Old Press / Mill Lane Site
The University and Pembroke, Darwin & Queens' College are proposing a large redevelopment of the Old Press / Mill Lane site.
This section lists issues - problems on the street network and related matters.
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Created by Robert Sansom // 1 thread
The University and Pembroke, Darwin & Queens' College are proposing a large redevelopment of the Old Press / Mill Lane site.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
A bus gate is proposed for Silver Street.
sound+fury // 1 thread
A thread on cam.misc. asks about the newly installed bike racks next to the hotel adjacent to the footpath.
Unsecured cycle shed is 2.4m by 1.2m and appears to be far too small to accommodate 3 cycles. Adjacent access passageway is probably too small too.
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18/0440/FUL | Single storey rear extension and new bike store and conversion of existing dwelling into three flats. | 134 Perne Road Cambridge CB1 3NX
Created by Hester Wells // 1 thread
Replacement of existing community centre with a more accessible one
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Application to add another apartment to this development and for cycle parking for 21 cycles. Drawings suggest the rows of cycle parking may be too close together to allow adequate access.
Two storey rear extension to create a two bed flat and cycle and bin stores.
21-25 Fitzwilliam Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BN
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0420/FUL
Missed this one - sorry.
Two accesses: new road with junction on Cody Road and improvement to Bannold Drove to form primary NMU access. New road from Cody Road will have 3m verge-protected shared-use pathway on north side. Bannold Drove ('varies - nominal 4m width') will be surfaced, traffic-calmed and gated to prevent motor vehicle access to the station. Where Bannold Drove meets the new access road there will be a crossing with walking and cycling priority to reach the shared-use pathway on the north side. The pathway will end at the cycle parking area, currently proposed to be 100 spaces provided in covered double-stackers plus 6 Sheffield stands for 'larger cycles'. Passive provision is made for a mirroring set of double stacker stands.
I think the main qualm is with the cycle parking. Unsure how much there should be, but with all this space there ought to be more Sheffield stands I think. Also unclear how much security there will be, if any. CCTV at a minimum like Cambridge North, I imagine, is what's achievable. I've been told that the current Waterbeach station suffers from bike theft quite a lot, so this is important.
Ideally we would want segregated walking/cycling routes but I'm unsure this is worth pushing hard on since Bannold Drove will be relatively wide & used for emergency access possibly & this is not that urban a location (though maybe someday it will be?).
Slightly outside our usual remit but we may want to join with some other commenters to note that it is horribly cruel to put the lifts at the far, far end of the platform away from the station entrance, meaning that anyone in a wheelchair has traverse the entire northbound platform to reach the southbound platform (and then move up to wherever the train stops). Knowing how often lifts fail, we should press for lifts to be included in both station bridges (there are two proposed, one at each end, but only the far one has lifts proposed now).
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Relocated railway station comprising platforms, pedestrian bridges, access road, pedestrian and cycle routes, car and cycle parking, with other associated facilities and infrastructure.
Land between Cody Road and railway, north of Waterbeach, Cambs
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/0791/18/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/0791/18/FL
Created by Matthew // 1 thread
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-ways-to-report-road-accidents-to-the-police
At the moment if you need to report a road traffic accident you must do so in person at a police station or to a police constable.
This proposals in this consultation would allow police forces to offer drivers the option of submitting accident reports by other methods.
The proposals would require changes to Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
roadacc.stats@dft.gsi.gov.uk
This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 24 April 2018
Introduction
1 Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (“the Act”) requires drivers involved in
certain traffic accidents which occur on the road or other public place to report the
accident in person at a police station, or to a constable.
2 Reporting accidents in person puts burdens on drivers, businesses and police forces.
Therefore the Government proposes to amend the Act to allow police forces to offer
drivers the option of submitting accident reports by other methods.
3 We expect that, as a result of this change, police forces will offer drivers the option of
reporting accidents online or by telephone. This will make it simpler, quicker and
cheaper for drivers to fulfil their statutory obligation to report the accident, and for the
police to record the accident details.
