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

• 20/02160/FUL: New 3 storey building (10 units), 4 Highworth Avenue

  Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) 19 June, 2020 12:26 // 1 thread

  • planning
  • cycleparking

  Proposed plan: Demolition of existing building and construction of a new 3 storey residential building comprising 10 units (net increase of nine) along with access, cycle parking and associated infrastructure. 

  Bike store for 14 cycles, unclear what kind of fastenings (Sheffield stands/other). Is it big enough to enable cycles in the furthest cycle spaces to manoeuvre in/out? Is the entrance wide enough to accommodate movement of adapted bikes?

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• 20/02564/S73: Construction of 6 storey office building, Station Rd, CB1 2JD

  Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) 19 June, 2020 12:07 // 1 thread

  • planning
  • office
  • cycleparking
  • carparking
  • station-road

  Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of permission 15/0864/FUL: will 254 cycle parking spaces be sufficient for this office space?

  Demolition of Leda House and construction of a new 6 storey office building comprising 7421sq.m (GEA) of office floorspace (Class B1); 254 cycle parking spaces; associated plant; hard and soft landscaping; a basement with 40 car parking spaces and 5 motorcycle bays; infrastructure works including basement car park ramp (Scheme B) to permit improved fire escape provision, enhanced cycle facilities and revised elevational treatment. 

  Location: 20 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2JD

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• 20/02223/FUL: new 2 bed dwelling to replace existing garage, CB3 0HH

  Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) 19 June, 2020 11:35 // 1 thread

  • planning
  • huntington-road
  • benson-street
  • cycleparking

  Proposed new 1.5 story, 2 bed dwelling with basement to replace existing garage at rear of 34 Huntingdon Road CB3 OHH.

  Cycle store 220x120. Is this sufficient for a two bed dwelling (where we assume 2x bikes)? 

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• 20/02299/FUL: Erection of 2 storey dwelling, 75 Carlton Way

  Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) 19 June, 2020 11:01 // 1 thread

  • planning
  • 2-storey-dwelling
  • carlton-way
  • cycle-access

  Planning application for erection of 2 storey dwelling (1 bedroom) with associated access and landscaping, 75 Carlton Way Cambridge CB4 2DF. No clear evidence that access or storage is sufficient for a bike.

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• CCC/20/033/FUL A1307 / Haverhill Road / Gog Farm shop junction

  Created by Matthew 18 June, 2020 10:33 // 1 thread

  • planning
  • greenways
  • linton
  • babraham
  • wandlebury

  CCC/20/033/FUL | Construction of a new staggered junction, footway / cycleway; an at grade unsignalised crossing point for pedestrians and cyclists at the A1307 / Haverhill Road / Gog Farm shop junction; a new right turn filter lane and upgraded crossing point for pedestrians and cyclists at the Gog Farm Shop entrance, including associated engineering and landscape works. | Junction Of A1307 Babraham Road With Haverhill Road / And The Access To Gog Farm Shop Heath Farm Shelford CB22 3AD, (within The Parish Of Stapleford).

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• Public rights-of-way mapping

  Created by Matthew 16 June, 2020 21:58 // 2 threads

  • mapping
  • prow
  • bridleways
  • byways

  On 1 January 2026, historic routes in England that aren’t properly recorded will be lost to the public forever. We are looking for people to volunteer their time to help us identify and register these routes before it is too late.

  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/25/countdown-begins-to-prevent-loss-of-thousands-of-footpaths-and-alleyways

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• Cycling advice

  Created by Roxanne (CEO) 05 June, 2020 17:15 // 1 thread

  • advice

  Collection of advice for people who cycle or are thinking about cycling. 

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• 20/01850/ADV Cambridge Station - Digital, Interactive, Wayfinding 'Totem'

  Created by Matthew 05 June, 2020 00:16 // 1 thread

  • planning

  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 Cambridgeshire CB1 2JW

  Cambridge

  Application reference : 20/01850/ADV

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• 20/02171/OUT Northstowe Phase 3A (4,000 homes, 2 primary schools, local centre)

