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 organise regular rides in the area.
Latest photos of the area
See also a full list of photos in this area.
They've changed the eastern junction of towpath and diversion. The surface of the new section is loose soft sand: even worse than the coarse stones. They have at least made a start on removing the top surface of the towpath.
It looks as if someone else was fed up with the lack of signage for the towpath diversion. The yellow notice on the left says PRIVATE PROPERTY STRICTLY NO ENTRY The one on the right says RIVER FOOTPATH
A new hole in the north footway, revealing substantial electricity cables which I think were not present before.
More digging on the recently reinstated south footway. Both ends of the gas main diversion are now visible, which suggests that this trench could be for gas pipe.
Latest 'improvement' to the signage. Somewhat pointless, since the red&white barrier is visible well before the yellow notice.
Footway dug up again, short section of old iron gaspipe removed, other utility ductwork not fairing well. Makes a depressing tale of retrograde progress when seen against https://www.cyclestreets.net/location/170640,171537,172406/
The narrow stone-covered membrane appears to cover a rainwater drainpipe. There's plenty of room outside it for a good wide path from bridge to towpath.
The only (?) info about the diversion anywhere 'on' Fen road - and I doubt if it is visible from the road.
First 'information' about the closure found when heading east. Absolutely nothing to indicate that there's a bypass.
Towpath closed, diversion open, for work on the link from Chisholm Trail riverbridge to all points west.
The area around the new cattlegrid north of the railway underpass is surfaced - but fence and gate not yet added.
Could this be the beginning of work to realign the brook through the south compound? I couldn't see enough to judge.
Girton Youth Project’s graffiti promises a brighter future for walls and people. There are some useable racks here, and some poor ones, see #172429.
New water main buried (but not yet connected), footway part-reinstated. Some other ducts not in great shape.
This is crazy - telling cyclists to turn right across the Cambridge ring road, rather than using the light-controlled crossing at the Mill Road junction.
This is crazy - telling cyclists to turn right across the Cambridge ring road, rather than using the light-controlled crossing at the Mill Road junction.
After how many months? - still no indication that Mill Road bridge is open, except to motor vehicles.
The cycle route from Fulbourn to Cambridge crosses the road here, but there's absolutely no signage.
The new crossings at the Robin Hood junction are pedestrian-only, largely because so little space has been provided in the middle. Single-stage crossings would have been fine for cycling.
The new crossings at the Robin Hood junction are pedestrian-only, largely because so little space has been provided in the middle. Single-stage crossings would have been fine for cycling.
Another Cyclists Rejoin Carriageway sign - but the shared-use path definitely continues for a while around the corner to the left.
Cyclists Rejoin Carriageway sign approaching the new Robin Hood junction - a cycle symbol and arrow on the ground would help.
There's a shared-use route on the far side of the road, but the route from the Robin Hood junction on this side just seems to vaporise.
Link to the Fulbourn Road service road - not needed much now that there's a segregated cycleway on Fulbourn Road.
No Cycling sign, and no dropped kerb - but there's nothing at the far end to say cycling isn't allowed.
Permeability, of a sort - there's a link from the new housing development but only to the pedestrian route. There should be a gap in the barrier to the cycle route.
Crossing to the cycle route to Mallets Road - unlike the new crossings at the Robin Hood junction, this is a clear single-stage cycle crossing.
I don't know what the shared-use sign refers to - the red route should really be cycles only and in the other direction.
The widened path for the Chisholm Trail now has the finished surface for much of the section between the railway underpass and the brook crossing.
Topsoil reinstated for Barnwell Meadow, and a reasonably clear space for further work on the Chisholm Trail approach to the underpass - but still a Newmarket Road lamp post to be reinstated.
Backfill over the underpass dug up again for reinstatement of the water main. Pipe in situ but not yet connected.
@camcycle Tenison Road now. The message about that signage still not getting through to contractors https://t.co/x2ok5nDNJX
A good gentle slope brings the cycle lane up to footway level at the bus stop - but without zebra stripes
New motor-traffic sign. The aircraft symbol that could be mistaken for a direction arrow isn't new, but is at least a bit less confusing this time. Interesting that eastbound traffic on Cherry Hinton Road is encouraged to turn south onto ... [more]
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