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Travel to Work Survey Responses and Winners

27/11/2020

A big thank you to everyone who completed the survey for us. This year 60 organisations within the Travel Plan Plus area – Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge Business Park and St John’s Innovation Park took part in the survey and resulted in 1,369 valid responses. We are currently processing the data and we will share the key highlights with you next month.

Congratulations also to our prize winners - Andreea Crintea from Cambridge Consultants who won the first prize of £100 Amazon voucher, Tony Lambord from Synaptics who won the second prize of £50 Amazon voucher and the third prize of £50 Amazon voucher went out to Chris Anscomb from Global InkJet Systems. Well Done!

Chisholm Trail Construction Update

27/11/2020

The 40m long bridge was lifted over the River Cam in early November to mark a major step in the construction of the Chisholm Trail. Construction is being carried out by Tarmac and is expected to be completed in autumn 2021 when the bridge and phase one route is due to open. The new jetty and path linking Ditton Meadows to Stourbridge Common are now likely to open in early 2021. A new fender in the River Cam to protect the jetty, which will link Stourbridge Common and Ditton Meadows, will be installed next month.

Once complete, the Chisholm Trail will mean thousands of people can walk or cycle on a mostly off-road and traffic-free route connecting Cambridge North to Cambridge Station, making it easier and safer to get to work, education and green spaces around the city. For more information on the project, please visit here.

Histon Road Construction Update

27/11/2020

Construction work is progressing on the Histon Road scheme. Improvements to the Huntingdon/Histon Road junction have nearly finished. With changes to traffic islands and footpaths, they have been able to widen the road and create wider and separate cycle lanes. Work continues between Histon Road and Gilbert Road, as well as the section between Gilbert Road and Kings Hedges Road.

When the project is complete in summer 2021, a new bus lane and significantly improved walking and cycleways will make it quicker and easier for people to travel into the city from the A14 and villages to the north - helping to cut congestion and improve air quality.

Get Ready for Winter Wheelers!

27/11/2020

Winter Wheelers is a cycling advent calendar for adults! Ride for 10 minutes, log your rides between 1-25 December and go into the day’s prize draw for amazing winter cycling kit from Proviz and Loffi, plus Love to Ride will be giving away an e-bike on Christmas Day!

To sign-up your workplace for a Love to Ride Business programme to unlock daily prize giveaways including great gear, brand new bikes and local bike shop vouchers, please visit here.

Have your say on experimental walking and cycling measures

27/11/2020

A consultation on trial measures introduced to make it easier for people to travel around Cambridge during Covid-19 is open. The trials – known as Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders (ETROs) – include the closure of various streets to through motor traffic and the extension of the Silver Street bus gate in the city centre to support active travel like cycling and walking. The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is asking people whether these experimental measures should be made permanent, changed or removed. To have your say, please visit here. This consultation closes on 18 December.

If you are interested in the Mill Road bridge closure to all traffic except buses, cycles and pedestrians is part of a separate survey by Cambridgeshire County Council which can be found here. This survey closes on 24 December.

Over 80 projects approved for cycling and walking

30/10/2020

Over 80 projects which encourage cycling and walking across Cambridgeshire have been given the go-ahead.

Cambridgeshire County Council’s Highways and Transport Committee agreed to note the proposals – all of which will make social distancing easier during the coronavirus pandemic.

Schemes include changes to the layout of Huntingdon ring road, a £70,000 investment in cycle parking for towns and villages in East Cambridgeshire and potentially further temporary measures to restrict certain motor vehicles in Cambridge and its outskirts.

Funding for the 87 schemes comes from the Government’s Emergency Active Travel Fund, which helps create a green economic recovery by encouraging people to cycle and walk, wherever possible. For more information about the schemes, please visit here.

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Over 80 projects approved for cycling and walking

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