Listed issues, most recent first, limited to the area of Cambridge Cycling Campaign:

• Hills Road Cycle lane improvements

  Created by Hester Wells 05 March, 2014 09:48 // 4 threads

  • cyclelanes

  As part of the Cycle City Ambition Grants there are proprosals to install wide, segregated or hybrid cycle lanes, with priority over sideroads, on Hills Road.

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• Consultation re Milton Road / Gilbert Road junction changes

  Created by David Earl 11 February, 2014 13:19 // 1 thread

  • junction
  • junctionimprovement
  • junctionreview
  • consultation

  Consultation February 2014 (see thread)

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• Planning app 14/0120/FUL: huge new development at Addenbrooke's

  Created by David Earl 10 February, 2014 12:42 // 0 threads

  • planningapplication
  • planning

  Car Parks P, F1 And F2
  Addenbrookes
  Hills Road

  To provide education centre, private hospital, hotel, conference centre,
  ancillary space, associated car parking and public realm works to replace
  existing surface parking to accommodate 42,600sqm of development.

  http://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=N05YF9DX08H00

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• Planning apps 14/0121/FUL and 14/0122/LBC: student accommodation, Churchill College

  Created by David Earl 10 February, 2014 12:38 // 1 thread

  • planningapplication

  Churchill College
  Storeys Way
  Cambridge
  CB3 0DS

  Erection of new building comprising 68 study bedrooms, shared kitchens, and meeting room, associated external works and tree and shrub planting together with alterations to South Court building (grade II listed) to widen pedestrian / wheelchair access.

  http://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=N05Z40DX3E000

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• Planning app 14/0133/FUL: 72 student flats off Thompsons Lane

  Created by David Earl 10 February, 2014 12:35 // 0 threads

  • planningapplication
  • planning

  St Clements Gardens
  Thompsons Lane
  CB5 8AH

  Erection of new student accommodation comprising 72 study bedrooms
  together with ancillary kitchens, common rooms, porter's office, plant and store rooms, cycle parking (including 13 dedicated external spaces for Bishop Bateman Court) and associated external works following demolition of 1-8 St Clements Gardens.

  http://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=N09IR8DX3E000

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• 'Stop nuisance bikers' cutting through Petersfield bollards

  Martin Lucas-Smith 03 February, 2014 16:23 // 1 thread

  • enforcement

  Spotted at the walking/cycling junction cut-through between Hooper Street and Kingston Arms:

  
  

  "Stop nuisance bikers"

  
  

  Personally I don't think this is a huge issue, and it would be better to have a simpler bollard arrangement and just accept there will be some biker use.

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• Mariner's Way underpass (Cutter Ferry path)

  Created by David Earl 03 February, 2014 14:51 // 1 thread

  • cycle-route

  From: Old Chesterton Residents Association
  Sent: ‎01/‎02/‎2014 15:19
  To: ...
  Subject: Consultation on 5th February

  If you have views on the Mariners Way/Cutter Ferry Lane underpass, you have an opportunity to make them known at a consultation arranged at St Andrew's Hall on 5th February. Details are attached.

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• Queuing traffic on Milton Road blocks cyclists

  Created by Richard Jennings 01 February, 2014 14:41 // 1 thread

  • queues
  • cyclelanes

  Traffic queuing on Milton Road between Cowley Park Road and the on-road cycle lane south west of Trinity Hall Farm Ind Est blocks cycles getting past.

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• Francis Crick Avenue

  Created by Heather Coleman 01 February, 2014 08:25 // 1 thread

  • addenbrooke-s
  • baddesign
  • cyclepaths
  • roundabouts

  At yesterday's BUG-WAG meeting, it was clear that Addenbrooke's themselves have heard dissatisfaction about this area. I said I'd forward comments from members, of which I remember many, but in no detail at all, just a lot of comments. However, doing a search for "Francis" or "Crick" pulls up no results, so either any thread on this is so obscurely labelled I can't find it, or all the traffic I remember seeing is on the members' email list which I don't have archives for.

  I've been asked to send comments asap, as I get the feeling they want to lean on the developers to fix snags.

  Either, can someone point me to the correct Cyclescape thread, or, assuming that doesn't exist, can people, if they can remember what they said (or think every day), can they repost here. I will collate comments anonymously into a file and send to Katharine Smith. The new LMB already had comments about how you are supposed to actually get a bike to the cycle parking from the road as that didn't seem to have been thought of!

  I get the feeling this is needed fairly soon, hence the plea so early on a Saturday morning, so I can try to do a dossier tomorrow or Monday.

