Cambridge Assessment - cycle ramp
A thread to discuss access from to the site from the Guided Busway.
This section lists issues - problems on the street network and related matters.
Issues always relate to some geographical location, whether very local or perhaps city-wide.
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A thread to discuss access from to the site from the Guided Busway.
Demolition and redevelopment of the existing retail kiosk units (Class A1) to the south of St Andrews Church, to create a new food and beverage quarter (Class A3/A4); change of use of retail units (Class A1) facing onto St Andrews Church within Lion Yard to create a new food and beverage quarter (Class A3/A4); provision of new roof terrace looking over St Andrews Church, improvements to the public realm, provision of plant, cycle parking and associated alterations to the shopping centre facade
St Andrews Street Entrance, Lion Yard, Cambridge
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0830/FUL
Created by David Green // 1 thread
There are places available on the 'Wheel Building 1' course in Cambridge on Sat 7 July 2018. This is aimed at people with little or no experience of wheel building.
For information and to enrol, please visit:
http://www.cambridgewheelbuilding.co.uk/
David Green
Installation of an internally illuminated Digital Interactive Wayfinding Totem displaying walking routes and cycle, bus and train information, replacing existing real time bus information sign.
Cambridge Railway Station Station Road Cambridge CB1 2JH
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0853/ADV
Created by Daniel Thomas // 1 thread
Every year there is funding available through Cambridgeshire County Council's Local Highway Improvement (LHI) Initiative to improve county highways. Organisations can submit proposals to improve highways and we should do so to bring about improvements to cycling and walking infrastructure.
This article describes our successful test case submission for LHI funding:
https://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/134/article6.html
This article describes the LHI funding process:
https://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/137/article15.html
Each submission must cost less than £11,000 total and while multiple related issues may be included in one submission they should be grouped by county ward (partly to make site visits easier). We should prepare an initial list of ideas by June of each year so that the site visits and liaising with local councillors, council officers, and other organisations can be completed by October. If we want to make more than one submission we will need a different co-sponsoring organisation for each submission as each organisation is only allowed one submission per year.
SUBDOC0_2018_04_30_Extension_Works_Cyclist_Route_P_5020069_HW_SK_001_A.pdf
Very questionable cycle route that meanders around the entire P&R.
SUBDOC0_2018_04_30_Covered_Cycle_Parking_Elevations.pdf
800mm spacing between Sheffield stands. Unclear aisle widths.
SUBDOC0_2018_04_30_Access_from_Trump_Meadows_Developm_Kerbs_&_Footways.pdf
Poorly placed bollards on curved section of path.
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Operation of existing Park and Ride site on 24 hr basis together with a proposed extension to accommodate 279 car parking spaces ( including disabled parking bays ); additional bus and coach stops and layover area; reconfiguration of existing car parking and site entrance; provision of pedestrian and cycle links to Trumpington Meadows and replacement/new undercover cycle parking with associated infrastructure and landscaping
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Erection of a single storey 3-bedroom dwelling to the rear of 98A and 98B Shelford Road, with parking and turning area for 98A Shelford Road.
98A Shelford Road Cambridge CB2 9NF
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0742/FUL
Cycle parking seems to be some random box with lines in it, not sufficient size for 6 cycles. Access is poor too, small door into small corridor leading to rear garden.
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Conversion of existing first floor and ground floor HMO (7 occupants) into 6 self contained bedsits and a two storey rear extension.
57 Hartington Grove Cambridge CB1 7UB
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0758/FUL
Planning statement says they will concrete in some new cycle parking stands in the back. No mention of cover, security or layout. Access to garden via 90cm gate.
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Change of use to large HMO (10 bed), single storey rear extension, new dormer roof extension and convert existing garage into habitable room.
337 Histon Road Cambridge CB4 3NF
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0655/FUL
18 cycle parking spaces but they are provided by some sort of wheelbenders
covered but not clear how it is secure
car-free development but no larger cycle spaces
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Demolition of 51-55 Elizabeth Way and construction of a new three storey block of flats comprising twelve apartments, associated amenity space and cycle parking provision
51-55 Elizabeth Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1DB
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0532/FUL
Tom McKeown // 1 thread
Addition of a second all through primary school in Histon and Impington. Cycle vs car parking, active travel access, new access road over the Cottenham shared-use cycle-path.
