Cambourne–to–CambridgepublictransportcorridorResponsetotheGreaterCambridgeCityDeal’sPublicConsulta;on23November2015

Summaryofourrecommenda;ons–map

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On-roadOff-road

Moredataandafurtherconsulta;onneeded

Summaryofourrecommenda;ons–text

Goingwesttoeast,star;ngatCambourne:

1.  Thebusoperatorsshouldestablishlotsofpick-up/drop-offpointsatsuitableloca;onsinCambourneandBournAirfield

2.  Busesshouldgoon-roadbetweenthereandtheMadingleyMulchroundabout

•  theimportantexis;nglocalbusservicesalongSt.NeotsRoadshouldberetained,andenhancedifpossible

•  thebusoperatorscouldalsorun‘fast-track’busesalongtheA428,iftheywish

3.  BuildanewPark&RideattheA428/ScotlandRoadroundabout

•  thisloca;onhasverygood‘connec;vity’,botheast&west,on&offtheA428(thisisbeYerconnec;vitytotheA428thanatMadingleyMulch,wherethereisnoeastwardsconnec;vityonorofftheA428)

•  itismoreeasily-accessibleforHardwickandDryDraytonresidents

•  thelandownerisinterestedinadiscussion,subjecttocondi;ons

4.  Buildanoff-roadbus-wayfromMadingleyMulchroundabout,runningnorthofAmericanCemetery

•  ini;allyovertheUniversity’sland(inbetweenthe800WoodandMadingleyOldWood)

•  thenadjacenttoCambridgeRoad,alongtheedgeofTrinityCollege’sfields,andonto….

5.  Buildanewbus-onlybridgeovertheM11,immediatelynorthofJunc;on13

•  thisisbasedonOp;on6oftheWSAtkins“M11bus-onlysliproad”feasibilitystudy(21August2015)

5.  EntertheNorthWestCambridgesite,neartheexis;ngP&RsiteandthenewCommunityCentre(‘CC’)

6.  TheP&R/CCshouldbecomea‘bushub’,wherepassengerscancon;nuetheirjourney,changeontootherlocalbuses,orgetonabicycle

•  northwards : throughNWC,overHun;ngdonRoad,throughtheIdaDarwin/NIABsite(allascurrentlyplannedbytheUniversityandtheCityCouncil)

•  eastwards : alongMadingleyRoad,whichmayormaynotbenefitfromasegregatedbuslane(seelater)

•  south-westwards* : throughtheWestCambridgesite,andthenoff-roadtojoinGrangeRoadandWestRoad(*poten(ally-seelater)

•  southwards : roundtheM11toJunc;on11,tojointheGuidedBuswaytotheBiomedicalCampus

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WhatisCambridgeBOLD?

InOctober2015,theGreaterCambridgeCityDealExecu(veBoardlaunchedaformalpublicconsulta;on,askingthepublicforitsviewsonthebestrouteforanewbus&cycle-routebetweenCambourneandCambridge.

CambridgeBOLDisaresponsetothatconsulta;on.

Ithasbeenproducedlocally.Itrepresentsasmuchaspossibleabroadconsensusoflocalopinionalongtheroute.

WhyisitcalledBOLD?

•  wetookthename“Bold”fromtheJunemee;ngoftheCityDealAssembly,whenvariousAssembly-memberscalledfor“aboldapproachtoCambridge’stransportproblems”.

•  ourproposalsareindeedbold,construc;veandforward-looking:theywillcaterforthegrowingvolumeoftraffic;theyincludeextensiveoff-roadcycleroutes;theyaddressthe“WesternOrbital”routetotheBiomedicalCampus;theyaredeliverable;andtheycanbeconstructedinstagesasaddi;onalfinancebecomesavailable.

