Object

Draft North East Cambridge Area Action Plan

Representation ID: 53310

Received: 02/10/2020

Respondent: Mrs Jane Clarke

Representation Summary:

The idea of walking and cycling is a good one but fails to recognise that people don't often work where they live and often need a car to access other aspects of their lives. Yes there may be public transport into Cambridge, but how frequent and how late will it run? People may need to get to villages beyond Milton for work, to see family members who live elsewhere etc and cycling is not always practical, especially in winter. Public transport in Milton is poor and school catchment areas often meant we needed to get to places not far away but totally impractical to reach using public transport/bicycles. Unless you allocate more car parking I can't see this working at all well. Some people need a van for their work, for example and unless you recognise that need the new neighbourhood won't be the pleasant place to live you are aiming for.

Full text:

The idea of walking and cycling is a good one but fails to recognise that people don't often work where they live and often need a car to access other aspects of their lives. Yes there may be public transport into Cambridge, but how frequent and how late will it run? People may need to get to villages beyond Milton for work, to see family members who live elsewhere etc and cycling is not always practical, especially in winter. Public transport in Milton is poor and school catchment areas often meant we needed to get to places not far away but totally impractical to reach using public transport/bicycles. Unless you allocate more car parking I can't see this working at all well. Some people need a van for their work, for example and unless you recognise that need the new neighbourhood won't be the pleasant place to live you are aiming for.