Cycle parking area appears to be non-compliant.
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Fourth storey extension to create 1no 3bedroom flat, and 4no 1no bedroom flats and 1no 1bed mews style flat to incorporate bin and bike store.
21-25 Fitzwilliam Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BN
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0768/FUL
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Due to the potential growth near Whittlesford Parkway train station and the increasing popularity of commuting by train, a master planning exercise has been commissioned by the Greater Cambridge Partnership. It will identify the transport interventions required to improve capacity and connectivity, as well as mitigate congestion in the area. After this has been completed, a Rural Travel Hub for Whittlesford may be explored in more detail. WYG, an engineering consultancy, have been commissioned to undertake the project.
Whittlesford was initially suggested as a site for a pilot Rural Travel Hub; transport interchanges providing links to public transport and cycling or walking routes. Due to the number of planned developments in the area, it was recommended that a master planning exercise is carried out first.
The project will be looking into understanding the needs of residents, commuters and stakeholders and also include recommendations on how best to solve the issues identified. It is envisaged that the research will be reported back to the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Executive Board towards the end of this year with officer recommendations.
Dropped kerb on southern side of road, shared-use path.
There is a lighting column at an awkward position just adjacent to the proposed access. That will force people cycling close to the back of the pavement. It would be good to open up additional visibility splay at this point, facing east. The western visibility splay will be superior to the existing access.
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37 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EL
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0605/FUL
Created by Henry Gomersall // 1 thread
tl;dr What does the law or highway code have to say about vehicles (specifically, delivery vehicles) stopping in and blocking a cycle track?
longer:
There was a DPD van blocking the hills road cycle track last week and I wrote to DPD informing them of this. They said they were going to make sure it didn't happen again and that the drivers would be informed of the rules. Today, the exact same van and driver were in the cycle track again.
So, before I go back to DPD, and for my own knowledge to use as suitable ammunition in a "discussion", what _are_ the rules around vehicles entering, stopping and parking on a cycle lane and/or track like those on Hills Road, as well as others?
Created by Paul Tonks // 1 thread
Quote from an RAC article, April 2018, suggesting that cyclists may only enter a cycle box from the left. I can find no reference to this elsewhere online or in the Highway Code. "As with most similar issues, there are contributing factors on both sides. There are occasions when motorists flout the rules and drive straight up to the second solid white line at traffic lights, but there are also occasions where cyclists enter the zones illegally in the first place. It is only legal for a cyclist to enter an ASL from the break in the solid white line, usually found as a small gap on the kerb-side edge. So if a cyclist enters from the centre or right, they are committing an offence and potentially putting themselves in danger by weaving in and out of traffic to get there. The Cycling Embassy acknowledges the negatives of ASLs, stating there are many disadvantages including the fact that they may encourage people to filter past traffic when it may not be always safe, and to position themselves in dangerous positions in front of HGVs and other vehicles with poor visibility."
Application for approval of all reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, access, layout and scale) of parcel H7 of phase 1 of Northstowe for 115 dwellings.
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/1475/18/RM&theTabNo=3
cycle parking is non-compliant and accessway partly blocked by parked cars
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Proposed development of a pair of semi-detached dwellings: 1no. one bed and 1no. two bed, with associated landscaping, parking, bin and cycle storage.
Land Adjacent To 22 Mill End Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9HS
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0618/FUL
cycle parking is basically unspecified except to say that 'it will be designed'
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Demolition of existing shop, construction of 2 x semi-detached houses.
8 Seymour Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3DQ
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0581/FUL
no cycle parking
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Erection of 1 x 3bed detached dwelling, with associated access and landscaping, following the demolition of the existing garage of No.1 Redfern Close.
1 Redfern Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2DT
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0560/FUL
Erection of new four storey office building in front of 37 Hills Road, connecting to existing office building at ground floor level. Existing 'garden wall' to pavement edge to be demolished.
37 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1NT
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0555/FUL
Created by TJ // 1 thread
Is the Cycling Campaign writing a response to the DEFRA consultation on how to reform the CAP post-Brexit ? Does anyone know if other (national) cycling groups have responded ?
I was thinking that the public good of opening up private farm tracks would be beneficial to commuter and leisure cyclists. For instance I'm sure there's a farm near Grantchester which allows cyclists through, but you need special permission (live in a specific village ?). There must be other examples, where opening up to all cyclists would help commuters from villages.