20 covered Sheffield stands in the rear for staff, 12 Sheffield stands out front for shoppers, plus the existing 4 hoops closer to the rear.
There is also another retail shop next to the Aldi. Giving them the benefit of the doubt and combining their floor space gives 1,905 sq m.
Retail cycle parking requirement here would be 1,500 / 25 + 405 / 75 = approx 66 spaces. So they fall about 50% short.
Employee cycle parking is probably OK though.
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Alteration to building and extension to provide loading bay. Reconfiguration of car park and associated landscaping. New S106 agreement to allow food retail.
393 Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8JL
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0363/FUL
proposed cycle park is unviable, several spaces would be inaccessible
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Demolition of the existing dwellinghouse and garage. Erection of a new residential building comprising 10 self-contained flats
125, Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5JJ
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/0864/18/FL&theTabNo=3
One 2-BR and one 1-BR.
Only two cycle parking spaces claimed to be provided for three bedrooms.
Cycle parking in rear gardens: no details on security or cover. Access door to garden in one case may be too small.
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Demoliton of existing buildings and erection of 2 Dwellings
51-53 Argyle Street Cambridge CB1 3LS
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0379/FUL
Bike shed to be provided for each unit. No further details shown.
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Conversion and extension of existing dwelling to form 7 no. residential units, including part two storey and part single storey rear extensions, hip to gable roof extensions, front and rear dormers, and other alterations.
25A Mowbray Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7SR
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0374/FUL
Richard Taylor reports: ``Builders working on the @university_arms hotel in Cambridge have discovered they don’t have room to install the planned cycle parking racks in the basement so are asking councillors if “semi-vertical” racks would be OK for most of the spaces''
Semi-vertical are much less usable than Sheffield stands. This would set a terrible precedent -- 'screw up' your build and you can duck out of Local Plan cycle parking requirements.
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Condition 26 - Cycle Parking Spaces
University Arms Hotel Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1AD
Cambridge
Application reference : 16/0558/COND26
No cycle parking shown
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Demolish Existing Dwelling and replace with 3No. Dwellings at 7 High Street, Milton
7, High Street, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AJ
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/0700/18/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/0700/18/FL
QUOTE:
``Invites those with an interest in improving safety of cyclists and pedestrians to provide evidence, drawing on experience from the UK or other countries, that can be used to shape future policy decisions.
Foreword
Active travel, making journeys by physically active means such as cycling and walking, has huge potential benefits both for individuals and for our wider society. The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, set out our aim to make cycling and walking the natural choices for shorter journeys or as part of a longer journey.
We have made good progress to date; Government spending on cycling trebled between 2010 and 2017, and on average people are cycling further than they did ten years ago. In some cities, notably London, there has been a sharp increase in the level of cycling. But there is much more to do, and our ambition in this review goes further still: to make cycling the natural mode of transport even for a 12 year old.
Since the cycle safety review was announced, the Department has worked closely with cycling, walking and wider road safety organisations to identify the main issues that should be tackled as a priority to improve safety between cyclists and other road users. During that process of engagement, it became clear how many actual and potential policy areas were relevant to cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Given our strong commitment to cycling and walking, we have therefore decided to use this review to consider safety measures that will bring cycling and walking closer together as part of our overall ambition to increase active travel.
Cycling, like walking, needs to be universally seen as easy, fun and safe. Safety, and the perception of safety, are vital if we are to create a rapid increase in the use of active travel.
The truth is that cycling is generally very safe, and serious accidents are rare. But we need to make it safer still, for all road users, so that it becomes a default mode of transport, whatever one’s age or background. But safety does not simply include road safety - it also includes physical health and well-being, in a clean and green environment. The evidence is clear: cycling and walking have the capacity to transform the health and well-being, not only of people who walk and cycle themselves, but of everyone in society.
We now have a great opportunity: to recast local and national approaches to active travel, and create a new world of genuinely multimodal transport. But to do this we need your help, ideas and evidence. This consultation document summarises some of the key evidence for change, and then highlights key areas in which we are seeking your views.