  Created by Matthew 04 June, 2020 22:53 // 1 thread

  • planning

  20/02171/OUT | Outline planning application for the development of Northstowe Phase 3A for up to 4,000 homes, two primary schools, a local centre (including employment, community, retail and associated services, food and drink, community, leisure, residential uses and other accommodation), secondary mixed use zones (including employment, community, retail and associated services, food and drink, community, leisure, residential uses), open space and landscaped areas, sports pitches, associated engineering and infrastructure works, including the retention of the existing military lake and creation of a new lake, with details of appearance, landscaping, layout, scale and access reserved. Application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement and involves works to/affecting existing Public Rights of Way. | Northstowe Phase 3A Rampton Road Longstanton Cambs

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• Shelford Road cycle lanes removed

  Created by Tim Burford 03 June, 2020 14:07 // 2 threads

  • https-www-cyclestreets-net-location-124215

  Cambridgeshire County Council has removed the cycle lane markings on Shelford Rd, apparently as part of their response to Covid-19 - but the roadside signs are still in place. Who knows what the plan is?

   Photos on Cyclestreets at #124215  to 124265 (only 7 photos, but the numbering seems to have gone mad).

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• Milton COVID-19 urgent measures

  Created by Edward Taylor 01 June, 2020 09:34 // 1 thread

  • tactical-urbanism
  • covid
  • milton

  Brief proposal for temporary measures in Milton.
  Raised as a result of COVID-19 distancing measures
  In addition to or in concert with suggestions arising from Spaces to Breathe
  
  1. Use a point closure at the north side of Cambridge to forbid southbound through traffic. Why? It eliminates through traffic in Milton, especially at peak times. There are other versions of this idea for Milton, such as modal filters. Driving into Milton centre should be further discouraged in favour of the A10 bypass.

  2. Implement a 20mph speed limit throughout Milton. Why? Reducing speed limits slows down drivers, a bit. It shifts the balance in favour of walking and cycling. The street environment becomes calmer, cleaner and quieter. In residential areas, there are more walkers and people just drive slower naturally. In these areas, cycling and walking becomes more pleasant and statistically safer. Fatality rate in collisions drops significantly.

  3. Remove on-street car storage on Cambridge Road / High street. Why? On-street car storage encourages people to choose the car when making journeys within Milton. (I've done it myself.) Nowhere within Milton is more than a 3 minute cycle journey away.

  4. Give cyclists and pedestrians priority at several key junctions on the Milton-Cambridge cycle route.(Winship road to Cambride Road) Why? To encourage people to use these routes and improve safety.

  The DfT has made it clear that the money will only be allocated for measures that truly make space for cycling (please let me know if you want to see the letter, as it has not been widely shared). Those painted lanes do not meet the criteria set by the government, so they will have to be paid by Cambs Highways.

  The deadline for councils to bid for the funds is Friday June 5th - in 6 days! If anybody has got any follow up suggestions I would suggest emailing our concillors well before that date, as any measures proposed will also have to be reviewed by Cambs Highways before they are sent off.

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• 20/02451/PRI03M - From Class A1 - C3 residential prior approval

  sound+fury 31 May, 2020 13:34 // 1 thread

  • plannning
  • priorapproval

  Change of use from Class 1 to Class 3 residential. See thread for more.

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• 17/1894/COND17 1 Mere Way - cycle parking shed

  Created by Matthew 27 May, 2020 17:25 // 1 thread

  • planning

  Condition 17 - Cycle parking and Refuse storage

  1 Mere Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2JP

  Cambridge

  Application reference : 17/1894/COND17

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• GCP Tranche Two (2020-2024)

  Created by Anna Williams – Head of Campaigns & Engagement 27 May, 2020 08:35 // 0 threads

  • gcp
  • greater-cambridge-partnership
  • city-deal

  The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has secured up to £400m of funding for the second stage of the City Deal.

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• 20/01474/REM Phase 3 of community garden at Clay Farm

  Created by Matthew 26 May, 2020 23:30 // 1 thread

  • planning

  20/01474/REM | Reserved Matters application pursuant to application 07/0620/OUT for Phase 3 of the Community garden at Clay Farm, to include a permanant community building (replacement of temporary building), new central east-west footpath through community garden and new cycle link to western edge of site. | Land South Of Long Road And East Of Hobson's Brook Clay Farm Development Site Long Road Cambridge

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• Mere Way ( ancient path )

  Created by cpax 26 May, 2020 19:46 // 2 threads

  • no-clear-way
  • no-indication-of-route
  • new-roads-built-obscures-right-of-way

     

    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 .

