It’s hard to ignore the growing unease surrounding vehicle pollution since the VW emissions scandal was uncovered. Two things have become clear in the wake of it all. One, is that vehicles are producing far more toxic emissions on the road than we realised, due to car manufacturers gaming emissions…
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…
We’re having a campaign meeting at the High Flyer by the Paradise Date + Time: Thursday 20th, 7.30pm Member or not, everyone is welcome so spread the word and we can discuss what we should be campaigning for in the next 6-12 months and what else we should be doing…
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…
Ely Cycling Campaign would like to respond to recent comments about cycling reported in the Cambridge Evening News (and also Cycling Weekly and road.cc) made by one of our local councillors, Bill Hunt, Conservative County Councillor for Haddenham and District Councillor for Stretham. In a meeting of the highways and…
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…