Dangerous driving on Greville Road
Reports of speeding and dangerous driving on Greville Road.
This section lists issues - problems on the street network and related matters.
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Reports of speeding and dangerous driving on Greville Road.
sound+fury // 1 thread
Local cllr leaflet proposes some changes to the roads in this area.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 25 threads
Camcycle is launching the first ever 'Cambridge Festival of Cycling' which we plan to grow into a recurring festival in September each year.
Along with a range of events, we also plan to conduct a month long Cambridge Cycling Survey.
The aims of the festival:
- Increase awareness of Camcycle leading to more members, volunteers and influence, particularly among new audiences
- Encourage more, better and safer cycling, for all ages and abilities
- Increase our income thorough sponsorship opportunities
- Increase engagement with our campaigning activities
- Create relationships with other community groups who can partner with us on festival events.
Cycle 'parking' consists of pairs of bikes leaned against each other in shelters next to the bins.
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Demolition of the former Zahza Grill Restaurant and replacement with 4 terraced dwellings, along with access, parking and landscaping. First floor rear extension to No.2 Nightingale Cottages, with new front door and removal of existing lean-to element.
60 Trumpington Road And 2 Nightingale Cottages Cambridge CB2 8EX
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/1058/FUL
Created by Emma Pritchard - Camcycle Intern // 1 thread
PROJECT SUMMARY
Rural Travel Hubs are bespoke rural transport interchanges to connect residents in South Cambridgeshire with public transport and cycling/walking routes.
Rural Travel Hubs aim to reduce the levels of private car journeys into Cambridge from the surrounding villages by providing sustainable transport options and also provide connections between neighbouring villages and towns.
The villages of Oakington and Sawston have been put forward as potential sites for a Rural Travel Hubs. We will be engaging with the community this summer to find out their needs and to gather feedback.
https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/transport/transport-projects/rural-travel-hubs/
Created by Emma Pritchard - Camcycle Intern // 1 thread
PROJECT SUMMARY
Rural Travel Hubs are bespoke rural transport interchanges to connect residents in South Cambridgeshire with public transport and cycling/walking routes.
Rural Travel Hubs aim to reduce the levels of private car journeys into Cambridge from the surrounding villages by providing sustainable transport options and also provide connections between neighbouring villages and towns.
The villages of Oakington and Sawston have been put forward as potential sites for a Rural Travel Hubs. We will be engaging with the community this summer to find out their needs and to gather feedback.
https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/transport/transport-projects/rural-travel-hubs/
Dodgy layout.
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Condition 5 - Cycle Parking
Arbury Road Surgery 114 Arbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2JG
Cambridge
Application reference : 15/0984/COND5
Cycle parking for units 5-10 appear to be in a shed containing a rack of alternating-level stands, which are supposed to be a last resort.
The other cycle parking is scattered around and appears to be spacious enough to have Sheffield stands, though not shown.
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Erection of 10 x 1-bed apartments, including new amenity space, bin and cycle storage facilities together with reconfiguring the pedestrian access to 56A and 58A Cherry Hinton Road and installation of a new ground floor rear wall to the retained retail unit at 56-58 Cherry Hinton Road, following demolition of existing warehouse building.
56-58 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge CB1 7AQ
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0993/FUL
Condition associated with Appeal Ref: APP/Q0505/W/17/3192385
Storage for 18 bicycles at #20 and #22 Panton Street, CB2 1HP.
All are lockable, all off-street, most are covered. All photos taken 19/6/2018
Basically this applicant is trying to legitimise wheelbenders and what appears to be at least one wall-mounted rack where you have to lift your bike and hook the top tube onto a couple of poles.
sound+fury // 1 thread
This report looks at the cycling situation in Cambridge, Oxford and Milton Keynes.
sound+fury // 1 thread
Demolition of existing buildings at 211-213 Newmarket Road and construction of a hotel (C1 use), with change of use and conversion of 2 Godesdone Road to C1 use, and provision of associated infrastructure.
D&A claims that cycle parking is provided in rear garden as shown on layout plan.
Layout plan does not show cycle parking.
It does show that access to the rear garden is narrowed to no wider than 70cm on one side of the house and 45cm on the other side. Therefore the rear garden is not accessible with any kind of bike.
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Demolition of existing house and erection of replacement dwelling.
8 Grantchester Road Newnham Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9ED
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0926/FUL
Access via 'shared use path link' to Rampton Road has three two-closely spaced bollards.
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Approval of reserved matters for access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following Outline planning permission S/1606/16/OL for the erection of up to 126 dwellings, formation of a new vehicular and pedestrian access onto Oakington Road and associated infrastructure and works.
Land at Oakington Road, Cottenham, Cambs
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/2281/18/RM
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/2281/18/RM
D&A paragraph 4.18:
The following measures to provide accessibility by foot
and cycle are proposed:
• Provision of pedestrian/cycle links through the site;
• Internal road layout design to ensure low traffic
speeds. The design promotes safe walking and high
permeability through the site, and limit potential for
anti-social behaviour;
• Particular attention to be paid to surface quality, and
sufficient ‘overlook’ to provide a sense of safety and
security for users; and
• Appropriate signage and crossing points of roads
through the development, to include dropped kerbs,
tactile paving and guardrails as appropriate.
