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New pedestrian maps for Cambridge city centre
My comments on the proposed new pedestrian maps for central Cambridge (http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/arts-and-entertainment/finding-your-way.en) : 0. If there are to be any distances on the signs they should be in miles, (or minutes walk), and certainly not kilometers or meters. 1. Which, if any, existing maps and signs are being removed? I note a node is planned […]
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Chesterton Road Crossing
Malcolm Mugridge, (Lead Engineer, Road Safety Engineering, Cambridgeshire County Council) First I’d like to express my concern that the new A428 was closed due to flooding last week and hope that there will be an appropriate response. However primarily I’m writing to comment on the “New plans for Chesterton Road, Cambridge” published at: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/safety/accidents/safety+scheme+for+chesterton+road+cambridge.htm (Since […]
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Scrutiny of Dispersal Zone Designations in Cambridge
Councillor Bruce, I am writing to you as I believe you are the Chair of the Strategy Scrutiny Committee. Can you let me know if the Council Leader’s decision to make an area of Cambridge including Mill Road, Parker’s Piece, Christ’s Pieces, Midsummer Common, Brunswick Gardens and Riverside a designated area under Section 30 Subsections […]
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Friends of Midsummer Common
To: The Committee of the Friends of Midsummer Common, I attended your open meeting held on Wednesday 24th January 2007 and am taking up the invitation extended to those of us at that meeting to email you at this address with opinions/suggestions we were unable to make in person at the meeting. When I attended […]
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More Mud for Stourbridge Common
Cambridge City Council is proposing to spend £15,000 on making a muddy bit of Stourbridge Common even muddier. The published proposal, which the council are currently seeking comments on, states: Cambridge City Council is proposing to create a small ‘scrape’ in the Common, by excavating a small area of land within an existing wet area. […]
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Consultation on 20MPH Limit for Most North Cambridge Streets
Example of 20 MPH limit signage proposed in consultation Cambridge City Council are consulting on a 20MPH speed limit for most streets in North Cambridge. My Response I want to see Cambridge’s roads made safer, particularly for cyclists and pedestrians. I do not however think that the proposed 20 MPH zone scheme is the best […]
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Response to Cambridge Local Plan Consultation 2012
Cambridge Local Plan Issues and Options Document. I have responded to the current consultation on Cambridge’s Local Plan, the document against which future planning applications in the city will be assessed. Many of my representations relate to issues I have discussed previously on my website. In many cases I have simply tailored my previously expressed […]
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Labour Anti House Sharing Motion Defeated
On the evening of the 19th of April 2012 I observed Cambridge City Council debate a Labour motion on the subject of regulating shared houses in the city. The motion talked of capping the number of properties available to sharers and extending the council’s definition of a House in Multiple Occupation to include all properties […]
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Cambridge Cycling Campaign AGM with Julian Huppert
Julian Huppert MP Drinking Tea/Coffee Before Speaking at the 2011 Cambridge Cycling Campaign AGM I observed the Cambridge Cycling Campaign AGM on Tuesday the 1st of November 2011. Cambridge MP Julian Huppert was the guest speaker. Key Points The 1082 member campaign has been re-organised at the top. Martin Lucas-Smith, who previously led the organisation […]
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Cambridge City Council Full Council – May 2011
Ian Nimmo-Smith as Mayor of Cambridge (Source) I observed the latter part of Cambridge City Council’s Full Council meeting on the 26th of May 2011. This was the “annual meeting”, the first of the civic year, and the first for the newly elected councillors. I arrived well after the ceremonial fancy dress session and after […]