A lot of campaigning has gone on to persuade station managers National Express East Anglia to provide more space for cycle parking at the railway station, and to manage the existing spaces better so that they are not three-quarters full of dead and dumped bikes. Read the rest of this entry.
The County Council’s Bikeability cycle training scheme for adults is available to anyone who feels they need some help with how to be confident and safe as a cyclist in Cambridge.
Sessions cost £5 per hour, which seems very reasonable to me. You can arrange one by emailing bikeability@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, and there are webpages at http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/bikeability.
The City Council’s licensing committee has turned down an alcohol licence application from Tesco for their planned Express store on East Road. P Read the rest of this entry.
I’ve been pushing Cambridgeshire County Council since before Christmas to issue advice to members of the public considering clearing snow from pavements and paths. Many people worry that they risk being sued if someone has an accident on a surface which they have attempted to clear. The issue has been passed from pillar to post within the council which has appeared very reluctant to say anything at all on the subject, but finally some minimal advice has been issued. Read the rest of this entry.
The City Council has blue recycling bins available free of charge to householders who want one. Read the rest of this entry.
The excellent news has come through that the Department for Transport has AT LONG LAST agreed to trial “No entry except cyclists” signs in a few streets with cycle ‘contraflow’ arrangements. Cambridge is to have one trial site and it’s Mawson Road. Read the rest of this entry.
Cambridge Liberal Democrats have reacted with anger after Government ministers have chosen the city to push its national ID card scheme in through the back door. Read the rest of this entry.
The joint County/City Cycle Cambridge project is proposing a number of locations for additional cycle parking in the Petersfield area. A report will be taken to the Area Joint Traffic Management Committee in January asking for approval to advertise the necessary Traffic Regulation Orders. If you would like to comment on any of the locations, or have ideas for other possible locations, do let me know. Read the rest of this entry.
A local resident has contacted me to say that she was threatened with arrest by the police because she chose to walk on the carriageway along Mill Road during the recent freeze, as the pavements were too slippery. She is disabled by a knee injury. Read the rest of this entry.
Many city residents are contacting their local councillors to complain that pavements and cycle paths have not been gritted. Read the rest of this entry.