We are looking for great ideas, for evidence of what works, for examples of good practice from other countries, for innovative technologies, for imaginative solutions, and for idealism tempered with a sense of the practical. Over to you!
JESSE NORMAN''
Massive new site connecting Waterbeach and Milton along the west side of the railway. Includes a navigable tunnel under the railway connecting to the River Cam with a new bridge to maintain the existing towpath. Seems to have big implications for the Waterbeach Greenway option along the west side of the railway in addition to everything else.
1.1.1 Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust (a registered charity) has been established to construct, maintain and operate a 95.1 ha 220-acre lake, country park, and Sports Centre close to the centre of Cambridge. The sports centre created from this vision, Cambridge Sport Lakes is intended to be one of the country's largest purpose-built sports facilities and competition venues for rowing, triathlon and cycling.
1.1.2 The aim is to create a multi-sport facility designed for the teaching and practice of rowing,
canoeing, triathlon, cycling and other sports from Community/Club level up to Olympic level. The Lakes will offer 100 acres of wooded parkland and 10 miles of bank habitat for the public to enjoy. It will be a place where hundreds can experience a sense of physical wellbeing on a daily basis through the pursuit of outdoor recreations.
9.2.1 Fen Road at Milton is the only public highway that crosses the proposed site. This road runs east from the village centre of Milton and terminates at the towing path on the River Cam.
9.4.1 Fen Road will cross the Training Lake on a new bridge with pedestrian and cycle access routes formed to connect Fen Road to the new towpaths on each side of the Lake. It will connect Milton village with the site.
9.4.2 Fen Rivers Way (the towpath) will cross The Cut on a new bridge, the impact of which will be the requirement for gentle approach ramps on each side. It will connect to the new towpaths on each side of The Cut and provide public access into the site from the south.
9.7.1 There will be considerable increases in public access for foot and bicycle traffic in the south, via new footways that will connect to the Fen Rivers Way (River Cam towing path), Milton Country Park and with Fen Road at Milton. At the north, they will connect into the village of Waterbeach at Cardyke Road, thus providing a north-south linkage with Milton. A designated cycleway will similarly link the park south to the Fen Rivers Way and has the potential to connect to the new Jane Coston Cycle Bridge over the A14 via Fen Road or Milton Country Park. At the north, the cycleway can connect into Cardyke Road at Waterbeach. This will add an important link in the Cambridge to Ely cycleway which is being developed by Sustrans.
There is also on-site cycle parking in a covered shelter to be examined.
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Application for approval of all reserved matters referred to in Conditions 1 and 5 of planning permission S/0032/06/F for the change of use of land to create a multi-sport park, construction of lakes with water storage, canal, new and changed roads, cycling and BMX tracks, Bridges (3), engineering operations, embankments and landscaping and outline permission to construct a sports centre, boathouse, finish line towers (2), warden accommodation (2) and amenity blocks (3).
Land adjacent to Milton and between Milton and Waterbeach, Cambs, CB25 9NJ
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/0795/18/RM
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/0795/18/RM
Following one incident involving a death from one person's dangerous cycling, a new law is proposed.
No cycle parking specified.
Major concern: new dropped kerb access proposed across the Cottenham/Histon cycleway. Visibility splays are minimal with regard to the shared use pathway, drivers' views would be blocked by hedges on either side. Dropped kerb will likely result in further degradation of the shared use pathway.
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1, Garden Walk, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9HH
Outline planning permission for up to 3 detached dwellings with new access and parking with all matters reserved
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/0623/18/OL
Cycle parking details provided in revised app. Fairly well drawn but there are a number of inconsistencies that need to be listed and reported (e.g. there are some gaps under 800mm between Sheffield stands) and an attempt at specifying cargo cycle parking that has good intent but seems to be random and spotty.
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Erection of 56 no. affordable apartments, car parking and associated landscaping
Land At Anstey Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/2214/FUL
Proposes an open-ended shed in the rear garden containing 5 cycles for 5 bedrooms. Text description says Sheffield stands, diagram shows in very fine detail that the proposed cycle stands are wheel benders. Four visitor spaces up front provided by two actual Sheffield stands.