•  withamixtureoflight-heartednessandseriousness,wedecidedthatBOLDcouldperhapsstandfor“Brilliantly-Organised,Locally-Designed”

Thisdocumentisavailablefordownloadatwww.cambridgebold.org

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Howthisdocumentwasproduced

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Firstdral

EarlyJune2015:InformaldiscussionsheldbetweentheSecretaryofCambridgeBOLDandParishandDistrictCouncillors,ParishCouncils,Residents

Associa;onsandcertainresidentsandlandownersin(inalphabe;calorder)Caldecote,Comberton,Coton,Hardwick,MadingleyandNorthNewnham

LateJune/earlyJuly:theFirstDralwasformallypresented

toCaldecote,Comberton,Coton,

HardwickandMadingleyParishCouncilsandNorthNewnhamResidents

Associa;on

Publica;onapproved(saveforCaldecote,whosemee;ngscheduledidn’t

enablearesponse)

Amendmentsmadebasedonlocalfeedback

Seconddral

Early August: Second dral was circulated widely. It was madeavailablefordownloadatwww.cambridgebold.organddistributed(inhardcopy,orviaaweblink)to:•  Parish Councils: Caldecote, Comberton, Coton, Hardwick, Madingley, Bar Hill,Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Lolworth, Barton, Grantchester, Bourn, Cambourne, Caxton,Croxton, El;sley, Childerley, Kingston, Tol, Conington, Elsworth, Fen Drayton,Graveley,Knapwell,PapworthEverard,PapworthStAgnes

•  ResidentsAssocia8ons:NorthNewnham,OldNewnham,GoughWay,MillingtonRoad•  All Cambridge City Councillors, South Cambridgeshire District Councillors andCambridgeshireCountyCouncillors

•  HeidiAllenMP,DanielZeichnerMP,VickyFordMEPandAndrewLansley•  MembersoftheGreaterCambridgeCityDealBoardandAssemblynotinthelistsabove•  AmericanBaYleMonumentsCommission•  CambridgeCountyCouncilHighwaysDepartmentOfficers•  CambridgeshireChambersofCommerce•  CambridgeAhead•  CambridgeCyclingCampaign•  CambridgeNews•  CambridgePast,Present&Future•  CambridgeUniversity:Vice-Chancellor,Pro-Vice-ChancellorforIns;tu;onalAffairs,andDirectorofEstatesStrategy

•  CambridgeUniversityRugbyClub•  ‘SavetheWestFields’•  Stagecoach•  Known local landowners and farmers: Jesus College, King’s College,Queens’ College,SelwynCollege,StJohn’sCollege,TrinityCollege,ChiversFarms,Grosvenor,ChilderleyEstate,PXFarms,ThomasBanks&Partners,TrumpingtonFarmCompany,Sadlerfamily

November:Finaldralpublishedonweb-site

FeedbackreceivedbyFriday9thOctober

Amendmentsmadebasedonfeedback

Finaldral

Finalversion

Finaledi;ng

PresentedtoCityDealBoard

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DeliverabilityandothermaYersLandassembly

Ourproposalinvolvesonlyaveryfewlandowners:

•  PXFarms,atA428/ScotlandRoad

•  TheUniversity,atthe800WoodandNorthWestCambridge

•  TrinityCollege,atMoorBarnsFarm,northwestofJunc;on13

•  poten(ally:StJohn’sandJesusColleges,bytheAthle;cstrackandthe‘oldriflerange’road

Thisisakeyadvantage,asitmeansthat‘landassembly’shouldberela;velyeasy

Cycleroutes

•  wehaveincludedproposalsforextensivecycleroutes

•  werecommendthattheyareincludedaspartoftheCambourne-to-Cambridgebus-wayplan,bringingforwardCityDealbudgetsasnecessary

FreePark&Ride

•  werecommendthatthenewPark&Rideshouldbefree-of-chargetousers

Proposalforpublictransport‘hubs’

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Three‘hubs’

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Westartedbythinkingaboutthree‘hubs’.Theseare:

1.   Pick-up/drop-offareasinCambourneandBournAirfield

2.   AnewPark&RideattheA428/ScotlandRoadroundabout•  notethatwedonotplacethisattheMadingleyMulchroundabout,forreasonsweshalldiscusslater

Good‘connec;vity’forcarsandbusestoenter/exitthenewP&R

Busroutesflowfromfromthis‘hub’

Pick-up/drop-offareas

3.   The exis8ng Madingley Road Park & Ride /NorthWest Cambridge community centre areato become a bus ‘hub’/interchange, wherepassengerscanswitchbetweenbusroutes.

