Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 56792
Received: 04/12/2021
Respondent: Prof James Kirkbride
The danger of this policy is that it is likely to lead to tokenism on the part of developers who are charged with writing sustainable transport plans/active transport plans into their proposals. We have seen this time and again with developments in the city (brookgate, for example) where sustainable travel is ignored in favour of narrow streets, heavy congestion and as many units as possible built on the footprint. Walking and cycling are given lip service by these documents but this never translates into safer, more walkable or cycle friendly streets. Example: failure to close mill road bridge to cars
The danger of this policy is that it is likely to lead to tokenism on the part of developers who are charged with writing sustainable transport plans/active transport plans into their proposals. We have seen this time and again with developments in the city (brookgate, for example) where sustainable travel is ignored in favour of narrow streets, heavy congestion and as many units as possible built on the footprint. Walking and cycling are given lip service by these documents but this never translates into safer, more walkable or cycle friendly streets. Example: failure to close mill road bridge to cars