Garden door may be on the small side as well.
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Extension and conversion of existing end of terrace house into 5 flats including single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension and roof extension with rear dormer and front roof lights. Erection of bin and bike stores.
49 Coleridge Road Cambridge CB1 3PH
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0278/FUL
New detached dwelling and new vehicle access
Land adjacent to 245, Barton Road, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7BU
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/0588/18/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/0588/18/FL
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
There seems to be pressure for and against a footbridge at the location shown on the map, and the possibility of future pressure for this to be upgraded for cycling. We should be aware of this proposal.
There are several boxes labelled 'cycle parking' on the plans, that's all the detail given.
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Prior Approval notification of proposed change of use from B1(a) (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to create seventy seven flats.
National Institute Of Agricultural Botany Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LE
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0202/B1C3
sound+fury // 1 thread
I'd like some Camcycle wisdom on buying a second hand bike.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Space for 2 cars and only 2 cycles. Not a lot of detail but looks like cycle parking could be inaccessible between a wall and the bins.
Two bed dwelling
1 Corrie Road Cambridge CB1 3QP
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0212/FUL
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Created by wookey // 2 threads
Out of the A1307 Linton Greenway consultation has come a plan for the section between Addenbrooke's roundabout and the Babraham P&R, which the county/GCP are keen to move forward. There was an initial invite-only consultation event on Thur 31st Jan for local residents/residents associations to comment.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Huawei plans to develop R & D superhub at the 550-acre Spicer's Site in Sawston.
Created by Jon Warbrick // 1 thread
The County Council have a consultation running on "improvements along Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, to make it safer and more attractive for walking and cycling" between Hills road and Perne Road.
The consultation runs until Tuesday 18 June. There are two consultation events at Rock Road Library, 69 Rock Road, Cambridge on Tuesday 21 May and Tuesday 21 May.
Created by Paula Downes // 4 threads
The road is unloved, has very few trees, has a lot of traffic, moving fast or jammed. Air quality is poor. Cyclists cycle along the pavement very fast which is dangerous for pedestrians. The cycle lanes on the road are not safe. It is difficult for cyclists to cross the road since there are not enough crossings. A lot of people park near Coldhams Common on Saturdays. Many people have created driveways to avoid people parking in front of their houses in the parking bays. Crossing the little roads (Brampton, Vinery Road, Vinery Way) is difficult because the cars block the path as they wait to get onto Coldhams Lane and greenery prevents pedestrians from going behind those cars.
Created by DB // 1 thread
I am cycling on the snakey trail every day, and there is a high risk that somebody falls into the Cherry Hinton Brook one day. The path and bridge is really too narrow and many people are taking it both ways.
Created by Heather Coleman // 1 thread
As described in the winter 2019 Camcycle magazine there is a group working on getting some improvements to the Trumpington busway. The magazine concentrates on the northern end of the busway but we are also seeking upgrades to the Addenbrookes spur junction and the crossing at Hobson Avenue/Lime Avenue as well as adding pedestrian footpath from the Hills Road Bridge all the way to Drury Avenue.
The group would like to start getting this out to users of the path for input, discussion and help with campaigning. Many Biomedical Campus commuters presumably use this path frequently, even daily. It would be great to get some input.
Created by Finlay KM // 1 thread
A new set of barriers has appeared on the hospital side of the usway bridge at Addenbrookes.
Creates the usual set of problems for cargo bikes and less confident bike users, with the added bonus of being on a steep hill that ices up regularly, and right next to a busway with a record of squishing people who fall onto it.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 3 threads
The government has announced it will hold a consultation on the introduction of the battery-powered scooters to British roads.
What are the implications for people cycling, walking and scooting?
What is Camcycle's position/policy about e-scooters?
Martin Lucas-Smith // 0 threads
Fitzroy Lane is a major walking route to the Grafton Centre, but bizarrely has no pavement.
One of the two parking queuing lanes should be removed, and pavements added on at least the east side of the street, if not both sides.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
"Daily parking wars make Red Cross Lane dangerous"
See: https://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/146/nl146.pdf
Need to improve this area for cycling and walking.