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• S/0107/14/DC Building 430 Cambridge Science Park

  Created by Richard Moss 30 January, 2014 14:00 // 2 threads

  • planning
  • science-park
  • cycle-parking

  Discharge of Conditions from outline application S/0179/13/OL regarding cycle parking for 4600 sq m building on Cambridge Science Park

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• New Cambridge Assessment HQ, Shaftesbury Road

  Created by Al Storer 28 January, 2014 14:05 // 2 threads

  • cycleparking
  • newdevelopment
  • office
  • planning

  Proposed building will have 3000 employees, 250 car parkign spaces and 900 bike parking spaces

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• 14/0028/OUT up to 69 houses/apartments off Coldhams Lane And Hatherdene Close, Cambridge

  Created by David Earl 27 January, 2014 12:50 // 1 thread

  • planningapplication
  • planning
  • junction

  Outline application for up to 69 residential dwellings including houses and apartments, open space, landscaping and new access. | Field At Corner Of Coldhams Lane And Hatherdene Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire

  http://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=MZ5BFUDX3E000

  New junction onto Coldhams Lane proposed, which includes a central island, the gap on the westbound side is 3.1m, about the worst possible for cyclists.

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• Dangers from roadsigns for drivers placed on pavements and cycleways

  Created by Peter Lawrence 26 January, 2014 18:55 // 2 threads

  • obstruction
  • pavements
  • signage

  Please sign my change.org petition http://chn.ge/1epSzpK

  Accident CC-23012014-0561 (Incident logged by the Cambridgeshire Police)

  Leaving Zoology Department 18.15 walking east on Downing St, north side on 23 January, 2014. Car stopped in Downing st just west of Corn exchange road junction, obscuring the light. Lying on the road was a road sign warning cars of road works further left in Corn Exchange St, a needless warning. This 1 metre road sign had been placed on the pavement, occluding it seriously and had been, presumably, knocked over and left lying on the pavement with its black and invisible legs raised up about 10cm from the surface and its reflective surface tilted away (see picture). I tripped over the road sign in the dark and fell forwards injuring my face and forehead; the metal cut into my right leg. My glasses are destroyed, the leg of the sign tore my shoes.
  I was taken to Addenbrookes and treated there. I left there ca 20.30 with head injuries and abrasions and now have an impressive black eye and surround.

  I am seeking redress. I am exploring legal action against the County Council whose idiotic health and safety rules (for drivers, not for the rest of us) say that drivers should be warned in advance of even highly visible roadworks (in a 20mph area) and the company responsible for placing such a flimsy and dangerous sign right in the middle of a narrow pavement. Also am anxious that in general people who leave road traffic signs occluding the pavement or creating dangerous obstacles there, should be held responsible and penalised. I see these road signs often as I walk around Cambridge, they should be on or above the road, not blocking the pavement in my opinion.

  The next day the same road sign, with my blood still on it, was back in the middle of pavement waiting to be knocked over again and even now forcing pedestrians to avoid it by diverting on to the roadway. I attach a photo of it taken on Friday the day following my accident with a diverted pedestrian on the right.

  It was again fallen on the ground waiting to kill someone on Saturday night, presumably following the afternoon storms.

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• Monitoring Cambridge City & SCDC Planning Applications

  Created by Richard Moss 22 January, 2014 13:43 // 1 thread

  • planning
  • cambridge
  • southcambs

  An umbrella issue for discussion of general matters relating to reviewing planning applications in the city and south cambs.

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• Tenison Road area traffic calming scheme

  Created by Hester Wells 21 January, 2014 11:54 // 5 threads

  • traffic-calming

  The County Council is planning to redesign Tenison Road.

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• Bizarre change at Marque development on Cherry Hinton Road

  Martin Lucas-Smith 14 January, 2014 21:49 // 2 threads

  • road-safety
  • cyclelane

  This junction has a new cycle lane over a widened pavement. This looks like very substandard infrastructure, encouraging pavement cycling, that should never have been approved by the County Council.

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• Faded paint and invisible signs on shared/dual use pavements

  Created by Heather Coleman 09 January, 2014 10:17 // 3 threads

  • shared-pavement
  • signage

  This is a general use issue so people can create specific threads about shared or dual use pavements where mainly the paint is so worn that they sometimes get abuse or are told off for riding where it's perfectly legal to do so.

  I'm not a great fan of these facilities, and totally subscribe to their use being 100% optional, but there are places where they are useful for some or many, for example a short stretch to avoid having to turn right twice, or to be able to make a turn at traffic lights rather than in the middle of an unsignalled area.