•  we are aware that the exis;ng Park & Ridesite is leased from the University (asfreeholder)withc.20yearsleltorunonthelease.

so, for thenext20years, theP&Rcan serveasthe‘hub’

therealer, either the University might bepersuaded to renew the lease, or the NWCcommunity centre area would become thehub

•  fromthere,passengersenteringtheCityfromthewestcanthentakebuses:

-  northwards : throughNWC,overHun;ngdonRoad,throughtheIdaDarwin/NIABsite(allascurrentlyplannedbytheUniversityandtheCityCouncil)

-  eastwards : alongMadingleyRoad,whichmayormaynotbenefitfromasegregatedbuslane(seelater)

-  south-westwards*: throughtheWestCambridgesite,andthenoff-roadtojoinGrangeRoadandWestRoad(*poten(ally-seelater)

-  southwards : roundtheM11toJunc;on11,tojointheGuidedBuswaytotheBiomedicalCampus

“FUTURE-PROOFING”poten;alsiteforanew‘inner’Park&Rideinthefuture,iftheleaseontheexis;ngsiteisnotrenewed

NewPark&RideontheA428attheScotlandRoadroundabout

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• Werecommendcrea;onofapublictransport‘hub’ by the roundabouts on the A428 atScotlandRoad

•  Park&Ridesite

•  Cyclestoragefacili;es

• Wecanalsoenvisage:

-  ahotel of a type suited to people drivingalongtheA428fromthewest,stoppingoffforthenight,andtakingthebus intotheCity the nextmorning to Cambridge (e.g.PremierInn,Travelodge)

-  public toilets, a small convenience shop(e.g. so that, when coming home fromworkintheevening,passengerscouldpickupsupper),andperhapsapetrolsta;on

• We believe the site could also be a suitablestop/interchange for long-distance coaches,andfortouristcoachesaccessingCambridge

•  Although the site is on the very edge of theCambridgeGreenBelt, that is largelyhistoricas the Green Belt boundary pre-dates theA428.Webelieveanup-to-datesurveywouldshow limited benefit of retaining the site inthe Green Belt. We therefore believe thatconsidera;oncouldbegiventoremovingthesite from the Green Belt and planningpermission givenas suggestedabove,on thegrounds of the excep;onal benefit to publictransport thatwouldbecreated. (Note thattherearenoarchaeological/heritageissuesatthissite.)

•  CyclistswouldexitthePark&Ride(viatheroundaboutsorthe‘bluebridge’)andusetheStNeots’Roadcyclelane

•  TheycouldtheneitherdropdownLongRoadtotheWhitwellWaycycleway(seeourproposallater),orcon;nueondowntheexis;ngMadingleyHillcycleway.

NewPark&RideontheA428attheScotlandRoadroundabout

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Cycle/footaccessforHardwickresidentsviatheexis;ng‘BlueBridge’footandcyclebridge

Cycle/footaccessforDryDraytonresidentsviatheexis;ngfootpath,whichwouldbeupgradedtoacycle-

pathandhard-surfaced

Thepurpleareaissimilarinsizetotheexis;ngMadingleyRoadandTrumpingtonRoadPark&Ridesites.

Fabulous‘connec;vity’to:•  A428(on&off,east&west)•  St.NeotsRoad•  Hardwick•  DryDraytonFarbeYerconnec;vitythanifthePark&RidewassituatedatMadingleyMulch

Cyclistscanusetheexis;ngStNeotsRoadcyclelanes

NewPark&Ride,andcoachparking(entrance/exitdirectlyoff

theroundabout)Possibleassociatedfacili;es

MadingleyMulchroundaboutisthewrongplaceforanewPark&Ride

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•  TheCityDealBoard’spublicconsulta;onsuggestedthatapossibleloca;onforthenewPark&RidecouldbebytheMadingleyMulchroundabout

• Wedisagree,because:

