about the number of people on Northumberland street and a traffic light system so you can check how easy it is to social distance at a certain time.

All you need to do is click on www.howbusyistoon.com and check the number of pedestrians shown on the left-hand side:

GREEN: Our data shows that footfall in the city centre is low and there is sufficient space to safely social distance. 

AMBER: Our data shows that footfall in the city centre is average and may be getting close to capacity within the social distance measures.

RED: Our data shows that footfall in the city centre is high and you are advised to delay or postpone plans to visit.

The site also has real-time information about car parking spaces in the city centre to help you plan your journey.

www.howbusyistoon.com is a partnership between Newcastle City Council, NE1 and the National Innovation Centre for Data, and uses data from the Urban Observatory.