Generous donors raise £18,926 for Camcycle’s work to remove barriers to cycling

£18,926 raised to remove barriers to cyclingCamcycle would like to thank residents across Cambridgeshire who have helped us raise a huge £18,926 via the Big Give Christmas Challenge, a national match-funding campaign supporting over 1,000 charities across the UK. A new Camcycle record was set in 2022, as 100 individual donors made a contribution, in addition to match funds provided
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Statement on the temporary suspension of the Church Street modal filter in Chesterton

Last year the county council consulted on a set of schemes called the Cambridgeshire Active Travel Schemes programme. These schemes were funded by the Department for Transport as part of the Active Travel tranche 2 COVID-recovery response.

One of the agreed schemes is a modal filter on Church Street in Chesterton, designed to improve
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Consultation response guide: A new road classification for Cambridge

Name of consultation: A new Road Classification for Cambridge
Deadline: midday on Monday 18 July

The Greater Cambridge Partnership’s City Access project aims to make walking, cycling and public transport more attractive to people living in the Greater Cambridge area. This will help support local goals including reducing congestion, pollution and carbon emissions, improving health
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The Combined Authority’s lack of ambition on cycling and walking is costing our region valuable funds

Lack of ambition means that the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) gained just £635,000 in the government’s latest active travel funding announcement, in stark contrast to the transport authorities for other regions. Ranking bottom of the UK’s Combined Authorities, the CPCA received 4% of the funds allocated to top-rated West Midlands Integrated Transport
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Campaign success! Eight successful active travel trials will now be made permanent

Residents and campaigners celebrated as the county council’s Highways & Transport Committee unanimously agreed to make eight experimental transport schemes permanent. The measures, installed as part of the government’s Active Travel Fund which was launched during the Covid-19 pandemic, were intended to help more people to walk and cycle safely for their everyday journeys.

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County councillors unanimous in call to speed up Mill Road consultation and improvements

On 4 November, members of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Highways & Transport Committee voted in favour of a proposal for a further consultation on the Mill Road bus gate scheme but added an amendment making clear that this should be done as soon as possible. A timetable for the consultation process, along with recommendations for ‘quick
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Urgent action is needed to prevent further deaths on the Busway path

Camcycle is saddened to hear that a second person was killed last week on the path alongside the Busway between Cambridge station and Trumpington. Our thoughts are with the woman’s family, friends and colleagues.

The incident happened just over three years since Steve Moir, an employee at Cambridge Assessment, was killed cycling home on 13
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UK’s fourth ‘CYCLOPS’ junction brings safer crossings to Histon Road in Cambridge

Cyclists and pedestrians using the protected junction at Gilbert Road and Histon Road in CambridgeA new junction which prioritises the safety of people walking and cycling was officially opened in Cambridge on 21 October. The design, which Camcycle successfully campaigned for in 2018, includes a protected cycle lane which encircles the junction, keeping cyclists separate from both motor traffic and pedestrians. People cycling can make a signal-free left
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