Weekly update – 18th December

A few quick announcements for this week. As campaigning activities are easing slightly, we will reduce the frequency of our weekly updates until they pick up again in the new year. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Monthly Meeting:

5th of January, 8pm at Friends’ Meeting House. 

Internationally renowned Transport Planning Consultant and a Traffic Decongestion Specialist, Rachel Smith, will be our guest speaker for the first monthly meeting of 2016. Rachel will be presenting the 7 step decongestion process from her recently published book “Decongestion”.

http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/

Milton Road & Histon Road City Deal Consultation:

The Milton Road and Histon Road consultations are now open. There are a series of informal drop-in events for members of the public to discuss the proposals with Project Officers. 

Tue 12 Jan, 16.00-20.00 Mayfield Primary School, Warwick Road, CB4 3HN
Wed 13 Jan, 16.00-19.00 Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, CB4 3NY
Tue 19 Jan, 16.00-21.00 St George's C of E Church, Chesterfield Road, CB4 1LN
Wed 20 Jan, 16.00-21.00 St Laurence's Roman Catholic Church, 91 Milton Road, CB4 1XB
Mon 25 Jan, 16.00-20.00 Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, CB4 3NY
Tue 26 Jan, 17.00-21.00 Meadows Community Centre, 1 St Catharine's Road, CB4 3XJ

For more information on the consultation:
http://www.gccitydeal.co.uk/citydeal/info/2/transport/1/transport/8

Our consultation response sub-group discussion are in this thread: 
http://camcycle.cyclescape.org/threads/2140

IN THE NEWS

This week “Life in the cycling lane” is about electric bikes. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/life-in-the-cycling-lane

The opening of the upgraded Tins Path was featured on ITV Anglia. You can watch the piece featuring Mike Davies (County Council Cycling Projects), Councillor Noel Kavanagh and our Officer, Roxanne De Beaux, here: http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2015-12-13/riding-into-cambridge-easier-after-opening-of-cycle-path/

GET INVOLVED

Would you like to join the committee? Email for more information. Open positions include:
Treasurer
Events Officer
Press and Social Media Officer
Schools and Student Outreach Officer

Cyclescape is our discussion forum. Find out how to register and get started here:
www.camcycle.org.uk/membership/discussion.html

Ensembling is our system for drafting and reviewing documents such as consultation responses. Register here:
www.ensembling.com

WHAT'S BUGGING YOU?

Is there an issue that the campaign isn't covering, or that could be a higher priority? Tell us on Cyclescape, send an email to contact@camcycle.org.uk or follow the Campaign:
Twitter: @camcycle
Facebook: CambridgeCyclingCampaign