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Paramedics Slow to Reach Seriously Injured Man on Jesus Green - Click for Full Article

The plane tree avenue on Jesus Green, where on the 16th of April a 31 year old pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision with a cyclist.

On Friday the 16th of April, under the plane tree avenue on Jesus Green, a man was knocked over by a cyclist and suffered serious head injuries. While [...]

Cambridge Cycling Campaign Hustings - Blanket 20 MPH Limit for Residential Streets - Click for Full Article

The Cambridge Cycling Campaign ran a parliamentary hustings event on the 6th of April 2010. One of key points discussed was 20 MPH speed limits in residential areas. Within Cambridge this is a matter which results in lots of passionate debate on both sides. Many members of ruling Liberal Democrat group on the City Council [...]

Government Wastes £2.4m Building Cycle Route Planner Instead of Linking to CycleStreets.net for Free - Click for Full Article

CycleStreets offers UK wide cycle route planning; it has received a few thousand pounds of public money.

There has been a free online cycle route planner for Cambridge since the Cambridge Cycling Campaign Journey Planner was launched in 2006. The cycling campaign’s system has now become a nationwide project, CycleStreets, which suggests cycle friendly routes with [...]

South Cambridge Police Priorities - March 2010 - Click for Full Article

Police report to councillors at area committees and councillors approve policing priorities for the next few months.

I observed Cambridge’s South Area committee on the 11th of March 2010 where the first thing councillors turned to was deciding policing priorities for the South of the city. The police presented their report on the last three months [...]

Secret Meeting on Wednesday to Discuss Cycling And Parking on Church Street Chesterton - Click for Full Article

Cars often park illegally on Church Street in Chesterton. As part of a scheme to make the road more attractive to cyclists Cllr Clare Blair wants parking formally permitted.

At the North Area committee on the 4th of March 2010 I asked a public question about consultation in relation to a proposed Arbury Park to Riverside [...]

Station Area Redevelopment On Hold as Infrastructure Payments Renegotiated - Click for Full Article

City Council Planners “Outwitted and Outflanked” by Station Area Developers Warns Ex Councillor.

On the 18th of February 2010 Cambridge City Council’s Director of Planning, Simon Payne, was summoned to appear in-front of the East Area Committee. Councillors and members of the public wanted to grill the senior officer over payments the company behind the of [...]

Conservative Nick Hillman - A Vision for Cambridge in 2020 - Click for Full Article

On Wednesday the 10th of February 2010 Cambridge’s Parliamentary Candidates from the Labour, Green, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties debated their “vision for Cambridge in 2020″ at an event hosted by the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership at B-Bar on Market Passage. Each candidate from the main parties outlined their vision for [...]

Reporting Cycle Crime at Cambridge Station - Click for Full Article

The pannier rack was left hanging off my bike after I left it Cambridge station for the day.

Last week I left my bike parked during the day at Cambridge station. As is regrettably necessary in this area of the city I had left it locked to a stand with a hefty D-Lock [...]

Gritting Riverside - Click for Full Article

Riverside in Cambridge is treacherous when it’s icy but the councils are refusing to grit it. Photo: Cambridge Cycling Campaign (license)

On the 12th of November 2009 I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee. I asked City and County Councillors if Riverside would be gritted this winter. This area was a problem in icy [...]

Proposals to Improve Cycleways Around Cambridge - Click for Full Article

Many people cycled, walked, and drove to Horningsea Village Hall to discuss plans for new cycleways.

On Tuesday the 25th of August I went to Horningsea Village Hall to look at the County Council’s plans for new cycle ways around Cambridge, which include proposals to improve the road between Fen Ditton and Horningsea [...]