For more, better and safer cycling in and around Cambridge
A 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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The Greater Cambridge Partnership is planning the official opening of the new Histon Road at noon on Thursday 21 October. Everyone who wishes to attend is invited to meet at the remodelled Warwick Road / Gilbert Road / Histon Road junction. While there are many problems with the overall Histon Road scheme, this at least
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We welcome the Gilbert Road junction redesign that was presented at the Histon Road Local Liaison Forum on Monday 26 November. This redesign restores segregated cycleways and footways, a feature that has received widespread community support. The Gilbert Road junction on Histon Road is busy with people walking and cycling, in all directions throughout the
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Camcycle strongly opposes watered-down Histon Road plans that lack pedestrian priority and fail to fix dangerous junctions.
Contact your local councillors before the Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership Joint Assembly meeting on 15 November and ask them to reject the latest proposals for Histon Road.
The final conceptual design for improvements to Histon Road was published
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The Greater Cambridge Partnership is currently consulting on proposals for better public transport, walking and cycling journeys along Histon Road and we encourage all Camcycle members and supporters to have their say. Whether you use the road regularly, occasionally or very rarely, it is a key transport corridor into the city from the villages of
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We have released our consultation response to the Greater Cambridge City Deal Histon Road consultation. This consultation closes on Monday 15th February.
Our aim for Histon Road is for an attractive route for people of all ages, from 8 to 80, to safely cycle along. We believe that this will result in a step
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