Object
Land North of Cherry Hinton SPD
Representation ID: 31816
Received: 02/10/2017
Respondent: Smarter Cambridge Transport
Agent: Smarter Cambridge Transport
The transport proposal for the development proposes two ways to mitigate the increase in trips:
1. An increase in local bus services.
2. Provision of new or upgraded segregated cycle routes into Cambridge ('the Tins' path and potentially via Coldham's Common to the Chisholm Trail).
Our assessment is that it is most unlikely - and almost certainly unprecedented - that the required large modal shift may be achieved simply by running more buses and upgrading cycle paths.
Please see attached document
Summary:
*Impact the development will have on the local road network, and the modal shift required to offset that impact.
*Inadequacy of the proposed mitigations.
*Role of a railway station in stimulating modal shift.
*Opportunity to improve the urban environment of Cherry Hinton by re-routing through traffic away from the village.
*Requirement for walking and cycle routes to be available from when residents first move in.