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• Possible effect on cycle route in Chesterton

  Martin Lucas-Smith 08 January, 2014 18:00 // 2 threads

  • planning
  • cycleway

  Need to check this planning application for access issues. It proposes to make a new car entrance through a high wall across a pavement at the end of Chesterton Road.

  The cycleway cut-through here is very poor currently.

  http://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=MXE78QDX3E000

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• On-street Parking in Cambridge City

  Created by Hester Wells 07 January, 2014 14:13 // 5 threads

  • carparking

  Issues surrounding the effect on-street car-parking has on road space, pinch points, car-dooring, interruption of cycle lanes etc.

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• Newnham Croft junction

  Created by Tim Burford 28 December, 2013 09:59 // 1 thread

  • junctionimprovement

  http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Petition-to-improve-dangerous-Newnham-junction-signed-by-260-people-20131223060000.htm
  I suggested a 'cycle scramble' phase ie a free-for-all for pedestrians and cyclists in all directions, as recently suggested for Trumpington Road/Brooklands Avenue. What do the experts think?

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• Wests Garage, Newmarket Road, planning application

  Created by David Earl 23 December, 2013 11:16 // 4 threads

  • planning
  • planningapplication

  The erection of new student housing (257 study bedrooms) and associated communal facilities, cycle parking, and external landscaping following demolition of the existing buildings. Wests Garage Ltd 217 Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8HD

  http://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=MXJWTQDX3E000

  (see in particular Ground Floor Plan under Documents)

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• Sawston crossing

  Created by Tim Burford 23 December, 2013 09:58 // 0 threads

  • crossing
  • design

  I couldn’t tell from the Cyclescape map interface whether there is already a thread on the crossing at the northern junction to Sawston - but I see that it is now being rebuilt, and there seems to be a quite a sizeable central island. Did the inadequate plans get changed? (and why has there been no mention of this if so?)

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• Corn Exchange Street contraflow to close for 2 months

  Martin Lucas-Smith 17 December, 2013 09:11 // 1 thread

  • contraflow
  • temporary

  Corn Exchange Street contraflow is to close temporarily.

  Advanced notice of temporary cycle lane closure (aka Woodburn Way) has been published in the Cambridge News. Cars apparently able to proceed, which I find puzzling.

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• Cyclist death on Milton Road

  Martin Lucas-Smith 12 December, 2013 12:52 // 1 thread

  • deaths

  The Cambridge News sadly reports that a 16-year-old cyclist is dead after a crash on Milton Road.

  http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/16-year-old-cyclist-dead-after-crash-on-Milton-Road-20131212082021.htm

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• Building sites

  Created by Heather Coleman 11 December, 2013 16:18 // 4 threads

  • obstruction
  • lorries
  • hazards

  I'm creating this as a general "issue" in the hope that people will put different threads here for problems they have with building sites, generally associated with deliveries. Listing those problems and any action or complaints they've taken personally, and also asking how further complaints can be made.

  I can't help feeling we should be talking to the council about making it a condition of planning permission that deliveries that either require "odd" movements of HGVs eg, reversing and taking ages doing so, or parking on the street eg while delivering scaffolding, should not take place during "rush hour", especially on roads that are busy and are major cycle routes.

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• Horningsea to Waterbeach

  Created by Roxanne (CEO) 10 January, 2017 12:35 // 1 thread

  • campaigning
  • cycleway
  • local

  A Camcycle member is looking at starting a local campaign group with the aim of getting a cycleway to connect the villages of Horningsea and Waterbeach along the B1047.

  Please share your ideas and advice for the route here.

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• Girton Interchange "Improvements"

  Created by Jamie 01 April, 2014 11:51 // 1 thread

  • bridleway
  • right
  • of
  • way
  • over-under
  • girton
  • interchange

  At the moment it is possible to cycle from Cambridge Road, near Madingley, to Girton, on a bridleway that crosses over the A428 and then passes under the M11 at the Girton Interchange. You can then cross three roads (A1307) and reach a pavement on the North-East side of the Interchange. Using the pavement you can then reach Washpit Lane and cycle up towards Girton. (The pavement is marked as a shared-use route on the OSM Cycle map, although I am not sure that it really is.)

  Apart from having to be careful when crossing the A1307 junction it is a rather pleasant route to ride.

  The Girton Interchange is being "improved" to reduce the bottleneck for cars. Does anyone know what plans there are to ensure that the current route through remains open and whether there are plans to improve the bridleway route through? Or will this be another example of roads being developed to the detriment of footpaths/bridleways.
  

