Searle Street is one of many Cambridge streets where both the road and pavements have been coved by a sheet of ice for many weeks this winter..
Last night I attended the North Area Committee where the state of gritting in Cambridge was discussed.
Key Points
City Council Leader, Liberal Democrat, Ian Nimmo-Smith revealed the city and [...]
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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 [...]
There are proposals to change Riverside in Cambridge, narrowing the road and building a “promenade”. I made some brief comments in response to plans displayed in the area during May 2008 in which I suggested improved consultation, for flooding / drainage to be taken into account and for a clear cycle-route through the site. [...]
Plans for a proposed closing of the junction of Abbey Road and Riverside to traffic, and the narrowing of Riverside and the construction of a pedestrian promenade were displayed in the window of the Renault Garage on Newmarket Road earlier this week.
I have looked on the Cambridge City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council websites for [...]