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• 20/02289/S106A: Trumpington Antsey Way (Affordable Housing tenure)

  Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) 21 May, 2020 12:24 // 1 thread

  • planning
  • anstey-way
  • 17-2214-ful

  Modification of planning obligations (Affordable Housing tenure) contained in a Section 106 Agreement dated 11 July 2018 pursuant to planning permission 17/2214/FUL.

  Land At Anstey Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire

  Cambridge

  Application reference : 20/02289/S106A

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• A1307/Highways England

  Created by Tim Burford 20 May, 2020 14:28 // 1 thread

  • a1307-highwaysengland

   www.cyclestreets.net/location/115949/ to 115951 -

  After all our correspondence with the chief exec of Highways England this is a pretty clear two fingers to all non-motorised users - the shared-use footway comes to a sudden end dumping north/westbound cyclists et al in the south/eastbound side of a dual carriageway with a 'safety' barrier blocking the way across. Insane.

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• School streets

  Created by Roxanne (CEO) 18 May, 2020 17:45 // 3 threads

  • school-streets
  • coronavirus
  • covid

  What makes a good school street?

  Where should we have school streets in Cambridge?

  How can we campaign for school streets?

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• 20/02142/OUT Northstowe Phase 3B

  Created by Matthew 13 May, 2020 14:37 // 1 thread

  • planning

  20/02142/OUT | Outline planning application for the development of Northstowe Phase 3B, comprising up to 1,000 homes, a primary school, secondary mixed use zone (with retail and associated services, food and drink, community, leisure, employment and residential uses), open space and landscaped areas, engineering and infrastructure works, with details of appearance, landscaping, layout, scale and access reserved. Application accompanied by an Environmental Statement. | Northstowe Phase 3B Station Road Longstanton Cambs

  https://applications.greatercambridgeplanning.org/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=Q95BCSDXHCG00

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• Just a placeholder to info for possible public pages on starting to ride

  Created by Jim Chisholm 10 May, 2020 10:07 // 1 thread

  • maintenance
  • cycle-route

  We need a front page link to sections about bike maintanace (links to YouTube videos) and tips for novice (or  returning riders) Cycle Streets/ Bikeability etc (there were articles about maintence in old newsletters.

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• Environment & Community Scrutiny Committee

  Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) 06 May, 2020 08:58 // 1 thread

  • community
  • streets-and-open-spaces

  The Environment and Scrutiny Committee consists of eight councillors who scrutinise the decisions of the Executive Councillor for Communities, Executive Councillor for Climate Change, Environment and City Centre, plus the Executive Councillor for Streets and Open Spaces. 

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• 20/01575/FUL - new 3 bed dwelling

  Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) 06 May, 2020 08:48 // 1 thread

  • cottenham
  • new-dwelling

  20/01575/FUL | Renovation and extension to the existing Labour Hall to provide a new 3 bedroom dwelling. Erection of new 3 bedroom dwelling to land to the rear of the existing building | 138 High Street Cottenham CB24 8RX

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• Cambridge Great Park

  Created by Roxanne (CEO) 04 May, 2020 12:12 // 1 thread

  • park
  • greenways
  • greenbelt

  Proposals for a Cambridge Great Park have been made through the local plan process. 

  Taking in the Gog Magog hills, the banks of the River Cam and Midsummer Common, the park would encircle the city and it is hoped could be enjoyed by generations to come.

  The group behind these proposals (BCR Infinity Architects) would like to know our thoughts about the park and cycling connectivity to and through the park. 

  You can learn more about the proposals in a recent Cambridge Independent Article: https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/public-asked-for-ideas-for-new-cambridge-great-park-9106437/

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• 20/01738/FUL Lilac Court - Demo of existing garages for 8 new dwellings

  Created by Matthew 04 May, 2020 00:04 // 1 thread

  • planning

  https://applications.greatercambridgeplanning.org/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=Q7CF5EDXFLM00

  20/01738/FUL | Demolition of exising garages and redevelopment to provide eight residential dwellings (Use Class C3) along with car and cycle parking and associated infrastructure and landscaping. | Land At Lilac Court Cambridge

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This map shows all issues, whether points, routes, or areas:

The most popular issues, based on the number of votes:

• Magdalene pinch point

  Tom McKeown 19 November, 2014 10:08 // 1 thread

  • pinchpoint
  • hazardous

  Drivers ignoring the marked priority at Magdalene pinch point is a regular occurrence when faced with city bound riders. At times this can be very dangerous. Especially when large numbers of riders are forced into a very small gap between the vehicle and the bollards. I should imagine the situation is especially unpleasant travelling with small children. Also difficult to resolve with a wider cargo cycle, trailer or trike.

