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ELEVEN.. New developments around Cambridge

The cyclist as decongestant

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What needs to be taken on board when planning these developments is that a small increase in the amount of traffic on the roads can result in major delays. Studies have shown that if peak traffic in the city could be reduced by 10% then delays would be reduced by up to 90%. So the effects of adding another 10% onto the current totals could clearly be catastrophic.

Money invested in good-quality cycling provision will produce great benefits for all. If people are supplied with good alternative transport provision, many of them will take up the opportunity, decongesting the roads for all users.

There is much useful guidance where cycling is concerned in the planning document, the Cambridgeshire Design Guide, although there are some areas which the Campaign believes should be added. This should include some of the points made below on cycle parking, hybrid cycle paths in new developments and the active promotion of Home Zones.