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It is important that cycle infrastructure is complete. The viability of a route is often determined by its weakest point, not it's strongest.

Specifically here, a segregated path alongside Coldham's lane would link well with existing cycle paths along Barnwell Road and Coldham's lane the other side of the Sainsbury's roundabout.

More needs to be done to improve cycle routes into Cambridge centre, though.

There is no reference to cycle and pedestrian routes to the new bridge over the river to the Cambridge North Railway Station and the Northern fringe employment site. This needs considering.

After our visit to public exhibition on 17th August 2017 at St Andrews Church Cherry Hinton.

We would like to make the points below.

A. TRAFFIC - Cherry Hinton High Street/ Airport Way and Coldham's Lane are at the moment often at a standstill, with the added addition of a railway crossing that closes at least twice an hour , movement is at the moment not an easy task. The addition of another 1500 houses, even with a spine road the traffic from this development, would have to feed on to the already congested stated roads.
The added factor of a secondary school, would mean movement of at least 1500 staff and pupils every morning and evening feeding onto the already stated congested roads. The primary school would also generate a huge amount of traffic. ( We see the traffic each school day for Bewick Bridge Primary School , causing complete standstill of Fulbourn Old Drift and causing non movement from the two adjacent estates of traffic and bikes.

A.(b With large developments further afield already in the planning, that use the A14 / Airport Way to access Cambridge the impact of this alone will cease all movement in Cherry Hinton.When the A14 is congested or closed due to accidents, at the moment it becomes impossible to cross the High Street. The A14 which affects Cherry Hinton is also not due for an upgrade.

B. AIR POLLUTION - With so much stationery traffic in Cherry Hinton, in the pass few months seems even worse with cars having to wait to pass each other and complete stand still if a bus comes in to the equation, because of the extra wide cycle lanes and 20mph restrictions, with even more traffic the air pollution will increase to levels unacceptable.


C. SCHOOLS - I am amazed that you have even thought to build schools so close to an airport, aviation pollution, levels of noise, distraction . What health will the pupils be in after years in those conditions.

D. CYCLE WAYS - The cycle way across the tins to the City centre is well used at the moment, BUT dangerous, due to the very sharp bend up and over the railway line - many cyclist have come to grief at this point. Also because of the steepness many cyclist have to get of to push the bikes over - causing even more hazards, with pedestrians as well the cycle way is not safe.

E. RECENT GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER - NEW PLANNING - "The onus should be on good design, realistic local and neighbourhood plans, and should focus on areas that can accommodate it"


F. Cherry Hinton and Teversham will both lose their identity and just become urban sprawl. The now residence of these areas have taken on board many many new homes, expanded and welcomed new comers.
but this proposed development will make life for us very difficult for the reasons stated.


e last observation - If the houses were already there - would an airport be aloud to be built so near to them- I think not. So why has some one come along with this plan?


Thank you for letting us make our remarks and I do hope that common sense prevails.

Additional Comments:
The scheme seems to have not mentioned Doctors surgery and Dentist provision, which at this moment is in Cherry Hinton at crisis point.
The vast expansion of the Addenbrooke's site will also generate much traffic through Cherry Hinton.

We strongly support the creation of a safe route for bikes and pedestrians along Coldham's Lane between Cherry HInton High St and the Barnwell Road roundabout, so that there is safe, non vehicular travel to Sainsbury's and so that cyclists can pick up the Coldham's Common route and the Chisholm trail. This would benefit existing residents as well as those in the new neighbourhood and create community cohension. The Tins Route is not going to be attractive to those in LNCH; it takes them too far west before they head into the city centre and has a pinchpoint.

The cycle route along Coldhams Lane is included in the maps below as an 'existing cycle route' with 'Potential to explore provision of link to Chisholm trail', suggesting there are no immediate plans to improve cycle provision. Cycling along Coldhams Lane between Church End and Sainsburys is already dangerous, with many cars overtaking cyclists too fast and too close. I am concerned that the development will increase the numbers of cars and cyclists using the road, increasing this problem. In addition, one of the main access points to the site is proposed on Coldhams Lane, resulting in construction traffic that may be less accustomed to cyclists than Cambridge residents. This problem could be solved by provision of a route specifically for cyclists alongside the main road.

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.