Local issues

The area suffers a number of pressures. Excessive traffic, generated by the desire of people from outside the area to travel through, to shop and enjoy recreation here. Pressures for the development of housing, transport and the green spaces impact heavily and frequently on residents. BruNK is active in representing residents interests with the powers that be.

For your information, here is an interesting study of traffic calming

The DfT has issued a: Manual for Streets

CCC slammed by AJC chair

In a recent CEN letter the chair of the AJC said the CCC is not taking Cambridge's traffic problems seriously

Core Scheme 5 update (historical order)

Core Scheme 5 consultation (ends June 2007)

The Area Joint (Traffic) Committee recently (May 2007) agreed to the following: Consultation and advertisement of a draft traffic regulation order to implement a 7.5 tonne weight limit on Maids Causeway and Newmarket Road, between the Four Lamps and Elizabeth Way roundabouts.

To consult on the proposal to install a zebra crossing on Newmarket Road, to the east of Parsonage Street

To investigate how to achieve a 20mph speed limit as part of the Core Scheme

To defer consideration of further physical measures along the route until more detail emerges from the Long Term Transport Strategy

However we do not know when the LTTS will be delivered!

Core Scheme Meeting (2006)

The Area Joint Committee (AJC) met to consider changes to Maid's Causeway, Victoria Avenue in order to reduce through traffic on July 3rd 2006.

Agenda and officers report This report as a pdf:
- the report again recommends no effective action be taken at present

The AJC meeting in January where the first Core Scheme 5 consultation was considered
This report as a pdf: - a further consultation was decided upon!

How long has this been as issue? - BruNK has detailed the protracted history of Core Scheme 5 from 1999 to date

Core Scheme 5 Consultation

The consultation ended Friday 2nd June 2006

Online questionaire

BruNK have produced an A4 folded flier giving some additional information on the areas traffic problems

The original CCC consultation leaflet

There are some other details here

Flier from Dr Keiller

Local resident Dr Keiller distributed a flier critical of the proposed Core Scheme 5. It accused us of issuing misleading figures. Wendy Andrews of BruNK issued an open letter in reply

Traffic Pictures

The CCC brochure has pictures of Maids Causeway that are curiously almost traffic free. Is this really making the case for traffic restraint? We decided to take some pictures of our own here

CCC Core Scheme Stage 5 Residents Initial Questionnaire

If you are resident in the area you should have received a paper questionnaire on their strategy for making changes to traffic in the Victoria Avenue / Maids Causeway route. A key objective is to provide an overall benefit. Residents were asked for their perceptions and concerns on traffic problems in the area.

There is quite a lot if information on Core Stage 4, the present scheme, here: Cambridge Projects Core Stage 4 pages

Moving the Long Distance Coach Station:

Victoria Avenue:	The AJC meeting on 16th January rejected moving coaches to Victoria Avenue

Parkside:	See AJC meeting Agenda & Reports for background to the meeting where it was decided to move the coaches to Parkside
Meeting Outcome	AJC meeting 16th January - BruNK report