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I have cycled in the Cambridge area very frequently and under a variety of circumstances since I moved to Cambridge. The pleasure of cycling through Cambridge without thick gloves and several scarves is one of the great joys of spring in Cambridge.
I cycle alone (getting from A to B quickly), and with my three children. Watching them learn to become competent cyclists has been valuable in showing me the importance of different types of cycle provision. I started with two young children on bikes and my third in the bike trailer. My eldest now cycles herself to school daily, rain or shine, while my youngest is now riding the two miles across Newnham on her own bike but with me shouting instructions about junctions.

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I think it sounds a very interesting idea. The details would be very important.

I think the ability of children and young people in Cambridge to cycle around their city is a wonderful benefit of living here. The freedom it allows children and parents to live independent lives is just as important as the health benefits, although these are clearly huge.

I think Dutch style cycle provision, with cycles separated from both pedestrians and cars is clearly the gold standard. However while where it is achievable this is highly desirable, I would not want to insist that all schemes would achieve this, as it might be better to get a less perfect scheme, but get it more quickly, (or in some case at all.)

Certainly for local streets in my area of Cambridge, I would not want to offer an opinion on local villages, as that decision would need to be made by the residents of those villages, and each village would have different circumstances.

This sounds like a fantastic idea, but again the details would be very important.

I am well aware that this is a very difficult junction for cyclists, and it is particularly important for young people cycling from Newnham to Parkside. Improvements for cyclists at this junction would be highly desirable, but I would want to see more details about how this suggested solution would affect other traffic flows in that area.

I think that the ability to use cycling as a major way of getting around is one of the best things about Cambridge. We should be rightly proud of the cities role in trailblazing as a leading cycling city. Cambridge (with the help of the Cambridge Cycle Campaign) has some excellent cycle facilities, but we need more!
I have been active in Newnham in getting new facilities and preserving older ones. I spent a significant amount of time discussing and finessing the details of the Madingley Road cycle path. That is now a much used facility, but small details such as the joint options for crossing Storey's Way, and the drop curb near Churchill Court were things I spent time on, and they make a difference to the route.
I also spent a year forcing the County Council to re-instate the surface of the cycle route along Grange Road, after the contractor messed up the re-surfacing.
The gritting of the route up Adams Road and to the West Cambridge site is an on-going campaign. The quad bike has improved it significantly, but I would still like to see a better gritting regime.
The thing I would most like to improve if I am re-elected is the lighting of some of the cycle paths around Newnham. I feel that lighting cycle paths is a key way we can increase the number of people choosing their bike the preferred method of transport throughout the year.