Get free cycle stands for your business or organisation

Voluntary sector groups, small businesses, shops, offices, cafés, pubs, churches, dental practices and doctors’ surgeries can get free bicycle stands under the community cycle parking scheme run by ParkThatBike and supported by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Continue reading “Get free cycle stands for your business or organisation”

Using Open Data and Crowdsourcing to develop CycleStreets

Full details – http://bcscyclestreets.eventbrite.com/?ebtv=C

Talk summary

The arrival of web-based mapping from Google and others has revolutionised, in the space of only five years, the way many people interact with maps and map data. And the success of projects such as Wikipedia highlight how collation of small amounts of information from large numbers of people – an approach called ‘crowdsourcing’ – can challenge traditional models of data collection and ownership.

Continue reading “Using Open Data and Crowdsourcing to develop CycleStreets”

Outer ring route connected from Witchford Road to Downham Road

13332180207911
13332180471672

I’ve just ridden along the outer ring route from Witchford Road near the A10 roundabout all the way around to Downham Road. The missing section between Witchford Road and West Fen Road is now finished and open.

Continue reading “Outer ring route connected from Witchford Road to Downham Road”

Cycle parking provision at new Aldi is woefully inadequate

So Aldi have been given planning permission for their new store on Lisle Lane opposite the new Sainsbury store. Glancing through the news article about the approval I noticed there are only 8 cycle parking spaces to be provided on the site.

Continue reading “Cycle parking provision at new Aldi is woefully inadequate”

District Councillor Supports Contraflow Cycle Lane On The Gallery

Ely People recently asked on twitter

What are the best things about living in Ely and what are the worst? What would you improve about the city and why do you live here?.

Obviously we replied that the City’s cycling infrastructure could be improved and gave putting a contraflow cycle lane on The Gallery as an example of a simple change.

Continue reading “District Councillor Supports Contraflow Cycle Lane On The Gallery”

Witchford Traffic Calming Measures

Witchford parish council have agreed a number of traffic calming measures.

On the whole these measures all seem very cycle friendly, extending the 30 speed limit and adding a 40 limit on the approaches to the village as well as adding marked cycle lanes at the two main junctions on Main Street.

Continue reading “Witchford Traffic Calming Measures”