It's important to consider the land owned by the Crown Estate as part of the public estate; it should not be difficult to secure public access rights over it where they are in the interests of the area as a whole succeeding - particularly given the investments and interests held by other parts of the public sector in the area.

There is an opportunity to provide space for flexible infrastructure in this area to connect the station, science and business parks, park and ride, and the new developments which could be used by a range of transport technologies. The provision of corridors separated from traffic may benefit those developing novel transport systems for good and people as well as pedestrians and cyclists. The area should be open to innovation in transport, to reflect it's purpose as a centre for innovation in other areas.

One characteristic of many of Cambridge's green spaces is that they are connected. Green space in this area could be connected to Milton Country park and the River if means of crossing over/under the railway and the A14 were incorporated. Tunnelling an underpass to Milton Country Park and a bridge to the Fen Road area connecting to the river would provide easy access to large amounts of high quality green space, and natural environment.