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New Path Under Jesus Green Plane Tree Avenue
I observed the Annual General Meeting of the Jesus Green Association on the 3rd of December 2013 where detailed plans for a new path under the plane tree avenue on Jesus Green were revealed. The detailed plans were not presented to the last West/Central Area committee, nor are they linked from a webpage on a […]
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Councillors Debate Thoday Street Cycle Parking
Councillors at Cambridge’s East Area Committee on the 28th of November 2013 were not keen on giving just one car parking space on Thoday Street, Romsey, over to parking for 8+ bikes. The meeting was told that a council survey of Thoday Street residents found about half of those responding in favour of the proposals […]
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Cllr Tim Ward on Cambridge City Centre Cycling Ban
A member of the public addressed Cambridge City Council’s environment scrutiny committee on the 8th of October 2013 and called for a complete ban on cycles in central Cambridge. He requested a ban on riding, and even parking, bikes in the city centre; justifying this on the grounds of the impact cyclists have on disabled […]
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Police Claim People Accept Bike Theft in Cambridge
On the 5th of September 2013 I observed Cambridge’s West Central Area Committee where councillors have the opportunity to hold the police to account for their performance and get to democratically set the local police priorities. During the policing agenda item the following exchange occurred: Cllr John Hipkin (Castle, Independent): There’s this kind of culture […]
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New Cycleway Outside Botanic Gardens on Trumpington Road
A new, two way cycleway, between Brooklands Avenue and Bateman Street along the boundary of the Botanic Gardens was included in Cambridgeshire County Council’s application to central government for a “Cycle City Ambition Grant”. The grant application was successful, and £4.1m has been announced to “shift cycling up a gear” in the Greater Cambridge area. […]
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Dutch Style Cycleways for Huntingdon Road
Cllr John Hipkin’s latest email newsletter (which he doesn’t publish on the web) carried an article headlined ” Dutch style cycleways on the Huntingdon Road?”. The message, sent on the 30th of August 2013 stated: Please keep a lookout for consultation documents hitting your doormat in the next few weeks and do go to the […]
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Fix My Campkin Road
Lots of elements of the road environment on Campkin Road, Cambridge, are in a poor state of repair. I recently reported some of the issues via FixMyStreet which makes it easy to alert the relevant councils to problems. Stealth Hump As you enter Campkin Road from Arbury Road you are met with stealth speed hump. […]
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Cambridge Accommodation – Views Based on My Experiences
Around a year ago I moved into my own house on Milton Road in Cambridge. I know that I am very lucky and fortunate to have somewhere secure (in all senses), healthy and practical to live and I’m aware very many in the city and beyond do not. When I moved to somewhere decent I […]
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Cycling Police to Patrol Cambridge
Detective Chief Inspector Neil Sloan of Cambridgeshire Police told a meeting of Cambridge’s Community Safety Partnership on the 23rd of July 2013 that Cambridge is about to see many more police officers patrolling on bikes. DCI Sloan said that the officers will largely be new officers, who don’t know the city, and getting out on […]
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Cambridge Cycling Campaign Question Commissioner Bright on Cyclist Crackdown
On the 10th of January 2013 Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner took public questions for the first time since his election in November 2012 during an appearance at Cambridge’s West/Central Area Committee. The Cambridge Cycling Campaign submitted a question: The Committee of Cambridge Cycling Campaign wishes to raise the issue of enforcement of dangerous driving […]