Chesterton Mill - French's Road Cambridge
This site has been redeveloped from industrial to commercial use (office and leisure/food).
Reports on Twitter suggest insufficient cycle parking.
Planning application:
Site website:
This section lists issues - problems on the street network and related matters.
Issues always relate to some geographical location, whether very local or perhaps city-wide.
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Listed issues, most recent first, limited to the area of Cyclenation:
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
This site has been redeveloped from industrial to commercial use (office and leisure/food).
Reports on Twitter suggest insufficient cycle parking.
Planning application:
Site website:
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01330/FUL | Conversion and extensions to provide 9 No. flats (Use Class C3) along with access, cycle parking and associated infrastructure | 4 Highworth Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2BG
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01393/FUL | Construction of a drop-off/pick-up bay located along Gilbert Road to assist taxi movements associated with the aparthotel | Gilbert Road Adjacent To Aparthotel 33A Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1UZ
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01402/FUL | Conversion of the existing warden's office to a bedroom with en-suite, adaption of the existing car park to increase capacity with 4 additional spaces, and installation of a new Bike Shelter. | Ely Place Monkswell Cambridge CB2 9SS
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01279/FUL | Demolition of existing garage and creation of a one bedroom dwelling including outdoor amenity space and primary pedestrian access from Cromwell Road | Land At 64 Cromwell Road Cambridge CB1 3EG
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01297/FUL | Change of use and conversion of the existing Regent Hotel from an hotel use to serviced accommodation (sui generis use). | Regent Hotel 41 Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1AB
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01315/FUL | Erection of a 3bed detached dwelling. | 24 Elfleda Road Cambridge CB5 8LZ
Created by Steven Moseley // 1 thread
Demolition of former Cinema buildings and the re-construction of the Foyer Building and the erection of a new apartment block in place of the auditorium to provide 55no. apartments, 2no. Retail Units (A1) and32no. basement car parking spaces (UPDATED NOI
Proposed construction of a new 2-storey community centre with associated parking and landscaping. Resubmission of 201365.
(Mockup image credit Jim Rayner)
sound+fury // 1 thread
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01065/FUL | Construction of 26 new private homes | Land Adj Sandy Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01142/FUL | Extensions and alterations to ground floor retail unit, conversion and extension of first floor offices and part of ground floor to create 3 new apartments on each floor. |
65 Regent Street Cambridge CB2 1AB
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01219/FUL | Demolition of existing garages and erection of a 2 storey dwelling and associated car parking |
Land On The South East Side Of 72 Canterbury Street Cambridge CB4 3QF
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01151/FUL | Erection of 14 dwellings, including 4 affordable dwellings, and associated works including alterations to access to the site.
139 Ditton Walk Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8QD
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/00946/FUL | Erection of three bedroom house in garden | 17 Peverel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8RN
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/01082/FUL | Change of use to a large HMO (7 persons) (sui generis). | 70 Coleridge Road Cambridge CB1 3PJ
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
21/00915/REM | Reserved matters application for the approval of details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission S/2921/15/OL (Erection of 26 Dwellings including 10 Affordable Units & Ancillary Access Arrangements (All matters reserved apart from access)).
The outline planning application did not seek permission for EIA Development.
Land To The Rear Of 1B Over Road Willingham Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 5EU
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
A consultation has opened concerning the potential and future of three adjoining sites at Sidney St and Hobson St in Cambridge city centre. The sites are:
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
20/01992/FUL | Erection of 41 dwellings, including two self-build plots and associated development | Bennell Farm West Street Toft CB23 7EN
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
The Varsity Hotel and Spa is seeking approvals from the planning committee
Created by Ms Andrea Vinicombe // 1 thread
Residents of Kemptown are unable to join the Madeira Drive cyclepath approaching it from the north unless they cycle along Marine Parade to the Pier or to the Duke's Mound sliproad. This means they have two options:
1) cycle on Marine Parade which is a busy A road.
2) cycle on the promenade which is unofficially shared with pedestrians.
Neither of these options are safe.
Created by Huguito // 1 thread
Not a problem - just looking for feedback please!
