For more, better and safer cycling in and around Cambridge
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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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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Welcome to a new blog series in which we plan to highlight some existing low-traffic neighbourhoods around the region and how they are quietly appreciated by people in the area. Get in touch and tell us about your favourites (ideally with photos!) – what do you value about the low-traffic neighbourhoods near you?
Following our campaigning with local groups last year, Camcycle is pleased to see significant improvements for cycling in proposals for new development near Cambridge station. However, we are still concerned that the plans don’t do enough to protect the route of the Chisholm Trail, provide for expansion of cycle parking facilities and ensure safe
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Cambridgeshire County Council’s Highways and Transport committee met on 9 March, with one of their agenda items being an update on the overall A14 project. We saw this as being the most appropriate topic under which to present our petition against the new barriers, which has gained over 660 signatories in just a few
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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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Camcycle welcomes the extension of the experimental bus gate scheme on Mill Road bridge. We believe the scheme has significantly improved public safety in the two ways set out in the experimental objectives. Firstly, it has facilitated social distancing during the pandemic, as in previous conditions it would have been impossible for footway
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The second phase of experimental walking and cycling schemes is starting to be put in place and Camcycle is delighted to see that some small changes are already making a big difference to active travel in Cambridge.
One of the first changes to be made, early in the new year, was the county council’s rearrangement
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The long 6-month consultation period on the Mill Road bus gate scheme closes on Thursday 24 December. The closure of the bridge to through motor traffic has opened up the street for safer walking and cycling and efficient bus journeys, and reduced pollution along the road. Camcycle would like to see the trial continue in
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