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PCSOs Lack Powers to Enforce 20mph Limits
Prominent 20 mph signage, and traffic slowing pinch point, in Saffron Walden It was well after midnight when Cambridge City Council’s Full Council, which had started on Thursday the 23rd of February 2011, reached a motion on enforcement of 20mph speed limits in the city. The motion was proposed by Cllr Tim Bick, who is […]
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Councillors Ask Police to Record Frame Numbers of Recovered Bikes
My bike locked up in Cambridge. At Cambridge City Council’s West/Central Area committee on Thursday the 5th of January 2012 Cambridgeshire Police reported that they had a number of unclaimed bikes at Parkside police station which they had recovered from cycle thieves. During the policing agenda item at the West/Central area committee members of the […]
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Planning Application for Cycle Store in Front Garden
102 Hartington Grove, Including the Cycle/Bin Store A planning application has been submitted to Cambridge City Council for a bike shed and bin store in the front garden of 102 Hartington Grove. Comments are currently being sought on the application’s webpage. As it is a retrospective application the structure in question is present in the […]
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Council Vote Likely to Delay Station Cycle Parking
City Councillors Again Outwitted and Outflanked by Station Area Developers? A vote held by Cambridge City Councillors earlier today (Wed 16th November 2011) will almost certainly delay the provision of the planned 3,000 space cycle park at Cambridge station. Developers of the “CB1” station area scheme are required to provide the cycle parking as part […]
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Councillors Ignore Cycle Parking Policy Again – King Street Takeaway
60 King Street, Cambridge On the 3rd of November 2011 I observed Cambridge’s West/Central area committee approve planning permission for a takeway on King Street. The approval, by the committee made up of all Liberal Democrats along with independent Cllr Hipkin, was in contravention of the council’s policy on the provision of cycle parking. Cllr […]
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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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Planning Application for Sainsbury’s On Mill Road Rejected
The proposed loading bay for Sainsbury’s on Mill Road (Source p40 of the officer report to the meeting) On the evening of the 25th of October 2011 I observed Cambridge City Council’s East Area Committee reject an application for a Sainsbury’s Local supermarket in the pool hall building at 103 Mill Road. Key Points The […]
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Taxi Regulation and Licensing in Cambridge
Cambridge Taxi Cambridge City Council is currently running a consultation on how it licences taxis and taxi drivers in the city. The council has a webpage on the consultation which includes the new draft policy and guidance as well as a set of questions and proposals for amendments. Responses can be sent in by email […]
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Meeting on New Jesus Green Lottery Bid
New lottery bid plans for Jesus Green (Large) Proposals for a new lottery bid for improvements to Jesus Green were presented to a Special General Meeting of the Jesus Green Association on the 28th of July 2011. Key points: The new bid is a joint bid by the City Council and the Jesus Green Association […]
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Watching Cambridge Magistrates Deal With A Car Vs Cycle Incident
Junction of Cherry Hinton Road and Wulfstan Way (Google Maps On the morning of the 25th of July 2011 I observed Cambridge magistrates deal with a Ms Waresha who had pleaded guilty to careless driving following a collision with a cyclist in Cambridge. The prosecution said that on the 25th of January Ms Waresha was […]