Cambridge Cycling Campaign
What's on our minds
February-March newsletter available - special 100th edition
Our one-hundredth newsletter for February-March is now available. Thank you to everyone who contributed and helped deliver it. Paper copies - for this once in full colour - are on their way for those who have asked for one.
History of Cycling by Mike Petty, Tuesday 7th February
We would like to invite you to a special monthly meeting next Tuesday, 7 February 2012, when local historian Michael Petty will speak about the History of Cycling in Cambridge. The meeting starts at 7.30pm, the presentation begins at 8pm at the Friends’ Meeting House, Jesus Lane. Please feel free to bring friends and colleagues. Tea/coffee available before the talk.
If you have any historical memorabilia relating to cycling in Cambridge, please bring them and share them with the audience.
A poster is available. If you are able to print this and put it on a notice board at work, for example, we’d appreciate it.
Ely Cycling Forum, Tuesday 21st February
Calling all Ely area people! The County Council is holding a get-together for Ely cyclists on Tuesday 21st February, 7.15pm at the Cutter Inn, Annesdale (here - not far from the station). just turn up.
Agenda includes - matters around the station, highway issues, development around Ely, Ely bypass, Ely cycle map, events, "input to the political system", and anything else you want to raise.
No need to reply, just turn up. But if you'd like to be added to the Cycling Officer's Ely mailing list for future events, drop Patrick a line.
Station update
We have recently met with representatives of Brookgate, the developers of the CB1 site, to discuss some options so as to get the best possible arrangements for those wishing to park cycles at the station. Both sides are learning from this process, but ultimately any proposal will need to be agreed through the planning process.We expect to meet again before any formal submission of plans.
We have also learnt that some interim changes to cycle parking are currently in a 'Station Change' process. Once both this, and the final changes to bus stops have completed we should expect around another 200 spaces to become available. This should include double deck racks as a trial.
We are positive that major changes in cycle parking have recently been brought forward, rather than pushed back, following changes to the CB1 Section 106 agreement.
As always with cycle parking at the station it is "Jam yesterday, jam today, & jam tomorrow" We just hope the jam tomorrow is sweet.
Cambridge station cycle parking: add your voice
There is common consensus that the cycle parking situation at Cambridge station desperately needs to be sorted out; it is regarded as truly dire by many people. There is a massive shortage of spaces, and it can easily take at least five minutes to find a space, if at all.
Add your voice to our campaign on the FixMyTransport website.
Cycling Vision 2016
Our new Cycling Vision 2016 outlines the critical gaps in the cycling network. If these were filled the number of people who can cycle in safety could significantly increase. We urge the County Council and the City Council to give Cycling Vision 2016 its support.
Featured pages
- Cycle Parking Guide ...
- Photos from the Netherlands ...
- Cycling in the city centre - where you can now cycle ...
- Responsible, Legal Cycling - our latest position paper...
- Campaigning correspondence and consultation responses...
- The Chisholm Trail - a new route we would like to see built...
- Reporting faults and problems - potholes, poor driver behaviour, etc...
- Behind the scenes of the Campaign ...


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