For more, better and safer cycling in and around Cambridge
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?
Government research shows that 8 out of 10 people support measures to reduce road traffic in their neighbourhood – now it’s time to tell the Greater Cambridge Partnership that you want the same.
Earlier in the year, Cambridgeshire County Council and the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) began to introduce experimental measures to provide safe space
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New research shows 8 out of 10 people support measures to reduce road traffic in their neighbourhood – now it’s time to show local authorities that you want the same.
Earlier in the year, Cambridgeshire County Council and the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) began to introduce experimental measures to provide safe space for walking and
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Two schoolchildren were awarded prizes this week in a poster competition organised by Arbury Road East Residents Association (ARERA). The organisation, which represents the street’s community between North Cambridge Academy and the junction with Milton Road, invited young people to draw or paint their vision for a clean and safe Arbury Road. Many of
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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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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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Like shopping hubs across the region, Cambridge Retail Park (CRP) wants to increase footfall and build customer confidence as we emerge from the lockdown period. However, it seems less concerned with the safety of those walking and cycling to access its shops.
Last December, we reported that CRP was seeking to overturn the planning condition
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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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Camcycle welcomes the list of temporary proposals to support safe cycling and walking which has been published by Cambridgeshire County Council this week. Funding for the schemes has been approved by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority in advance of the first tranche of investment from the government. This means that we should see measures
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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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