4.24 In accordance with Policy TI/3, the minimum internal
size of garages are 3.3m x 6m. These garages are large
enough to accommodate a cycle.
4.25 Dwellings that do not have garages have been provided
with a 1.8m x 0.9m cycle store in their private gardens.
Diagrams
E3532-531-S278 Footway and Raised Junction-Fen Drayton Road Ditch.pdf
E3532-705A-S278 Footway and Raised Junction-General Arrangement.pdf
E3532-780A-S278-Highway Construction Details.pdf
Show a fairly nasty chicane installed on the 'cycleway' they are building. 'Sustrans standard'.
Diagram
B.0445_24D Parking Strategy.pdf
Accesses to cycle parking sheds in back gardens appear to be blocked in many cases by parked cars.
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Approval of Reserved Matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) in relation to the construction of 99 dwellings, open space, play space, highways layout, pumping station and all other associated infrastructure following outline planning permission S/1027/16/OL
Land South of Fen Drayton Road, Swavesey, Cambs, CB24 4RS
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/2315/18/RM
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/2315/18/RM
Created by Anna Williams – Head of Campaigns & Engagement // 1 thread
Air quality in central Cambridge is not as good as it should be. The city is not compliant with EU limit values or UK national air quality objectives for nitrogen dioxide in the city centre and on busy roads – although it is improving slowly. The City Council's Air Quality Action Plan was approved unanimously at Environment Scrutiny Committee on March 13 and they are now opening it out to consultation (21 June - 18 September 2018).
Many of the proposed actions are of interest to Camcycle, but in particular:
• Reducing Heavy Goods Vehicles emissions in the city centre by promoting ‘greener’ methods for making deliveries of goods, such as by cycle or electric vehicles
• Using planning policies to ensure new communities are designed to make it easy for people to use sustainable modes of transport
• Improving public health by providing information about the health impacts of air quality and encouraging everyone to have a more active lifestyle, including walking and cycling
sound+fury // 1 thread
Proposed Mixed Use Development, comprising the demolition of the existing building and erection of 10x1-Bed Apartments and Commercial/Restaurant/Public House (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 & B1) flexible Use, with associated works.
73 Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8EG
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0887/FUL
Created by Keith Garrett // 1 thread
The cycle park at the station seems to be under a crime wave. Each day more of the sheffield stands are just unbolted from the ground (should this even be possible?). Some have parts of bikes left on them. There are also a lot of bikes with missing wheels, saddles etc.
The entire unit seems to be neglected now. Dust is building up on the steps and ramps.
Also the area leading the way from the first floor to the second floor is always blocked by sheffield stands that should be removed. Currently only one bike can get through at a time and even me at 5'6" am likely to bang my head on the black cabinet sticking out.
Claims 8 cycle parking spaces - shows three Sheffield stands mounted too closely to a wall.
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Erection of a new building adjoining 113 Chesterton Road containing three 1 x bed flats, along with associated landscaping and car and cycle parking.
Land To The Rear Of 113 Chesterton Road Cambridge CB4 3AR
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0905/FUL
Owen // 1 thread
Is this "cyclists dismount" illega;? Why should cyclists not carry on using the road (there isn't even a cycle path on that side of the road)?
Outline permission for the remaining part of the secondary school comprising 8 forms of entry (1200 pupils); a 3 form of entry primary school (630 pupils); a post 16 education college (400 places), the remaining part of the indoor sports facilities, playing fields, car and cycle parking, landscaping and ancillary development Full permission for part of a new secondary school comprising 4 forms of entry (600 pupils); a Special Educational Needs School (SEN) (110 pupils); energy centre; car and cycle parking, indoor sports facilities, hard landscaped playing courts, playing fields, access, landscaping and ancillary development
http://planning.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/swift/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/0092/18/CC
Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved) for
development of up to 4,500 dwellings, business, retail,
community, leisure and sports uses; new primary and
secondary schools and sixth form centre; public open
spaces including parks and ecological areas; points of
access, associated drainage and other infrastructure,
groundworks, landscaping, and highways works.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
The drawing shows what could be wheel-bender style racks and cycles leaning against each other on the wall.
Condition 4 - Cycle Parking
65 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DL
Cambridge
Application reference : 16/0278/COND4A
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
The demolition of an office building and the erection of a development of ten flats.
50 St Stephens Place And 51 Canterbury Street Cambridge CB3 0JE
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0907/FUL
sound+fury // 1 thread
External alterations and subdivision of the existing Homebase store (Unit 10) into two units, including change of use to allow food retail and a change to the Section 106 Agreement.
Cambridge Retail Park, Unit 10 Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8WR
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0858/FUL
A thread to discuss access from to the site from the Guided Busway.
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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.