Comment
Draft North East Cambridge Area Action Plan
Representation ID: 54521
Received: 05/10/2020
Respondent: Cambridge Cycling Campaign
Camcycle strongly supports the goal to design North East Cambridge around a comprehensive walking and cycling network with seamless connections to adjoining areas. However, we believe that more improvements are needed to the pedestrian and cycle connections described in order to provide routes which cater for the large number of people that will be using them. For example, redirecting motor traffic away from the Fen Road level crossing via an alternative route out of Chesterton Fen would free up roadspace on Fen Road. This could then become a ‘cycle street’ suitable for the high numbers of people riding into the the city from the new district, and relieving the already-crowded towpath by providing more space for those walking. This would also enable a better connection to the Abbey-Chesterton bridge and Chisholm Trail.
Innovative solutions to reducing motor vehicle use are welcomed, but these should not replace immediate actions to reduce motor vehicle use in the area and build up sustainable transport facilities before construction begins. This could include demand management measures such as a congestion charge or workplace parking levy.
Camcycle strongly supports the goal to design North East Cambridge around a comprehensive walking and cycling network with seamless connections to adjoining areas. However, we believe that more improvements are needed to the pedestrian and cycle connections described in order to provide routes which cater for the large number of people that will be using them. For example, redirecting motor traffic away from the Fen Road level crossing via an alternative route out of Chesterton Fen would free up roadspace on Fen Road. This could then become a ‘cycle street’ suitable for the high numbers of people riding into the the city from the new district, and relieving the already-crowded towpath by providing more space for those walking. This would also enable a better connection to the Abbey-Chesterton bridge and Chisholm Trail.
Innovative solutions to reducing motor vehicle use are welcomed, but these should not replace immediate actions to reduce motor vehicle use in the area and build up sustainable transport facilities before construction begins. This could include demand management measures such as a congestion charge or workplace parking levy.