We have been repeatedly promised by County Council officers that the new southern bypass would include an underpass so that Stuntney and beyond are not cut off from Ely by it. This is a problem that the villages around Ely all suffer from and so ensuring it was avoided…
Cambridgeshire County Council have started consulting on their Draft Transport Strategy for East Cambridgeshire [PDF]. They have drafted the strategy to tackle the current and future transport pressures in and around the district, and to help support growth in East Cambridgeshire. The purpose of this strategy is to: Provide a detailed…
The number of cycle-rail users is growing each year and so it’s important that the Association of Train Operating Companies, understand how best to provide you with helpful information when you’re planning a rail journey with a cycle. They want to make your cycle-rail journey as simple as possible with…
The new Witchford to Sutton cycleway in now finished (except some tidying up around a new street lamp) with a grand opening at 3pm on the 2nd of June . So, is it any good? The good – There is a route There is now a complete route. The new…
Here’s a summary of the District Council specific manifestos produced by the local political parties (in alphabetical order) and a look at what they have to say about cycling. Conservatives – [full manifesto (pdf)] Freeze the East Cambs element of Council Tax for 2016/17 Support more Community Land Trusts in…
There are due to be elections for the District, City and Parish councils in our area in May (at the same time as the General Election). The City and Parish elections are only held if more people apply than the number of available seats, otherwise all the applicants become councillors…
We’ve written to Sir James Paice MP to ask him to vote for an amendment which adds a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy to the Infrastructure Bill currently passing through parliament. This bill proposes the £15-billion road building plans which made the headlines late last year and investments for rail, but nothing substantial…
Now the decision has finally been made to go ahead with the Ely Southern Bypass, work has progressed to the detailed planning and design stage. We’re hoping that we will soon get the first designs for the cycle routes that were promised as part of the scheme. We have been…
The DfT conducted a 1 hour webchat today where they answered 22 questions (yes only 22 in an hour) about their Cycling Delivery Plan. We asked several questions about funding and national standards but they only answered 2 of them. Here’s the full transcript Wednesday November 12, 2014 10:55 Hi,…
Following our successful campaign, the missing section of cycle route between Witchford and Sutton is now under construction. Once complete it will give a cycle route using segregated cycle lanes and relatively quiet village roads from Ely to Sutton and Mepal. In a letter published in the Sutton Pepperpot (pictured) North East…