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Cherry Hinton Road

by admin on 22 May, 2019

Cambridgeshire County Council is running a consultation on its proposals for changes to Cherry Hinton Road. Their aim is to make the road safer and more attractive for pedestrians (2000 a day) and cyclists (1500 a day).

The Council has arranged two drop-in events at Rock Road Library to display the plans and talk to residents. One took place on Tuesday and the next will be on Wednesday 5th June, 6-8pm. Last week’s session was busy, with about 50 people visiting, and a number of issues were raised.

A big concern was about what will happen to the bus stops on Cherry Hinton Road, as some of the existing stops don’t appear on the Council’s map. When questioned, the council officers explained that all bus stops are staying put, but the only ones they’ve marked are the ones that they want to convert to ‘floating bus stops’.

Floating bus stops themselves prompted questions too, about their suitability for this road and in some cases about their siting.

There are mixed views about the removal of the parking bays outside the shops, as although the parked cars reduce the width of the road, the parking bays are used by people visiting the café, the shops and the bank.

Questions were asked about the different categories of cycle lane: mandatory (solid white line) and advisory (dashed white line). The advisory ones are not as good for cyclists, but the road is not wide enough for mandatory lanes along its full length — and there are concerns about whether the narrower carriageway will be wide enough for buses.

Shops and woman

Cherry Hinton Road

It’s important to get this right as there are many different types of users and journeys on Cherry Hinton Road: trips to shops, schools, places of work, doctors and chemists, community and leisure facilities, so please visit if you can to have a look.

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