Newsletter 88
- Spot the difference: At long last Cambridge receives a clear sign that the Council supports two-way access for cyclists. New signs will go up in the spring – the photo on the right is a mock-up.
- New Cycle Cambridge schemes
- Cycling Demonstration Town update
- 20 mph – yes we can!
- Station switchbacks
- Cycling along the busway
Roadworks
Info for ...
Cambridge Cycling Campaign
What's on our minds
Gilbert Road: take action now
As part of the 'Cycle Cambridge' changes, major improvements are proposed on Gilbert Road to improve the current and very poor conditions there for cycling. Please fill in the short survey and sign our petition.
Fashion Cycle Ride
RIDE FOR JOY (redefining joyriding) is a cycle event aimed at, but not exclusively for, women & girls. The idea is to encourage more women and girls to take up cycling as their preferred method of transport in their daily lives by getting those who do currently cycle to join us on a fun ride around the city centre, dressed up stylishly (or down stylishly) as you please. More details to follow soon!
Stay legal and safe this winter!
Download our cycle lighting poster for your workplace or nearby posterboard to encourage fellow cyclists to light up properly this winter.
We support the 'Have You Seen the Light?' campaign currently being run by Cambridgeshire Constabulary. It's aimed not only at cyclists but also motorists with faulty or badly adjusted lights and to reinforce the message they are handing out £30 fines. Cyclists: make sure you light up and be safe.
Hills Road Bridge: central cycle lane?
The next version of the design for Hills Road bridge - see our newsletter article - proposes a cycle lane between the two traffic lanes down each side of the bridge. Why? - the need to create more space on the outbound side after the new junction at the Brooklands Avenue end, which could be achieved by removing the cycle lights and slip lane.
The idea also solves signal delays to cyclists and gets them past queuing traffic. But it's a long way to have traffic on both sides (though the lanes are much wider than anything we have seen in Cambridge before). And cars and trucks have to cross the lanes.
Cambridge Cycle Parking Guide
We are proud to launch our new Cambridge Cycle Parking Guide. Copies will be sent in coming weeks to local businesses and organisations.
Cycling 2020
We are proud to launch Cycling 2020, our vision for cycling in and around Cambridge. We invite you to share our vision for a world-class cycling city. A city which genuinely values cycling and the contribution it makes. A city which wants to see even higher levels of cycling, where cycling becomes a real alternative that even children and the infirm could safely use without the sort of dangers, or perceived dangers, that sometimes exist.
Featured pages
- 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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