For more, better and safer cycling in and around Cambridge
Over the past few weeks we’ve been gathering information about the dangerous barriers that were installed on the new Bar Hill and Swavesey active travel / non-motorised user (NMU) bridges. A new rationalisation for the barriers was sent to us, completely different from the one we received before. Now we know that the officially
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There must be something about the start of the year, because yet again dangerous new barriers have appeared. This time it’s Highways England and Cambridgeshire County Council which have harmed people who simply want to use the newly-built active travel bridges over the A14 at Swavesey and Bar Hill. The officers have wasted money over
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At Camcycle we look through many planning applications and write objections in cases where developers are proposing cycle infrastructure or facilities that do not meet the standards or requirements of planning rules. We normally work through the usual planning systems and try to get problems fixed through comments, feedback and discussions. However, in the case
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Sometimes a planning application comes along and you can see just how little developers actually care about sustainable transport, despite bold claims. The absurdity here is captured by this pair of photos above (inset photo courtesy of Sam Davies).
Once built out, 400 more homes from this and another green belt site will depend
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By Matthew Danish
The government has recently launched a new cycling strategy called Gear Change to achieve a long-term shift towards many more people cycling in England. As part of that announcement, the government has also kicked off a review of changes to the Highway Code. There are many welcome things about this effort,
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New modal filters have been installed this week as the Greater Cambridge Partnership begins to implement its Covid-19 response projects. The changes are intended to give people more space for social distancing and to make walking and cycling safer during the pandemic.
The government is encouraging as many people as possible to choose active
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By Matthew Danish
The government has recently launched a new cycling strategy called Gear Change to achieve a long-term shift towards many more people cycling in England. As part of that announcement, the government has also kicked off a review of changes to the Highway Code. There are many welcome things about this effort,
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The Covid-19 pandemic has raised the urgency of creating safe conditions for people walking, cycling, using wheelchairs and mobility scooters on our streets. In many places, pavements are narrow and people walking and cycling are squeezed into narrow spaces and unable to practise social distancing as required. There are many older or vulnerable people without
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The Cambridgeshire County Council Highways and Transport Committee has just approved a county-wide initiative to test experimental schemes that make more space for walking and cycling, to help people stay healthy and safe as economic activity resumes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the course of the next four weeks, you will begin to see some
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A letter from the Department for Transport (page 1, page 2) sent out this week makes it clear that the government is expecting councils to quickly implement safe and meaningful active travel routes by using techniques such as modal filters (a.k.a. ‘point closures’) and physical segregation as far as possible. The letter
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