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• Injustices for the peace.

  Created by Phil Lee 19 November, 2014 23:33 // 0 threads

  • roadjustice

  What to do about disgraceful decisions like this:
  http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Driver-ran-Cambridge-cyclist-mistakenly-thinking/story-24555273-detail/story.html ?

  Clearly, the magistrate erred seriously in matters of both fact and law - all the prosecution had to prove was that the way he drives falls below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver.
  Equally clearly, it did - nobody who could possibly be described as "competent and careful" would run over something the size of a cyclist without even being aware of it. He even admitted that he was talking on the phone at the time.
  It staggers the mind to think what on earth the magistrates were thinking - or what with. Maybe they slept through the case, so didn't hear the prosecution, but were woken up for the defence (how there can be any defence for that is beyond me). Maybe they are dangerous drivers themselves, so sympathise with others of the same ilk instead of adequately discharging the responsibilities they are charged with? Mark Tyler also deserves complete contempt for not pleading guilty, and so preventing this gross miscarriage of justice. He should have been thanking his lucky stars that the police and CPS are so incompetent as not to pursue Dangerous driving, which it equally clearly was.

  How can we get rid of incompetent idiots like Phil King (the lead magistrate in this case) who asserted that "there were “significant gaps” in the evidence". It is obvious to me that this dangerous idiot is perverting the course of justice by remaining in his position.
  Presumably his colleagues on the bench conspired with him in this perversion - they could (and should) have over-ruled him unless they were parties to the conspiracy, surely?

  The evidence was all there - there was a cyclist in front of him - whether the cyclist was upright or on the ground is irrelevant. Mark Tyler drove over him. Neither of those facts were in dispute. That is not the action of a competent and careful driver, and it should be beyond question that a person being in front of the vehicle is something which the driver should be expected to be aware of, which means the test in s3ZA of the Road Traffic Act is satisfied, and the accused is guilty.
  The evidence also meets the test in s2A (Meaning of dangerous driving) so there is no excuse whatsoever for clearing him of even the lesser offence of careless driving. With driving like that, it is clear, beyond reasonable doubt, that he should not be in possession of a driving license, and the magistrates failed in their duty to relieve him of it.

  As long as dangerous criminals like Phil King are allowed on the bench, the roads will never be safe for anyone.

  As a footnote, from the report is appears that this dangerous character commutes from Whitchurch, Hampshire to Clifton Way, Cambridge. What length does that make his effective working day?
  It's about 120 miles each way, so at least 4 hours driving (considerably more if in the "rush hour") on top of a full workday. It's utterly moronic to make a commute like that - when I worked anywhere near that far away, I commuted weekly. But this happened on a Wednesday.

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• Sign at end of Ferry Lane

  Created by Violinist John 12 June, 2015 15:32 // 1 thread

  • new
  • misleading
  • and
  • incomplete
  • sign

  Noticed this a couple of weeks ago. As you will see the sign is incomplete and misleading given that the place to see all the details is the end of Ferry Lane waiting to join High Street. High Street at this point is both Route 51 and Route 11.

  Major points:

  Left turn to go to Impington on Route 51 - I think not.
  Abbey and Fen Ditton to the left when you could just go back across Green Dragon bridge.
  No directions to Histon, Milton, Waterbeach probably others.

  Also the lack of any idea where route 11 goes to the right.

  This appears to be one of a number of new signs that have recently appeared. If anyone has seen any more let's get the info out there and try to get them fixed.

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• Disgraceful unloading practices by Tesco, East Road, Cambridge

  Created by Martin L-S 30 October, 2015 21:31 // 1 thread

  • tesco
  • unloading
  • enforcement

  Ever since Tesco opened their new shop on East Road, there has been poor unloading practice.

  The company is unloading always from the front of the store with a large lorry which:

  - Is stopped in the (advisory) cycle lane.
  - The tail of the lorry is opened into the carriageway without a banksman, with the corner of it at the same height as a cyclist having to merge round the lorry - there is real potential for a head injury because of the relative invisibility of this
  - Causing traffic to be reduced to one effective lane (or two, just squeezing through, if no large vehicles), causing delays for a half an hour period.

  They have stopped using the zig-zag lines.