The documentation is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-food-farming-and-the-environment
online consultation form here:
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/farming/future-of-farming/
It is long winded form, but you can skip pages which you have no interest or knowledge of. However, this is the question which may be of most interest to us:
1. How can we improve the delivery of the current Countryside Stewardship scheme and increase uptake by farmers and land managers to help achieve valuable environmental outcomes?
Mixed-use development comprising 3 x 2 bedroom two storey terrace houses, 1 x 2 bedroom flat and 2 x 1 bedroom flats, with a new commercial unit (flexible use class, containing use classes: A1 (non food retail), A2, B1 and D1) along with access, car parking and associated landscaping following the demolition of existing structures on the site.
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/1250/18/FL&theTabNo=3
Full Planning Application for the proposed erection of a mixed use scheme comprising of 12 flats and 2 retail units following demolition of existing buildings at 18, 18a, 18b, and 18c-d Chesterton Road, Cambridge.
18 Chesterton Road Cambridge CB4 3AX
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0506/FUL
Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for means of access in respect of junction arrangements onto Coldhams Lane, Cherry Hinton Road and Airport Way) for a maximum of 1200 residential dwellings (including retirement living facility (within Use Class C2/C3)), a local centre comprising uses within Use Class A1/A2/A3/A4/A5/B1a/D1/D2, primary and secondary schools, community facilities, open spaces, allotments, landscaping and associated infrastructure.
Land North Of Cherry Hinton Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
Application reference : 18/0481/OUT
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Martin Lucas-Smith // 29 threads
Proposed route along the rail corridor through Cambridge, part of which is in the Cambridge Local Plan.
Created by Rohan Wilson // 1 thread
I've visited Riverside to Waterbeach with William Rayner of county cycling team. He's revising signage here and providing it along the St Ives corridor, with the old NCN 51 being renamed Regional Route 24 (blue patch). We've decided finally to continue to sign NCN 11 from Riverside Bridge to Waterbeach Station, and he's looking at suitable (hopefully temporary) wording to advise to follow NCN 51 to Bottisham for destinations beyond Waterbeach, which will hopefully eliminate misrouting those from outside the area.
Our inspection of existing signs showed that only one new signboard was provided on completion 5 years ago of Riverside Bridge. Signboards still send people via Green Dragon. Sustrans considers signage is an important part of any route project.
The intention is to sign Milton Country Park as a destination, not as part of the route, removing route signs within the park, and probably retaining Coles Road as the signed route through the village, though it would be much preferable to have improvements past the shops and the village green, pubs etc.
Retaining the route to Waterbeach as NCN will help keep the gap in people's awareness.
I am planning to contact again the landowner of the missing link between Bottisham Lock and Fen Road, Lode with a suggestion for a low-level route, southeast side of the Bottisham Lode floodbank which is the route of the public footpath, where signs forbid cycling. It might be considered more visually acceptable. All parish councils are for the route, including the one of which he is a member.
Created by David MacKay FRS // 1 thread
Our campaign for safer walking and cycling to/from NWCambridge now has a petition and a first video (of five) summarising our position.
See our new video summarising our petition:
https://youtu.be/hIlQAzsU0js?t=1s
I’d be delighted if you could promote this to your networks. Time is of the essence because a Senate House discussion is coming up [3 Nov 2015], and I will report the number of signatures on our petition there. (But signatures after the date will still be useful.)
More information:
http://tinyurl.com/EddingtonSafety
The petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/EddingtonSafety
Anyone is welcome to sign the petition; we ask people to use the Comment field to let us know if they are University Member / University employee / City resident / SouthCambs resident / etc.
For twitter purposes the recommended hashtag is #EddingtonSafety and there is an @EddingtonSafety account too.
Thanks very much
David
David J C MacKay FRS
djcm1@cam.ac.uk
Regius Professor of Engineering,
Cambridge University Engineering Department
Author of “Sustainable Energy - without the hot air” www.withouthotair.com
and “Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms” www.inference.eng.cam.ac.uk/mackay/
Girton resident and parent.