-  theroundaboutisverybusy,withadifficultlayout

-  itistooclosetoMadingleyHill,atrafficconges;onhot-spotwearealltryingtoavoid

-  itistoofarfromthelargestcentreofpopula;onintheimmediatearea,i.e.Hardwick

-  long-distancetrafficcomingalongtheA428fromthewest(e.g.fromMiltonKeynes,BedfordorStNeots)exitstheA428unnecessarily late; itwouldbebeYerifsuchtrafficcouldbecapturedearlier

-  long-distancetrafficcomingalongtheA14fromtheeast(e.g.fromNewmarket,BuryStEdmunds,Felixstoweetc)can’texittoMadingleyMulch;butitcancon;nueontheA428andexitatScotlandRoad

-  MadingleyMulchistoosmallanareatobecomeatruepublictransport‘hub’(i.e.notenoughroomforahotel,petrolsta;on,shop,publictoiletsetc)

-  theareaisverysensi;ve,beingatthetopofMadingleyHill,withitsimportantviewsandloca;on

-  weworryabouttheeffectofcaremissions,astheyenter/exitaPark&Rideandparktheircars,ontheecologyofMadingleyOldWood,aSiteofSpecialScien;ficInterest(SSSI)

-  therewouldbetoomuchharmfulimpactonthenearbyvillagesofMadingleyandCoton

•  TheCityDealpublicconsulta;on(ques;on15)asksforrecommenda;onsforotherloca;ons

-  werecommendtheA428/ScotlandRoadjunc;on,forthereasonspreviouslymen;oned

Proposalforconnec;ngthe‘hubs’bybus

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Proposedbusroutes

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On-road:•  localservicestoremainalongStNeotsRoad•  addi;onally,busoperatorscan‘fasttrack’busesalongA428

Off-roadroute,northofMadingelyHill

On-road:seelater

AHardwick‘shuYle-bus’wouldoperate,inacircularrouteroundthestreetsofthevillage,

takingresidentstothePark&RidetoconnecttothefastbustoCambridge

Off-roadroute:CityDeal“Area1North”

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BusrouterunsalongtopoftheA428

embankment,atthesideofthegrassfield

Busroutefollowslineofexis;ngpathwaythroughtopof800Wood.Thetwocirclesofthe“8”areunaffected.

Busroutegoeson-roadforashortstretch

Busroutemovesoff-road,northofbeltof

trees

Bus-only‘shortcut’avoidingroundabout

Inproposing“Area1North”,wenotethat:• manycommentatorshaverecommendedArea1Central,i.e.abuslane(s)downMadingleyHill.Wefearthatwillnotprovideasfast,orasreliable,abusserviceasanoff-roadrouteand,asourmissionhasalwaysincludedtobe“bold”,wepreferamorecomprehensiveandfuture-proofsolu;on

•  placingthebus-routeinbetweenthe800WoodandMadingleyOldWoodwillenabletheenvironmentalquali;esandbio-diversityofeachtobepreserved.Wedonotbelievethattheenvisagedvolumeofbustrafficinbetweenthetwowoodswillthreatentheirnature.

•  therehasbeenanextremepublicreac;onagainstArea1South,butsignificantlylesspubliccommentagainstArea1North•  CambridgePastPresent&Future,whilstfavouringArea1Central,hasrecommendedArea1Northasitsfall-backop;on,ratherthanArea1South•  pleaseseetheAppendixasthisreportforabrief‘impactassessment’

Betweenthetwogreen/browncircles()thebus-waywouldbeonlyonelanewide,toreduceimpactonthe800Wood

Tonextmap

Considerrestric;ngaccesstoresidentsonlyduringpeak

hours

Off-roadroute:CityDeal“Area1North”

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• Webelievethatthebus-routeneedstoavoidtheexis8ngM11Junc8on13bridge,which(howeveritmightbere-configured)willalwaysbeatrafficblockage,willslowbusjourney8mes,andwillthreatenjourney-8mereliability

• WeproposetheCityDeal’s“Area1North”

•  ButweplacethisrunningimmediatelytothenorthofCambridgeRoad(i.e.notinthewidenorthwardssweepovertheopenfarmlandthattheCityDealhasshowninitsconsulta;onmap)