  This photo shows the danger that is created:
  http://www.cyclestreets.net/location/68145/

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• East Road-safe cycle route needed to ARU and Petersfield

  Created by jennifer Kirner 04 December, 2015 19:12 // 1 thread

  • road-safety
  • walking
  • cycling

  I am bringing up the problem that cyclists and pedestrians have crossing East Road to get to ARU and the neighbouring residential area. It would be helpful have a discussion about how to create safe routes in this area and how to get them implemented.

  When I am cycling, I find it dangerous and difficult to cross East Road from Petersfield or Bradmore Street and I resort to using the pedestrian crossings with my bike because it is.
  This area that really needs addressing for improvements to safe cycling and I don’t understand why given the expansion of ARU this has not been addressed.

  The junction of Mill Road/East Road is also pretty scary for cyclists and pedestrians. The crossing at the slip road at the corner of Petersfield is difficult for pedestrians because it has no traffic controls and cars come quickly round this corner making it dangerous for anyone who is not alert , who is not tall enough to see, or who can't move quickly. This includes the young, the old, someone in a wheelchair. I wouldn't fancy pushing a child in a buggy across either.
  Basically, it seems to me that the Junction and East road are designed for motor vehicles and traffic flow not for pedestrians and cyclists. Can we try and address this?

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• Cycle crossing on Barton Road roundabout

  Martin Lucas-Smith 30 December, 2015 17:40 // 2 threads

  • roundabout

  I am writing to point your attention to a "danger spot" on the Barton Road cycle route.

  I and many others cycle this route every day and really appreciate how safe it is. However, there have been a number of near accidents at the sliproad from the M11 southbound onto the Barton roundabout. The problem is that the cycle path means that all cyclists must cross the road leading onto the roundabout. This is fine when the traffic is not busy. However, during rush hour the left lane going onto the roundabout is always queued up. This means that, to cross the the road, a cyclist needs to wait for a car to let them out. However, the problem lies with the right lane going onto the roundabout. If there is a queue in the left lane, you are unable to see into the right lane and so quite a few cyclists are nearly knocked off at this point

  The problem is that:

  a. The right lane is too short and so cyclists are unable to get out of the way in time if a car does not does turn onto it. It seems to me that there shouldn't be a right lane as it's too short to be of any use and poses more of a danger to cyclists.

  b. Cars tends to (understandably) be going quite fast as they've just come off the M11 and also are usually looking onto the roundabout rather than the road in front of them. This has meant that I've seen lots of cars having to break very heavily having only seen a bike crossing in front of them at the very last minute.

  I, and the other cyclists that routinely use this otherwise very safe route, would hugely appreciate it if this problem could be looked at.

  [RL; sent by post, 27th June 2015]

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• Eastern Gate

  Martin Lucas-Smith 03 January, 2016 10:41 // 1 thread

  • spd
  • eastern-gate

  The Eastern Gate proposals are a strategic attempt by the City Council to rework the Newmarket Road roundabout area towards a standard crossing, and create a welcoming entrance into this very run-down looking part of the city.

  It is supposed to be being paid for by Section 106 moneys from developments, yet proposal after proposal is coming forward but nothing is happening.

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• Fulbourn/Cherry Hinton Eastern Access - City Deal scheme

  Martin Lucas-Smith 04 January, 2016 20:56 // 1 thread

  • citydeal

  Fulbourn/Cherry Hinton Eastern Access is one of the five City Deal 'cross-city improvements' schemes.

  "The growth of housing and employment sites in the Cherry Hinton and Fulbourn Road area, such as the expansion of the ARM headquarters will put further pressure on local roads. Improving the cycleways on Fulbourn Road would enhance cycle access to the city centre and contribute to the completion of the cycleway network in this part of south-east Cambridge."

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• Mill Road Congestion

  Created by Roxanne (CEO) 07 January, 2016 17:38 // 5 threads

  • mill
  • road
  • congestion

  The Mill Road traders are planning a meeting (2016) to discuss congestion on Mill Road and have asked us to send a representative. What ideas do we have to for Mill Road?

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• Right turn from St Andrew's St into Downing Street

  Created by Anna Langley 09 February, 2016 14:25 // 2 threads

  • dangerous-junction

  This intersection needs a right turn light for bikes turning from St Andrew's Street into the Downing Street contraflow lane.

  Doing so feels unsafe with buses coming up from behind, and little opportunity to get across the intersection.

