Safer Cycling and Walking to and from North West Cambridge

University employee and cyclist

The remodelling of Huntingdon Road has seen considerable disruption in the construction of junctions at the NIAB and Eddington Avenue junctions. Although short-term, these disruptions have highlighted the poor design of the junctions for all road users other than motor vehicles. facilities for cyclists and pedestrians are poorly constructed and lacking in careful integrated design. In all cases, new juctions should be designed to ensure pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles are kept separate, yet provided with direct routes that are logical and safe. They also have to, as far as possible, be direct, or they will not be used. The crossings for pedestrians and cyclists should give these users first priority over motor vehicles, not the other way around as has been the habit in the last decades. Finally, a segregated cyclepath is required along the full length of both sides of the Huntingdon Road since cyclists will need to travel in both directions throughout the length of this road, not just on the eastern side, as now.

City resident, retired University employee.

University employee

University member

Cambridge City Resident - My toddler goes to W.Cam nursery & we need to cross the busy Huntingdon road on bike.

University member, Cambridge city resident

University Member, South Cambs Resident, Cambridge Cycle Campaign Member

University employee

University member South Cambridgeshire resident

Very simple action will make this area of town much safer to both pedestrians and cyclists

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I had rather assumed new junction to Edington would include cycle/pedestrian access as sensibly recommended by the petition. University member Girton resident

Member of the University

South Cambridgeshire resident

This section of road is an absolute nightmare. Someone is going to get seriously hurt unless sensible long term safety measures are taken by the contractor and client. It is a disgrace! Girton resident.

Supporter of walking and cycling in our cities.

University member; University employee. We need the university to make cycling provisions a first class concern. To date cycling provision has been nothing better than lousy. Cycling is as much of our culture as academic excellence. We should demand the same excellence in cycling provision as we do for academic excellence.

Girton resident & regular Huntingdon Rd rush-hour cyclist

Riding my bike towards Cambridge is so scary that I have regularly used the pavement, pushing my bike. Biking is good for the environment and my health. Please review the arrangements for cyclists ingoing and outgoing urgently!