Created by Nicholas Lees // 1 thread
I cycle on this cycle lane daily and have nearly been knocked off my bike on multiple occasions as I cross Green Dragon Lane on the cycle lane by cars turning from Green Lanes into Green Dragon Lane (see the cursor on image). I think this needs to be looked at as a priority as it is only a matter of time before somebody is injured. Perhaps deviating the cycle lane up Green Dragon Lane slightly or putting a pelican crossing in would help. Many thanks
Created by Stephen B // 1 thread
I was surprised that Rupert Moss-Eckart said that one of his interests is Formula One on Radio Cambridge this morning. For all his good words and intentions I personally feel that this kind of pursuit encourages speed by some members of our community and is damaging to our environment from a pollution point of view. Watching cars go round in circles seems to be a very boring thing to watch to me.
Created by Steven Moseley // 1 thread
Outline application for a proposed new two storey 1 bedroomed house. All matters reserved.
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Created by Shaun McDonald // 0 threads
The traffic lights don't detect cyclists, thus you potentially have to wait ages until a car comes up behind you.
Created by christhebull // 1 thread
This section of road is surprisingly hostile to cycle along on account of the restricted width, parked vehicles and high traffic speeds. I have had drivers behind me screech to a halt when they realised that they are likely to collide with me or an oncoming vehicle, and moving out to pass parked vehicles is needlessly stressful.
There is a vehicle activated "30 mph" light-up sign along this road but it is hopelessly inadequate, and more substantial methods of reducing traffic speed are going to be necessary.
Note also that the option of using Snowdon Road and then Fishponds Road is not only longer and steeper, but still involves awkward pinch points northbound along Fishponds Road. This is an important route linking the Hollies (halls of residence) and UWE Glenside with the centre of Fishponds and thus ought to be a priority within this area.
Always been a bit of a problem - worse for pedestrians than cyclists.
Detailed (re-)design is apparently underway.
Created by Paul James // 1 thread
The exit from the car park crosses the shared use path and is blind from the drivers POV if they stop at the give way markings. This means that drivers will move blindly across the shared use path without being able to see cycles moving along the path.
The solution is to close the gate to motor traffic.
The carpark is accessible from both the driveway to Pools on the Park and from Kew Foot Road and the entrance from Pools on the Park would appear adequate to act as both an entrance and an exit.
Created by Andrew Woodward // 1 thread
Create a shared use path (or even better a dedicated cycle track) from the junction of Woodlands Road / Vine Road to Barnes Railway station - this would join LCN37 and providing a quiet route to Barnes Railway station for many residents of Sheen / Mortlake, avoiding the busy A205. This route is currently a footpath.
Created by Heather Coleman // 1 thread
I've just sent a sharp email to the Council. It reads as below. If the council can't do joined up information on their own websites, how do they expect people to make these modal shifts in transport that they are so keen on?
"Dear Parking services,
I've just done a google search on this.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=park+st+car+park+ca
mbridge&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&ei=eZdMT-vbLsnu8QPw7pHXAg
first item says "multi-story car park with cycle parking and pushchairs
for loan".
However, when you then go to the Park St car park page, it says nothing
about either cycle parking being available, nor about the pushchair loan
scheme. How about a link to
http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/transport-and-streets/cycling-and
-walking/cycle-parks.en
on the website, so we don't have to do a separate search, so that when
people go to the Park St website, they can get all of its features? They
may even then decide to cycle into town rather than drive.
I was looking for this information as I was just emailing a friend who
lives in Chesterton and has a nine month old child, who I wasn't sure
would be aware of this scheme, which she may find useful. However, if we
have to spend five minutes doing exactly the correct google searches, it
counts as a "secret facility" apart from those in the know.
I wasn't aware, for example, that you could also get pushchairs at the
Grand Arcade one. This information needs better dissemination, and
linking from within the car park and other public transport pages, so
that people can make a properly informed decision about their transport
choices when visiting the city. This, surely, is the way to get modal
shifts in people's transport choices?"
Created by Andrew Woodward // 0 threads
Southbound cyclelane ends abruptly in row of parked cars forcing cyclists out into often fast moving traffic whilst trying to climb a hill.
Created by Shaun McDonald // 1 thread
Recently near Petts Wood station there has been a similar junction where the main flow of traffic is round the corner, whilst being a crossroads, which has been changed to a mini roundabout which slows the traffic more and makes it easier for cyclists. http://osm.org/go/0EEBtsaNj-?m
I'm wondering if the same can happen here.
Created by Andrew Woodward // 1 thread
This short section of The Vineyard is one way street. Opening this up to 2 way for cyclists - through signage and a 20mph limit - would improve permeability for cyclists in Richmond centre.