  I'm considering setting up a 38 Degrees petition on the matter, but wanted to see if this issue had been campaigned on before.

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• Poor lane marking eastbound at Park and Ride on Madingley Road

  Created by Ben Brierton 06 March, 2016 23:09 // 1 thread

  • road-markings
  • road-layout

  The new road layout here means that eastbound cyclists travelling straight-on find themselves in the left-turn lane, stopped by a Red light, and blocking traffic turning left into the Park and Ride who have a Green left turn filter.

  The road markings seem to expect cyclists in this lane to go straight ahead, even though it's the left turn lane, because it is guided into the onward eastbound cycle lane. Just feels wrong and leaves cyclists vulnerable to the left turning traffic.

  There should be a 'redmac' cycle lane between the left turn lane and the right hand lane. The road markings should guide cyclists from this lane into the eastbound cycle lane instead of from the left turn lane.

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• 16/0673/FUL Cambridge Union Society redevelopment

  Martin Lucas-Smith 04 May, 2016 19:37 // 2 threads

  • planning

  Demolition of ancillary buildings and removal of 1930's facade at the grade II listed Cambridge Union Society. Construction of replacement facade, reinstatement and refurbishment of historic features and internal and external access and refurbishment works including enlargement of existing cafe (use class A3) and re-opening of 'footlight's' entertainment space (sui generis). Demolition of squash courts and un-listed 3-5 Round Church Street in the conservation area. Construction of new link building for access and ancillary uses for the Union Society. Construction of adjacent new building with ground floor restaurant (use class A3) with 41 room post-graduate student accommodation above (use class C2) together with basement storage and services.

  Cambridge Union Society 9A Bridge Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1UB

  https://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=O5J3F2DXL6L00

  Application reference : 16/0673/FUL

  Also a Listing Building Consent application: 16/0674/LBC Demolition of ancillary buildings and removal of 1930's facade at the grade II listed Cambridge Union Society

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• Coldham's Lane residential development

  Created by Roxanne (CEO) 06 December, 2016 11:11 // 0 threads

  • planning
  • new-development

  Plans are emerging for development on the Coldham's Lane site with implications for the surrounding area including links with Cherry Hinton.

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• Make use of flashing front lights illegal again

  Created by Stephen Lawrence 16 December, 2016 20:41 // 1 thread

  • bike-lights

  Some people are especially sensitive to lights, including flashing lights, and lights which point directly into their eyes. Both these two situations can result in migraines for the unfortunate observer.I am glad to read that German law mandates downward-focussed lights. We should do the same.

  Flashing lights used to be illegal (i.e. when incandescant lights were the norm) but the law was changed to specifically allow them. However, for the reason above, and also because judging the speed (and to some extent the position) of a bicycle is impossible when the light is flashing could actually make flashing lights less safe. Batteries have improved and LEDs are more efficient, and the battery life even on 'steady' mode is way more than in the 'days of yore' hat some of us knew.

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• Cambridge Science Park Cycling and Walking

  Created by Al Storer 10 January, 2017 21:44 // 2 threads

  • cambridge-science-park

  Cycling and Walking provision at Cambridge Science Park is poor. Lets try and get it fixed

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• The need for segregated route to Cambridge Train Station

  Created by Guy Hill 25 January, 2017 11:04 // 1 thread

  • cambridge-station

  If it is not bad enough in a cycle city that the Great Northern Road, the new road to Cambridge's main train station and cycle parking, does not have a segregated and safe cycle paths, the new development is now being proposed which will prevent a segregated cycleway from access to the Station a Devonshire road.

  Does anyone agree that there should be a segregated cycle access to the country's largest cycle park?

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• U&C Outline planning Application

  Created by Paul Bearpark 27 March, 2017 19:18 // 1 thread

  • waterbeach-barracks
  • cycle-routes

  Objections to U&Cs outline planning application need to be submitted by 10 April. There seem to be some interesting ideas for improving cycling infrastructure but a lot that could be improved upon.

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• Reallocation of cycle space (driverless buses/pods)

  Created by Jim Chisholm 28 April, 2017 08:56 // 1 thread

  • roadspace-reallocation

  A driverless pod system is proposed is proposed to connect CBC and Trumpington P&R.
  see:
  http://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambridge/innovate-uk-have-put-up-250-000-to-get-two-cambridge-medical-campuses-serviced-by-driverless-buses-1-4993867
  It 'implies' it will use maintenance-track!
  "An out-of-hours driverless shuttle service on the fixed path from Trumpington Park and Ride will aim to allevieate congestion on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus."

