Cycling in Cambridge
Cambridge has the highest levels of cycling in the UK, with about 25% of commuter journeys and an estimated 20% of journeys in general.
Cambridge was awarded Cycling Demonstration Town status in 2008 and that led to £5 million investment in cycling over a 3 year period.
There are many good quality facilities for cyclists and walkers, e.g. the many specialised bridges which create shortcuts to many areas. But there are also many problems remaining, and a legacy of car-orientated streets.
The main group campaigning for cycling in the area is Cambridge Cycling Campaign, the largest group outside London.
Two of their members are the creators of CycleStreets, and the system is based on the journey planner and photomap which was launched in June 2006 on Cambridge Cycling Campaign's website.
CTC Cambridge organize regular rides in the area.
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See also a full list of photos in this area.
Finally, a better shot of this space opposite the shops on Magdelene Street. (see #72630 to see what I mean.) This would be a good spot for a few bike racks, I think, given the number of fly parked bikes round here.
I measured the gap for pedestrians between the house and the dashed white line as 64cm here, the footway as 1.31 metres and the car space as 2.05 metres. Photo captured using the Measure app on an iPhone 7 https://support.apple.com/en-gb ... [more]
The Grantchester Meadows path just doesn't get any better. This is the condition after the County Council have allegedly "fixed" it. All it needs is a tarmac path between the end of the surfaced road to the start of the surfaced path. I am ... [more]
The Grantchester Meadows path just doesn't get any better. This is the condition after the County Council have allegedly "fixed" it. All it needs is a tarmac path between the end of the surfaced road to the start of the surfaced path. I am ... [more]
CamCycles letting other businesses reap the commercial and community benefiits of the Mill Road Winter Fair.
The abandoned cycleway project seems to be growing a nice layer of grass. At least no-one is parking on this side now.
Sudden end of cycle route to Cambridge Regional College. How hard would it be to sort this out? There are barriers in the underpass too.
Truly awful cycling parking in this student accommodation block. How are they awful? Let me count the ways...
The temporary footbridge on #MillRoad in 1980…@MillRoadBridges @MillRoadHistory @camcycle @CambridgeLabour https://t.co/3exMcDULaL https://capturingcambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bridge-report-1st_edition-2018-04.pdf https ... [more]
Simpers Walk double yellow lines this end avoid access here - but parking is allowed across the far end.
New “BEWARE OF BUSES” warnings on the cycle path next to the guided busway between Addenbrookes and Cambridge’s main station. @camcycle https://t.co/KqwdP9JV9r
Reinstated footpath in Darwin Green construction site parallel to future orbital cycleway. About 2m wide.
Hope Street racks have been set at 90 degrees to the carriageway, but they have an unusually generous spacing of 1.7 metres. That spacing suggests the intention may have been for 45 degrees which would allow cargo bikes to fit.
Hope Street racks have been set at 90 degrees to the carriageway, but they have an unusually generous spacing of 1.7 metres. That spacing suggests the intention may have been for 45 degrees which would allow cargo bikes to fit.
Coleridge West residents parking scheme in operation. Vehicles left here between 10am and 6pm require a fee-paid permit.
Coleridge West residents parking scheme in operation. Vehicles left here between 10am and 6pm require a fee-paid permit. It has de-cluttered the entrance to this valuable through route to the Clifton Road estate.
Coleridge West residents parking scheme in operation. Vehicles left here between 10am and 6pm require a fee-paid permit.
This exception for cycling is great, but the necessary changes have not yet been implemented on Hemingford Road.
New bike racks in use outside the Co-op. New planter doesn't seem to have any plants in it just yet.
New bike racks outside the Co-op. New pavement surface too at this end. Edit to add: Two workmen were finishing it off today (24th Nov) so I asked what the surfacing was. Shingle, with some resin and sand. He said it was porous, as the tarm ... [more]
Coleridge Road - in glare of harsh winter light The residents parking scheme (shown by the sign at left) is supposed to have come into force on 7 Nov but is shown with a blue tape diagonally across the sign suggesting it is not ready yet ... [more]
Cambridge station building looking splendid in the harsh winter light. Temporary bollards and threatening signage.
These two upside down bikes are still there just on the left at the top of the ramps after at least 29 days - see #102763.
It's really great to have new cycle parking in Romsey, but the workmanship on the installation is rather disappointing. The racks and bollards have been left covered with ugly dirt smears - which look to me like concrete dust. The groun ... [more]
It's really great to have new cycle parking in Romsey, but the workmanship on the installation is rather disappointing. The racks and bollards have been left covered with ugly dirt smears - which look to me like concrete dust. The groun ... [more]
Hope Street Measurements across this street accurate to 5cm: Right footway: 180cm Kerb to offside edge of bollard: 155cm Remaining carriageway: 425cm Footway on other side of road: 175cm. The spacing between the three racks is: ... [more]
Great Eastern Street - loads of bikes outside the houses along here and an edited speed limit sign. More sign graffiti at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46139025
Argyle Street with new street cycle parking. Measurements from left to right accurate to 5cm: Left footway: 180cm Cycle lane: 165cm Carriageway between offside edge of white line and bollard: 265cm Offside edge of bollard to right ... [more]
Newly installed racks on Argyle Street. I think the camber combined with the kerb will work well together to keep bikes tidily parked.
Rock Road library. There's a disabled parking space in front on the left, and the other parking space is controlled by the sign at the right which reads: P Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm Saturday 10 am - 2 pm 30 mins No return within 30 mi ... [more]
It's not clear, till you get right round the corner, that the footway is completely closed now as they start to demolish part of the Union building.
Charles Street after a parking review has introduced double yellow lines on one side and stopped footway parking on the other. I wish we could do the same for all of Romsey 😀 that would be awesome 👏.
See #102763. The bikes do now have tags that were added on the 15th saying they're going to be removed on the 31st.
NO IDLING Turn off your engine and protect the environment At least the stupid bollard at #4835 is gone.
Nothing to indicate that cycles are permitted to ride through here - facing motor vehicles leaving the multi-storey car storage facility. See #5183 from sixteen years previously.
Plans afoot to remove abandoned bikes like those at #102763. https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/cycling
CyclePoint I turned these bikes upside down about a month ago because I'd noticed they'd been missing wheels on a few previous visits. They're still there! But there are plans to clean them out according to signs that are on the next pho ... [more]
St Faith’s is a school. If they want to introduce a one-way system they should apply to Cambridgeshire Highway Authority and that will be considered by the democratic process.
Interesting article from 1997 from the Cambridge Evening News about the closure of Bridge Street. The headline is 'Road Closure less chaotic than feared.'
Guest Road - two way for cycling and great to see that the whole width of the southbound lane has been used.
Willis Road - the one way arrow in the distance on the left verifies that this road is still a one way street, with no contraflow for cycling.
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