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• Cycle lane infringement on Pembroke Street and Downing Street

  Created by Richard Jennings 06 November, 2013 19:49 // 2 threads

  • cyclelanes

  Because of queuing for the Grand Arcade car park, amongst other things, the mandatory cycle lane on Pembroke Street and Downing Street is routinely abused by motor vehicles – one every 66 seconds on a Saturday afternoon http://www.cyclestreets.net/galleries/221/.

  The corner at Free School Lane is a particular concern because vehicles traveling east can't see oncoming cycles.

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• State of Waterbeach-Lode link

  Created by Colin Bell 04 April, 2014 12:46 // 1 thread

  • path
  • state

  Has there been any improvement in the "new" NCN 11 route from Waterbeach to Lode since last summer? Last time I went that way I had to wheel the bike across fields and carry it over two or three stiles.

  Any information, including a forecast date when a proper route is likely to be built, welcome. Thanks.

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• Poor exit from West Cambridge site onto Clerk Maxwell Road

  Martin Lucas-Smith 16 June, 2016 17:38 // 1 thread

  • visibility
  • cyclepath
  • walking

  There's a very poor dogleg right-angle with barriers at the entrance/exit from the West Cambridge site to Clerk Maxwell Road.

  This should be turned into a wide splay with good visibility.

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• Herbert St - bollards after roadworks

  Sam 12 September, 2022 10:12 // 1 thread

  • bollards

  The bollards at the bottom of Herbert St haven't been replaced after the electricity cable was laid last week.

  Rather than directly replacing the bollard slalom that existed beforehand, the bollard specialists might have suggestions on what the layout should be here which camcycle can suggest as for the replacement... 

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• Cambridge Cycling Campaign's "Project Orange"

  Created by velocipedus@gmail.com 14 February, 2013 09:17 // 12 threads

  • campaign
  • strategy

  Project Orange is an attempt develop our general strategy during the year 2013.

  It involves

  1) Should Cambridge Go Dutch (or Copenhagenize)

  2) A more assertive stance in our interactions with agencies: Demanding of them to make feasible what seems infeasible

  3) focus on a regional area 10 miles (15 km) around Cambridge and a dartboard network structure to connect villages,

  4) the development of a Bicycle Infrastructure Assessment Tool (BIAC) which will allow us to grade and praise provision

  5) Priority over sideroads as part of a Dutch-style approach

  5) Development of Visualisation Tools for major projects (Chisholm Trail, Newnham to Newmarket Rd, Mitcham's Corner)

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• Should Cambridge 'Go Dutch' (or Danish)

  Martin Lucas-Smith 14 February, 2013 11:12 // 4 threads

  • dutch
  • netherlands

  London Cycling Campaign has reorientated its policy towards a 'Go Dutch' approach.

  This aims to learn from best practice abroad rather than continuing with the 'hierarchy of provision' that, in 20 years in the UK, has arguably failed to deliver meaningful change.

  This is an overarching issue for conceptual discussion of this issue.

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• Evil posts on busway cycleway

  Created by David Earl 05 December, 2011 19:28 // 4 threads

  • bollards
  • busway

  There are some evil short grey posts on the busway cycleway that are really hard to see in the dark. I have heard of a number of people hitting them with disastrous consequences

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• Travis Perkins Development

  Created by velocipedus@gmail.com 01 December, 2012 18:56 // 3 threads

  • travis
  • perkins
  • development
  • chisholm
  • trail
  • planning

  Travis Perkins Development has major impact on Chisholm Trail.

  We have a letter from the developer outlining their position - let's see if I can attach this...

  There is a lengthy discussion of the Chisholm Trail, the gist of which is that they don't see why they should make any further accommodation for it when it is mainly Network Rail's land that is earmarked for the route. They dangle a small carrot in that they might release the corner piece of land to mitigate the pinch point you identified - but only if this application is given the go-ahead.

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• DfT consultation - HGV speed limit rise to 50mph on single carriageways?

  Created by cobweb 10 November, 2012 18:47 // 1 thread

  • speedlimits
  • cyclesafety

  http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20121109a

  A DfT consultation to see whether speed limits on single carriageways should be introduced for HGV's. This will clearly have implications for cycle safety.