Cambridge Cycling Campaign Member
Created by David Green // 1 thread
My employer is planning to relocate from central cambridge to the Cambridge Business Park (near Waterbeach). There is currently no decent cycle (or footpath!) access to this business park which avoids riding along the A10. I am a confident cyclist but I am not looking forward to riding to work along sections of the A10.
Are there any plans for cycle route construction which the campaign can, perhaps, help accelerate?
Created by Hester Wells // 1 thread
There is a campaign for a cycle route between Bar Hill and Cambridge, also connecting Dry Drayton, Madingley and Coton to North-West Cambridge.
Currently cycle provision for these villages is poor. Bar Hill has lower rates of cycling than other villages that are closer to Cambridge.
The campaign site is: http://www.bhddmadcycle.com/
Created by Simon Nuttall // 19 threads
The Reach Fair ride takes place on the early Bank Holiday Monday (May Day) in May.
The web page for it is:
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/events/rides/
The planning overview is summarised:
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/events/rides/timeline.html
I've created this issue to help plan this event.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
The permeability gate between Hooper Street and Kingston Street is obstructive as it only allows passage in one direction at a time.
Given the ever-increasing amount of cycling in areas like this, it's time to get this replaced with a simple bollard arrangement that would allow two-way passage whilst still enable the emergency services to unlock for access in an emergency.
As the bridleway crosses Milton Road, it swaps sides of the busway, so most pedestrians and cyclists want to cross diagonally. However the toucan crossing only protects people crossing Milton Road. It doesn't stop busway traffic.
This is confusing and dangerous. When the road traffic stops at red lights, and the Toucan crossing turns green, it feels very safe to cross the busway. Yet buses can come from three directions (busway west, busway east, Milton Road south) at speeds of 30 mph.
Cyclists in particular are tempted to cross diagonally from north west to south east. Last week I saw a near accident.
Created by Robin Heydon // 9 threads
The A14 is a very hostile, dangerous road for cycling.
Improvements to it, as well as broader changes to the national framework for cyclist crossings of major roads, are needed.
Created by Cllr Ian Manning // 1 thread
The County appointed an officer back in June to review parking policy across the County, starting with the City.
Vehicles are continually abusing cyclists who use the road here because the bus lane on the other side forces the carriageway to be narrow.
Although there is the cycleway, it has the usual problems of loss of priority at sideroads, bins in the way, people going in and out of driveways, etc.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 10 threads
Milton Road, like other main roads in the city, is a mix of typically bad bits of cycle infrastructure. There is considerable scope, possibly within the City Deal funding, to rework the whole streetscape to Dutch standards.
Created by Robin Heydon // 1 thread
The Cottenham to Histon cycleway needs improvement.
Created by Anne Clarke // 1 thread
The current Barton to Cambridge off road cycle path starts at the White Horse in Barton. During term time Cambridge bound traffic is now backed up and slow moving throughout Barton along the A603. This leaves no clear safe route for cyclists. The road has white hatchings down the middle and would be wide enough for a proper on-road cycle lane to leave a safe passage past the queuing vehicles.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
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.
Created by Colin Bell // 1 thread
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.
Starting a thread about this application here so we can continue on from the previous planning list discussion.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 11 threads
Major planning application here - c. 10,000 homes
Created by Simon Nuttall // 3 threads
The railway line from Cambridge to Newmarket turns out across Coldham's Common and right through the middle of Cherry Hinton, and then carries on passing to the north of Fulbourn.
There are currently (2013) two main routes from the east of Cambridge to Cherry Hinton - the Tins and Snakey Path. However both have long very narrow sections involving pedestrian conflict.
The railway line is single track - but satellite images show the bridges crossing Barnwell Road and Coldham's Lane were both built for dual track. So this means there should easily be enough room to accommodate a cycleway alongside the railway.
This route could then connect up with the Chisholm Trail and provide a direct fast cycle route to and from the city and the Science Park area.
Created by Robin Heydon // 2 threads
The Landbeach Parish Council would like the bridgeway from Landbeach to Cambridge to be upgraded to a cycleway.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 4 threads
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.
Created by Jamie // 1 thread
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.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
Cherry Hinton Road is currently mainly typical 'blue sign on a pavement' provision, despite having the edge-to-edge width in places for proper cycle provision. A longer-term objective should be to upgrade this.
Created by David Earl // 4 threads
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
Created by velocipedus@gmail.com // 12 threads
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)