•  Thebus-waywouldthecrosstheM11atanewbridge,andconnecttotheexis;ngPark&Rideand/orthenewNWCCommunityCentre(whichareadjacenttoeachother)

•  ThefarmlandisownedbyTrinityCollege

•  Page31showstheaddi;onalcycleroutesthatweareproposingforthisarea(notshownonthispageforsimplicity)

• WeareawareofcallsfortheGirtonInterchangetobere-configuredtoallowon-road(onA428/M11)busroutes,andweareawareoftheHighwaysAgency’s“StatementofCommonGround”withCotonParishCouncilinthatcontext,whichmightremovetheneedfortheoff-roadproposalonthispage.However,therehasbeennofirmevidencethattheHighwaysAgencywilldeliverthatre-configura;on,eitheratall,oronareasonable;mescale,sowedon’tfeelthatwecanrelyonit.

Visualprotec;onfrom:•  thickbeltoftrees•  bus/cycleroutewillbec.2metreslowerthanCambridgeRoad

‘Giveway’signsforcarsonCambridge

Road

Bus/cycleroutefollowslineofexis;ng

pathwaythroughtopof800Wood

Busroutegoeson-roadforashort

stretch(wherethereisnotreebelt)

Busroutemovesoff-

road,northofbeltoftrees

NewbridgeoverM11

From

previousmap

“FUTURE-PROOFING”poten;alsiteforanew‘inner’Park&Rideinthefuture,iftheleaseontheexis;ngsiteisnotrenewed

ThreeOp;onswithintheCity

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Alterna;veroute

BusesexitviathenewNWCaccess-road(currentlynearingcomple;on)

On-road,alongMadingleyRoad,with:• Op(on1:nosegregatedbuslane,butwithlocalstreetparking/managementmeasures(seelater)

• Op(on2:withnewsegregatedbuslane(s)

• Op(on3:throughtheWestCambridgesite,andanewoff-roadlinktoGrangeRoad(seelater)

ThreeOp;onswithintheCity

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•  Therearethreepossibleop;onsforbusroutesfromthe‘hub’totheCitycentre:

•  Therearestronglocalviewsforandagainsteachofthese,andnoclearconsensus

•  Wethereforebelievemoredataisneededtoenableaninformedjudgementbythepublic,including:

-  trafficflowanalysis

-  technical/engineeringassessmentofMadingleyRoad,includingtheabilitytofitasegregatedbuslane(s)alongallorpartofitslength

-  theUniversity’sviewofabusroutethroughtheWestCambridgesite,andJohn’s/JesusCollege’sviewsontheoff-roadpartoftheroute

-  busoperators’views

-  environmentalstudies

•  WecallontheCityDealtoundertakeandpublishastudyincludingtheabovedata,andthentoholdaseparate‘miniconsulta;on’onthisstretchoftheroute

1.  alongMadingleyRoad,withnonewbuslanescreatedalongit

•  butwithaddi;onallocalised‘streettrafficmanagement’(e.g.parkingrestric;onsandresidents’parking)toaidtrafficflowalongMadingleyRoad

2.  alongMadingleyRoad,withnewsegregatedbuslane(s)createdalongit

•  thismightbeforallorpartofitslength

•  manycommentatorsdoubtthatthisispossible,neededorjus;fiable

3.  throughtheWestCambridgesiteandoff-roadroundtheAthle;cstrack,alongthe‘oldriflerangeroad’andontoGrangeRoad

•  seeoverleaf

•  manycommentatorsfearthiswillbeanunwarrantedintrusionontothe‘WestFields’

PossibleOp;on3(firstpart)

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•  ThisMasterplanfortheWestCambridgesiteistakenfromhYp://www.westcambridge.co.uk/files/bibplan.jpg

Ourpreferredrouteisshowninthethickerline;itrunsthroughthecurrentCavendishLaboratorysiteanddownasmalllengthofClerkMaxwellRoad(weunderstandthattheLaboratorysitewillshortlybere-built,andwesuggestthatanewbus-routecouldbeaccommodatedwithinthenew

design).Ifnot,ouralterna;verouteisshowninthethinnerline. Newoff-roadlink:seeoverleaf

