For more, better and safer cycling in and around Cambridge
After over six months of campaigning, the dangerous chicane barriers near the active travel bridges over the A14 at Swavesey and Bar Hill are to be replaced with removeable bollards. At a meeting of the county council’s Highways and Transport Committee on 27 July, this decision was unanimously approved by councillors.
We’re delighted to have
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Cambridgeshire County Council is considering a range of changes to roads in order to encourage active travel across the area. There are nearly twenty small schemes being considered across the county. These changes appear to be part of the Department for Transport’s active travel programme and therefore will only be funded if they represent meaningful
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Many families and businesses could use e-cargo bikes as a means to reduce their carbon emissions and beat the congestion on their everyday journeys and the UK government is keen to support their uptake. Last year, Cambridge was one of 18 English local authorities which secured funding from the £2 million e-Cargo Bike Grant Fund
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Cambridgeshire County Council’s Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) consultation ends on 27 July.
Please make sure you have your say at tinyurl.com/CambsCycleNetwork
This is your chance to contribute to the future development of the active travel networks in the region and help local authorities create thriving and sustainable places for the future. Transport
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Earlier this week, Camcycle trustee Matthew Danish spoke to Cambridgeshire County Council‘s Highways and Transport Committee about the anti-terrorism barrier on King’s Parade (watch a video of the meeting here). In response, councillors agreed to a further review of safety, accessibility and design before daytime traffic restrictions are made permanent at the
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Did you know that according to a survey by Cambridge Living Streets (a branch of the national walking charity), less than 6% of respondents were happy with their experiences as a pedestrian in the city? Sloping, uneven, cracked or potholed pavements were their top concern, followed by footways blocked by parked vehicles and waste bins.
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It’s nearly a year since experimental restrictions were introduced on Mill Road. On 24 June 2020 motor vehicles (except buses) were prohibited from crossing Mill Road bridge and temporary road narrowings were introduced along the street. The aim was to free up more space for people to keep a safe distance from others during the
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The University of Cambridge is over 800 years old with over 20,000 students at 31 colleges and 12,500 staff spread over 372 different buildings. There is already a high level of cycling to work, but the potential is there for many more journeys by active, public and shared transport to ensure the university meets the
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CTC Cambridge celebrated its 100th birthday on 11 May 2021, a century after the group’s first ride. It is the local group of the national cycling charity which was founded in 1878 as the Bicycle Touring Club, subsequently renamed the Cyclists’ Touring Club and now as Cycling UK. In Camcycle’s Summer 2021 magazine, John
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