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• Bike Parking Shortage at Hills Rd 6th Form College

  Created by velocipedus@gmail.com 26 January, 2012 21:22 // 1 thread

  • schools
  • bike
  • parking
  • private-land

  Rather than providing adequate cycle parking for their pupils this Sixth Form college is discouraging cycling and increasing the likelihood of cycle theft. The bikes that were previously attached to these railings are now left on the opposite side of the road where they are not so securely parked. See http://cambridge.cyclestreets.net/location/27865/ #27865 or #27866

  Although some cycle parking does seem to have been provided: http://cambridge.cyclestreets.net/location/28093/ #28093, #28092 it is clearly not enough

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• 12/0968/FUL Installation of one bike stand

  Created by cobweb 13 August, 2012 15:23 // 1 thread

  • cycleparking
  • planning

  The installation of one stand in the boundary of M&S facing Market Hill Square.

  http://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=M7PZ4FDX3E000

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• General promotion of cycling in Cambridge

  Martin Lucas-Smith 14 June, 2012 16:58 // 86 threads

  • promotion
  • leaflets
  • publicity
  • brochures

  What general measures (publicity, fairs, web activity, leaflets, brochures, campaign manifestos) can we undertake to promote cycling in Cambridge in the most general sense?

  This issue is a discussion area for proposals and discussion on creating general-purpose material and the approach that can be taken to promote cycling, and the difficult question of how this is balanced against difficulties that cyclists face in practice.

  This issue is not for discussion of specific problematic infrastructure or helmet issues, or anything like that.

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• Bus drivers and cyclists in harmony

  Martin Lucas-Smith 05 January, 2012 17:45 // 1 thread

  • bus
  • drivers

  Various issues in Cambridge regarding bus driving and cyclist interactions. Work needs to be done to deal with this.

  (This is actually a city-wide issue, but I've marked this as the bus station for now.)

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• 12/0585/CLUED Lawful use of car park, Rugby pitch off Sedley Taylor Rd

  Created by Rohan Wilson 08 June, 2012 17:48 // 1 thread

  • parking
  • planning

  Planning application here. Access issues need checking.

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• Bicycle Access to Crematorium

  Created by velocipedus@gmail.com 20 May, 2012 13:24 // 2 threads

  • access
  • to
  • crematorium

  Access to and return journey from the Crematorium is a real challenge for the cyclist. Indeed, chances are you may end up in it if you try to ride your bike there.

  Here we have a essential public service which is accessible by car only. Is this acceptable ?

  These issues arise also if a convoy of bicycles was to accompany a coffin.

  What is to be done?

  http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/contact-us/council-buildings/crematorium.en

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• Bike Harvest June 2012

  Created by John Hall 03 January, 2012 18:22 // 3 threads

  • student
  • parking
  • recycle
  • owl
  • harvest

  Aims of a bike harvest:
  - Reduce bike ‘litter’
  - Improve the number of available bike parking spaces
  - Recycle bikes and provide affordable bikes (with lights) for new students
  - Employ disadvantaged people

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• All-green phase at Silver Street / Queen's Road junction

  Martin Lucas-Smith 24 October, 2013 20:07 // 1 thread

  • junction
  • allgreen

  This junction has often been suggested a prime site where a continental-style 'all green phase' signalling scheme could be tried.

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• Green Dragon bridge closed for maintenance 6 January 2014 for 8 weeks

  Created by David Earl 15 October, 2013 09:13 // 1 thread

  • roadworks

  County Council press release: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/CMSWebsite/Apps/News/Details.aspx?ref=1154

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• Bike-bus Sundays and Bank Holidays

  Created by Clare Gibbons 14 October, 2013 16:16 // 0 threads

  • bike
  • trailers

  I propose the creation of bike/bus scheme: a bus service for Sundays and Bank holidays leaving Cambridge Rail Station, heading out through Barton Road and linking Burwash Manor, Wimpole Hall, Gamlingay Woods, Great Gransden Woods etc in a circular route. Short cycle routes to be developed around villages along the route. Cyclists can choose the length of journey they want to make and be assured of a ride home by bus if they do not wish to cycle back to Cambridge...

  A 24 cycle bike-trailer can be towed behind a 20 seater bus, providing sustainable tourism access to South Cambridgeshire and passenger transport services for settlements that do not currently have Sunday services. Please respond and state whether you would be interested in such a service.

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• Glebe Farm development

  Created by cobweb 31 March, 2012 16:02 // 0 threads

  • planning
  • newdevelopment

  Permission given for 286 homes. Concern was raised in 2010 about the positioning of the 715 cycle parking spaces.

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• CB1 station area: cycle parking and access

  Martin Lucas-Smith 21 December, 2011 22:36 // 17 threads

  • cycleparking
  • station

  Many issues here about cycle parking - not only the station itself but the CB1 area

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• Visibility at Perne Road / Cherry Hinton Road junction

  Created by David Earl 05 December, 2011 19:21 // 1 thread

  • roundabout
  • visibility

  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

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• Christ's Lane and Milton's Walk

  Created by Simon Nuttall 10 October, 2013 23:22 // 1 thread

  • nocycling

  Is it legal or not to ride on either Christ's Lane or Milton's Walk ?

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