PossibleOp;on3(secondpart)

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RugbypitchTheoldRifleRangetrack(JesusCollege)

Queens’Road

Exis;ngaccesspoints

(Darkgreen):Planthedge/treestoscreen

•  The bus route could perhaps be single-carriageway, to limit its impact (controlled bysmall traffic lights at each end), aided by apassing-placehalf-wayalongitslength(shownintheredbar)

•  The route would be shielded from the mainbody of the West Fields by the rugby pitch(whichhasahighhedge round it)and thehighhedgerunningwestfromitssouthernedgeAffectedfields

belongtoStJohn’sCollege

WestRoad

WestCambridgesite

GrangeRoad

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Integra;ngintotheWesternOrbital

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M11Junc;on13

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CambridgeBOLD’sproposalsforCambourne-to-CambridgefitverywillwiththeWesternOrbitalobjec8ves.

•  The“WesternOrbital”isthenamefortheplantoimprovebuscapacitybetweenM11Junc;ons13(Madingley)and11(Trumpington).

•  The“WesternOrbital”agendaitemfortheDecemberCityDealmee;ngsrightlystatedthat“therearestrategiclinksbetweentheWesternorbitalandtheA428/A1303scheme”.

• WSAtkins’“WesternOrbitalStudyOp;onsReport”(September2015)makesitclearthattheM11itselfisnottheproblem:theproblemisthejunc;onsonandoffit.Thereportstatesthat:

“2.4 OntheM11inthemorningpeak,conges;onispar;cularlyprevalentnorthboundontheapproachtothejunc8on13off-sliproadatMadingley,resul;nginhighlevelsofjourney;mevariability.Asimilarsitua;onemergessouthboundonthemotorwaywithqueuesonthejunc8on11sliproadimpac;ngonjourney;mereliability.

2.5 Intheeveningpeak,thesouthboundM11tojunc;on11performsrela;velywellincomparisontotheconges;onexperiencedinthemorning.Bycomparison,Northboundtojunc;on13thereareproblemsatthreeloca;onsresul;nginvariablejourney;mes:mergingontotheM11atjunc8on11,Bartonon-slipatjunc;on12,andthenorthboundoff-slipatjunc8on13.”

•  TheWSAtkins“M11Bus-onlySliproads”feasibilityreport(21August2015)includedan“Op;on6”foranewbus-onlybridgeovertheM11immediatelynorthofJunc;on13–seetheplanonthetopright.Thereportstatedthat:

“Thisop;onconsistsofanewstructuretothenorthofJunc;on13forbusestojointheM11priortogeneraltraffic.Ini;alop;onreviewrecognisedthatthiscouldofferwiderbenefitsifprovidedwithoneoftheop;onscurrentlybeingreviewedaspartoftheA428CambridgeCityDealStudy”

•  Thisisisessen;allythesameastheCambridgeBOLDproposal,thoughwegofurtherandalsolinkittothePark&Ride–seetheplanontheboYomright.

• Wealsoproposeabus-onlyexitatJunc;on111–seenextpage

ExtractfromWSAtkins“M11Bus-onlySliproads”feasibilityreport(21August2015),“Op;on6”

CambridgeBOLDproposal

M11Junc;on11

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•  AtJunc;on11,anewbus-onlyslip-roadwouldenablebusestogodirecttotheGuidedBusway,by-passingthetrafficlights(a)atthetopoftheexis;ngslip-roadand(b)attheturningontotheAddenbrooke’saccessroad.

•  Inves;ga;onofanewbus-onlyslip-roadatM11Junc;on11wassupportedbytheGreaterCambridgeCityDealBoardon1stOctober2015

•  ThiswillenablebusestogodirectfromtheM11totheGuidedBusway(andthencetotheBiomedicalCampus)withoutbeingheldupattheexis;ngjunc;ons

Newbus-onlyslip-road,star;ngimmediatelyalerthefootbridge,

andbeforetheexis;ngcarslip-road

RunsalongedgeofTrumpingtonMeadows

farmland

Joinsexis;ngguidedbusway,andhencetoBiomedicalCampus(and

maintrainsta;on)

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Proposalforcycleroutes

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FromCambourne/BournAirfield,alongPortWay/WhitwellWay

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• Weproposethattheexis;ngbridleway(variouslycalledWhitwellWayandPortWay)isup-gradedtoacycle-pathwithasuitablehardsurface.