Red Cross Lane and Greenlands are marked for 20mph and they're very narrow streets barely two cars wide.
Created by Al Storer // 1 thread
The A14 project is bringing a cycleway into the city as far as the University farm. Previous County projects have created a decent inbound cycleway from Laurence Weaver Road and an almost OK painted lane outbound to here. There's a section of cycleway from Girton Corner to Eddington Avenue, and at Girton Corner there's a connection to The Ridgeway along Bunker's Hill. There are Cycleways intercepting Huntingdon Road at Whitehouse Lane, both into Eddington and into Darwin Green.
But oh dear. Laurence Weaver Road junction is awful. Eddington Avenue junction is awful, and there's a very narrow and much over-run cycle lane to the north of it. Girton Corner junction is poor and serves poorly those who want to go from Girton village and College to the Ridgeway.
The section of road needs a holistic approach that incorporates the route along and the routes crossing in a coherent manner.
Sam // 1 thread
The site for the new building between in the triangle between the cycle path the busway, and non-busway road has a solid hoarding around it. To help visibility, the solid hoardings have been removed for 3 panels on the cycle path side, and only 2 on the road side, so traffic has greater visibility of cyclists that cyclists have of motor vehicles - so vehicles assume there is nothing coming and slow down less than they should.
To increase visibility on the corner, the third solid panel should be replaced with the mesh fencing, as has already been done for the first two on the other side.
Created by cpax // 2 threads
This ancient right of way is used by cyclists ,horse riders and walkers and is becoming un approachable with no drop kerbs and
with new roads being built that ignore the existence of this route and lack of clear signage , we are in danger of losing this
important route .
Surfacing includes gravel and grit.
Cycle chicanes shown on diagrams.
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
20/04969/FUL: Three storey front and rear extensions, alterations to the office building, replacement cycle store, new plant compound and installation of EV charging points.
Babbage House, Castle Park, Cambridge, CB3 0AT
Created by Finlay KM // 1 thread
Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) is currently in the process of developing a new wayfinding system for the communal, external spaces within the campus. This system will include new maps and signage to improve navigation in public spaces for staff, patients and visitors to the site and help to reduce stress when visiting the campus. In order to fully understand how the campus is currently used and the key issues, we would like to gain your invaluable input.
Note that the new wayfinding system will be focussing on the public space rather than the internal space of individual buildings, please limit your feedback to your experience of finding your way through the external public space on campus. Thank you in advance.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
A children's hospital is planned for the Biomedical Campus (Addenbrookes) and is planned to open in 2025.
Created by Anna Williams – Head of Campaigns & Engagement // 2 threads
Camcycle's time and energy is consistently taken up removing exclusionary barriers (e.g. Biomedical Campus, A14 active travel bridges, Warren Road). We need to consider long-term ways to prevent new barriers going in and remove existing ones which prevent people of all ages and abilities cycling.
Pedestrians and cyclists at the toucan crossing where the busway meets Station Road, Histon have to wait a long time for the lights to change even if there is zero bus or road traffic.
This seems inconsistent with Highway Code rule H1 about the hierarchy of road users. Pedestrians should have priority over non-existent buses!
Created by Tim Steele // 0 threads
Where the path splits there is a marker post that is completely invisible at night. It should be fitted with reflective material or removed.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 3 threads
Downing College are cracking down further on people cycling through the area. Gate now moved and is locked.
Created by Martin Wheatley // 1 thread
People cycling being abused by drivers for not using cyclepaths, even where they are sub-standard or useless.
Created by Andrew France // 1 thread
It has an uneven degraded surface in the cycle lanes from the Elizabeth Way roundabout until the bridge.
Created by David Earl // 1 thread
It is intimidating to use this roundabout because of the high shrubbery in the middle. It is supposed to slow traffic down but my subjective feeling is that it doesn't
The A14 Histon Interchange is hostile to bikes as their is no way to safely cross the entrance slip roads onto the A14.