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FIVE.. Reallocation of roadspace

Roadspace... ... in Cambridge is subject to massive competition by different user groups. Many of the city’s roads and neighbourhoods were created before the age of mass car ownership and as a result streets are often too narrow to cope with the level of traffic and the demand for parking spaces. As well as creating a danger on the road for cyclists when they are being driven, cars also create an obstacle to cycle use (and pedestrians, people with buggies, etc) when parked.

Making more space for cycling on the roads, sometimes at the expense of motor vehicle space, is the most important way that rates of cycling can be increased, and the only way that Cambridge could become a world-class cycling city

The way the city’s road space is used can have a major impact on encouraging cycling and it can make our neighbourhoods safer and more pleasant places to live. Councillors and council officials need to bite the bullet and look seriously and creatively at ways of reallocating road space to benefit cyclists and pedestrians.

Reducing junction car capacity and car parking at some key spots like Gilbert Road, Queen’s Road and others would create space for ultra-high quality cycle routes, instead of being amongst the worst spots for cycling as at present