•  ThiswillenableadirectcyclelinkbetweenCambourne/BournAirfield,viathesouthernedgeofCaldecoteandHardwickVillages,toCotonand(asweshallseeoverleaf)thehistoriccentreofCambridge.

•  UsingBroadsandvillageroads,cyclistswouldbeabletocon;nueonto:

o  CaldecoteVillage

o  HardwickVillageandthenthebluebridge’,therebyaccessingthenewPark&Ride

o  Combertonand,inpar;cular,CombertonVillageCollege

o  WestCambridgeandNorthWestCambridge

Exis;ngbridleway(variouslycalledWhitwellWayandPortWay)up-gradedtoacycle-path:providesgood,directlinkbetweenBournAirfield,thesouth

sidesofCaldecoteandHardwick,andCoton

Student-cyclistscanthenuseBranchRoadandGreenEndtoaccessCombertonVillageCollege

CombertonVillageCollege

Wesuggestallcycle-waysurfacesarethesameasCambridgePast,Present&FuturehasattheCotonCountrysideReserve(twoconcretelanes,likeatractor-path:seebelow),asthis

preservestheruralcharacterandallowssepara;onofcyclistsandpedestrians

‘Giveway’signsforcarsonLongRoadwould(a)makethecycle-crossingsafer;and(b)slowdowncarsonanotoriouslyfastanddangerousstretchofroad

Bluebridge

Con;nuethejourneyeastwardsonthenextmap,overleafà

AlongWhitwellWayinCoton

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North-southoff-roadcycle-way

DoYedrouteisalreadyapublicfootpath:followsameroute,andupgrade

tocycle-path

Cycle-pathgoesoff-road,alongedgeof

field,justtothenorthofWhitwellWayroad

Cycle-pathmovesbackon-road,throughvillage

‘Giveway’signsforcarsonLongRoadwould(a)makethecycle-crossingsafer;and(b)slowdowncarsonanotoriouslyfastanddangerousstretchofroad Con;nuethejourneyeastwards

onthenextmap,overleafà

ThroughCotonVillageandovertheM11

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•  Adirectcycleroutehasnowbeencreated,mostofwhichisoff-road

•  CotonParishCouncilproposesthattheHighStreetisre-configured:o  priori;setheWhitwellWay–High

Street–TheFootpathrouteo  cartrafficjoiningitwouldface

junc;onsand‘give-way’signs•  Thiswill:o  givecyclistsa‘straightthrough’

ability,andcarswillhavetogivewaytocyclists

o  boostexis;ngtraffic-calmingini;a;vesinthevillage

WeunderstandthattheUniversityalreadyplanstostraightentheapproachtothebridge

Cycle-pathgoesoff-road,alongedgeof

field,justtothenorthofWhitwellWayroad

Cycle-pathmoveson-road,throughvillage(generally,aquietroad)

Exis;ngcycle/footbridgeover

theM11

Cycle-pathalongThe

Footpath,asatpresent

CarsenteringvillagealongCambridge

Roadto‘GiveWay’

CarsenteringvillagealongBrookLaneto

‘GiveWay’

Cyclistscon;nueintotheCityalongtheCotonfootpath,andtheneither(a)alongAdamsRoad,asatpresent;or(b)alongtheoldriflerangetrack,asperpages18&21

NorthofMadingleyHill

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• Werequestthatthislargeblockofopenfarmland,tothenorthoftheAmericanCemeteryandbothsidesoftheA428,shouldbeofficially(re-)confirmedasanintegralpartoftheQuarter-to-SixQuadrant(QTSQ)’sMajorGreenInfrastructureTargetArea(MGITA),assetoutinthedralLocalPlan,Chapter6,para6.31