Created by Andrew Woodward // 1 thread
There is room on this pavement for a properly segregated cyclepath that would feed up to Christ's school and continue up as a quiet route up to near the top of Richmond Hill as an alternative to the busy and unpleasant Queen's Road.
Created by Andrew Woodward // 0 threads
This stretch of Grove Road is pedestrianised. Formally opening this up to cyclists - and marking it so - would help establish a quiet cycle route all the way up/down Richmond Hill as an alternative to the busy Queens Road
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The Oyster Bay Trail phase 2 will close a gap in the cycle network between the existing Oyster Bay Trail at Swalecliffe, Herne Bay and Reculver, the Viking Coastal Trail around Thanet, and the Crab & Winkle Way between Whitstable and Canterbury.
Created by Sam Saunders // 0 threads
The south-west bound advisory cycle lane, marked with dotted lines and with a small traffic island to funnel cycles into it (creating a pinch-point) seems to be regularly used a car park. If the parking is being encouraged or allowed, the island and the markings should be removed to allow the hazard to be more clearly seen. Preferably, the parking should be disallowed and a mandatory cycle lane should be installed.
Created by David Wilcox // 0 threads
This junction is a problem. It has four exits and no one indicates their intent. We got the billboards removed a couple of years ago, but there are still accidents here.
It's a 20mph zone and most drivers ignore it.
The Magdalene place junction needs to be blocked off.
Created by Sam Saunders // 1 thread
Northumberland Road (part of Concord Way at this point) has been deliberately narrowed to allow pedestrians to cross between the footbridge and the Sports Centre and a cycle lane marking has been placed to one side of the narrow gap. The gap, however, is not wide enough to allow a car and a bicycle to go safely through the pinch point at the same time. A cyclist needs to take the centre of the lane, or pull over and wait for vehicles to pass.
Either the carriageway should be re-widened (preferred) or the cycle lane indicator should be removed.
Created by velocipedus@gmail.com // 9 threads
Outline of issues affecting Histon Rd between Gilbert Rd and Victoria Rd. This stretch is without bike lane. Car parking on one side only, from Victoria Rd to pedestrian access to Recreation Ground.
The fuller length to the north is also part of a City Deal scheme.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
Planning application Y12/0897/SH proposes the redevelopment of a significant portion Folkestone Harbour and surrounding land. The proposals include up to 1000 dwellings and up to 10000sqm of commercial landuse. NCR2 runs through the development area.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 2 threads
Improvements and changes to Perne Road - making this as cycle-friendly as possible.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 17 threads
Many issues here about cycle parking - not only the station itself but the CB1 area
Gallagher Estate, master planners of Orchard Park will soon hand over the highways for adoption by the County Council.
We won't be able to fix this car centric development, but within it there are many pavement cycleways, "cyclists dismount" signs, cul-de-sac signs and others which are wrong or don't apply. There are also issues with dropped kerbs etc.
I am looking for volunteers to audit Orchard Park, making a list of corrections we require before Gallaghers hands this project over.
Created by christhebull // 2 threads
A short section of Lower Redland Road adjoining Whiteladies Road is eastbound only, hindering cycling in this area. A simple remedial measure would be to allow legal contraflow cycling in the westbound direction on this road. Although no longer required for contraflows, a small traffic island exists at the exit of this one way street which could either removed, or utilised as the entrance to the contraflow. This would be relatively simple to implement as there are no intermediate junctions or traffic lights, only signs to be altered at either end and various formalities to go through.
Created by mikewg // 0 threads
delays are too long crossing from the centre to college green. Too much priority given to motor traffic outbound vs heavy two way cycle and predestrain flow.
Created by velocipedus@gmail.com // 6 threads
How can we support the growth of local initiatives ?
How can we overcome the division urban and rural cycling?
Would it be useful to establish a network of regional groups?
Could such a network become an interesting partner for the county planners?
Would politicians be able to hear us better if we speak from a position of regional awareness, a a group of groups?
Would it help the elected to understand that things are changing on our roads?
Could such a network support constituent groups, facilitate exchange between these groups, become a more important player in the national context?
Could such a network attract its own funding?
What would be a good name for such a grouping (NAMES ARE IMPORTANT)
We have CTC, Ely, A10 Corridor, Martin T thinking about something in Bury St Edmunds, "Routes around Chatteris", Wisbech forum (set up by the County), - anything else ?
Created by Paul L // 1 thread
Despite having put in a cycle track from Richmond along the S side of Lower Richmond Road TFL claim that that it is impossible to link to the shared foot-way on Clifford avenue.