  We need to find out more.
  A similar system is proposed to connect Whittlesford station and Genome Campus. This should offer possibilites for a new walking and cycling route.

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• Coldham's Lane / Cromwell Road junction

  Martin Lucas-Smith 03 May, 2017 16:53 // 1 thread

  • junction

  This junction is currently very poor. Cyclists end up doing awkward manoeuvres and visibility is not good.

  It is possible this could be improved as part of the Chisholm Trail.

  How could this junction be redesigned to make it best practice?

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• inaccurate "no through road" signs, missing "except cycles/pedestrians"

  Created by Heather Coleman 09 June, 2017 04:50 // 1 thread

  • signage
  • inaccurate-signs
  • no-through-road

  I've noticed a few of these around Cambridge where there's a "no through road" sign but it's a through road for cyclists and pedestrians. As there's a post already, if the council had a ready-made stock of plates saying "except cycles", "except pedestrians", a single operative could affix the plate below the sign to made it correct. It is highly deceptive and not serving those using non-motorised transport if they go the long way round not realising they can get through a quicker route.

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• Rumble strips instead of paint

  Created by Simon here 13 July, 2017 16:20 // 2 threads

  • on-road-cycle-lanes

  Complete separation of cyclists and cars can't always be achieved. To make sharing of the road safer I would like to propose using rumble strips instead of flat paint to separate the bike lane from the rest of the road. It would act as a physical reminder for car-drivers that they are encroaching the bike lane. This happens particularly near pinch points like road bends or crossroads. So even just a selective application of rumble strips could have a very positive effect, I believe. What's the view of the cycling community? Has it been tested?

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• Fixing none optimal lanes

  Phil Wigglesworth 24 July, 2017 16:53 // 1 thread

  • layout
  • junction
  • cycling

  I cycle past this junction a lot, and sometimes the lights are red so I wait and look at the lanes and wonder why they're like this.

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• Short Stay cycle parking

  Created by Gingineer 06 February, 2018 12:21 // 1 thread

  • short-stay-cycle-parking
  • time-limited-spaces
  • overcrowding
  • colourful-racks
  • station-square

  I work near the station and the area out the front of the new building has short term cycle spaces for the shops there. These spaces are specifically for the retail units (ratios of this is in the planning application I understand). so the racks have to be installed and wont be policed by the retail units (such as the ones by Microsoft which are for employees) yet they fill with commuters who should be using the cycle park.

  I have been thinking that Cambridge CC needs to agree a system (bye law?) to create short term racks. The colour should be different and signage provided but for racks that need controlling like this it is essential to stop antisocial cyclists piling up bikes.

  Of course its difficult to police, and a heavy handed approach should be avoided but I see a growing issue across the city where racks for specific short term purposes are created but then filled with long term cyclists who should accept if they are parked all day that the extra 2 minutes walk for them to a proper cycle park is reasonable to expect. Otherwise this puts people off cycling the short distances as they fear they wont get a rack or will spend a lot of time scrambling for a spot.

  Cyclists could be stickered and if caught again then fined. Or clamped to the rack with a fee to unlock (yes I know that sounds like it defeats the object but it should work after a while).

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• Cambridge Festival of Cycling

  Created by Roxanne (CEO) 12 July, 2018 17:24 // 25 threads

  • camcycle-events
  • cambridge-festival-of-cycling

  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.

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• Rate my route - software / app ideas anyone?

  Created by GG 20 July, 2018 16:57 // 1 thread

  For a long time I have wondered about a crowd-sourced cycleability map.

  In this, people cycle along a link (accepting the first question of how to define the beginning and end of this) then give it a thumbs up or down. After enough people do this, then others can see how popular it is.
  Some people wonder about subjectivity but I think this should be less of a problem with more voters.

  The reason I am asking is because this method could apply to a potential commercial project for a Council which wants to drive around 100km of rural roads and use a panel of 4 experts to grade meaningful segments on a 1 to 7 scale according to their suitability for HGV movements.

  Any views on whether this is already done within an app I am not aware of, or could be it done by anyone as an add-on to something else, or is it something CamCycle could offer as a commercial package (there may well be more than one local authority looking for this sort of thing)

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