•  TheCityDealBoardshouldpubliclyrecognisetheimportanceofthisareaforitslandscapeandleisurequali;es,asitoffersanimportantgreen/ruralspacefortheresidentsofCambridge,andinpar;cularofNorthWestCambridge

•  Publicaccessandenjoymentwillbeenhancedby:

o  up-gradingtheexis;ngnorth-southfootpathtoacycle-path(allowingaccessto/fromNWC,viatheexis;ngM11underpass)

o  turningtheexis;ngeast-westfarmtrackintoapublic-accesscycle-path(allowingaccess,overtheexis;ngA428bridge,tofurthercountryside,andlinkingtothecycle-pathadjacenttothenewA14LocalAccessRoad).

Upgradeexis;ngfarmtracktocycle-waystatus,allthewaytojoinTheAvenue(whichwillthusallowaccesstothenewA14LocalAccessRoad)

Directaccessto/fromnorthofNorthWestCambridgesite,andthencetoHun;ngtonRoadandtheSciencePark

Exis;ngbridleway(grasstrack)

Exis;ng(butliYle-known)M11underpass

Exis;ng(butliYle-known)bridgeoverA428

Exis;ngfootpathup-gradedtocyclepath

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Appendix–impactassessmentof“Area1North”

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Off-roadroute:CityDeal“Area1North”

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• MadingleyAmericanCemeteryisonBri;shCrownpropertythathasbeen“madeavailable”totheAmericanBaYleMonumentsCommission

•  InthecontextofArea1North,weareawareoftheleYerfromAnthonyEden(DeputyPrimeMinister)totheAmericanAmbassador

•  Thisstatesthat“theareacolouredyellowwillberestrictedtoagriculturaluse”

•  However,webelieveabus/cycle-routeiscompa;blewiththis

•  Thisisbecausewebelievetherelevantclauseshouldbeinterpretedasmeaningthatnoresiden(alorcommercialdevelopmentwouldtakeplace–whichwouldremainthecase.

• WenotethatMadingleyParishCouncilhasformanyyearscampaignedforahard-surfacecycleroutealongthesamerouteasisnowproposedforthebus&cycleway,sotheprincipalofahardsurfaceandpublictransportcorridoralongthatfieldedgehasprecedent:wearenowproposingthatitshouldbeforbusesaswellascycles.

ImpactonviewofMadingleyMill&800Wood

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Above:Viewfromexis;ngbridleway,lookingsouth.Thehardsurfaceofthebus/cycleroutewouldbeinvisible.Topsofbusesmightbevisibleastheypassby.

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MadingleyWood800Wood(notvisible:it’soverthecrestofthisrise)AmericanCemetery

800Wood(currentlyyoungtrees)

TrinityCoYages

Below:Theviewofthe800Woodwillbeunchanged,asthelineofthebusroutewillbehiddenbythematuringtrees

Below:Bus/cycleroutewouldjoinCambridgeRoadatthepointwhereMadingleyWoodabutsthe800Wood.Therewouldbe‘Giveway’signsonCambridgeRoad;wedonotsupporttheuseoftrafficlights,astheywouldbeintrusiveinthecountryside

Busmovesoff-roadwherethetreesstart,eastoftheboYomof

theAmericanCemetery

AlmostinvisiblefromMadingleyAmericanCemetery

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•  The surface of the proposed bus/cycle routewouldbe invisible fromalmostallareasof thecemetery,because:

o  the hillside falls away below the northernedgeofthecemetery

o  the cemetery’s northern wall provides afurthervisualbarrier

o  thereisathicklineoftreesalongthenorthsideofmostofCambridgeRoad

•  Equally,foralmostallof itsroute,thetopofapassingbuswouldbeinvisible

Thesethreephotosshowtheviewsfromtop/middle/boPomofthemainavenue:thebus/cycleroutewillbeinvisibleexceptwhenpeeringoverattheveryboPomend

Panoramaviewfromthelowwallatthenorthernedgeofthecemetery

Panoramaviewfrompart-wayupthehill,amongsttheheadstones

Viewfromfurtherupthehill,amongsttheheadstones