Project Summary
GCP is working with Cambridgeshire County Council to make it easier for people to walk and cycle around Greater Cambridge during the Covid-19 pandemic and to support social distancing.
A series of experimental traffic management schemes were introduced in August 2020 (Tranche 1 Phase 1). These closed various streets to through motor traffic. Tranche 1 Phase 2 started on 20 January 2021. Tranche 2 starts later in 2021.
The experimental traffic restrictions can be in place for a maximum of 18 months. During the first 6 months of the trial, anyone can comment on or object to making the experiment permanent. Other comments can be submitted at any time during the trial. Please email these to contactus@greatercambridge.org.uk.
A survey for Phase 1 took place in November / December 2020. A Phase 2 survey (Newtown only) ran from 17 May until 11 June 2021.
Comments could be made on Phase 1 and Phase 2 until 7 July 2021. This deadline has now passed.
Key benefits
- Fewer motor vehicles can help make cycling and walking safer and more pleasant
- Residential areas are no longer used by through traffic
- There is less noise and pollution on residential streets
- The measures are part of the City Access project, helping to make travel into and around Cambridge more sustainable
Current status
- A report was prepared for the GCP Joint Assembly on 9 September 2021
Read the report here on pages 100 to 126 of the Agenda Pack: (GCP Joint Assembly 9 September).
See background papers in the Documents section at the bottom of this page.
- The report was then presented to the GCP Executive Board of 30 September 2021. See pages 116-143: GCP Executive Board 30 September 2021
- The report was presented to Cambridgeshire County Council Highways and Transport Committee on 4 November 2021. The Committee decided that all six trials should be made permanent, and steps are now being taken to determine the final appearance of the measures. The decision of the County Council can be read here: County Council H&T meeting 4/11/21
Deadline for formal comments and objections - 7 July 2021
This deadline has now passed, and all information is being analysed prior to a report being presented to the GCP Joint Assembly on 9 September, GCP Executive Board on 30 September and Cambridgeshire County Council Highways and Transport Committee on 4 November 2021. The County Council will make the final decision on whether to retain, amend or remove these measures. Whatever decision is made will be implemented by 12 February 2022.
Phase 2 Newtown consultation noon 17 May – noon 11 June 2021
A consultation took place on the experimental traffic measures in Newtown, which were introduced in January 2021.
Latest updates
July 2021
The Tranche 1 Phase 2 measures were introduced in January 2021 and a consultation launched on 17 May 2021. This consultation ended on 11 June 2021.
The Tranche 1 Phase 1 consultation ended on 18 December 2020, and the six-month period of formal comments ended on 12 February 2021.
The Phase 1 and 2 measures will be reviewed by the GCP Executive Board in September 2021. The County Council will make a decision on the future of the experimental measures in November 2021.
The deadline for formal comments on both Phase 1 and Phase 2 was 7 July 2021.
Project details
Tranche 1 schemes (Newtown Phase 2)
On 6 January 2021 the County Council made an experimental traffic order for a second series of measures in the Newtown area. We installed these on 20 January 2021. For details see the table below along with the information leaflet. A map showing the measures is on the right.
During the first 6 months of the Phase 2 trial period, until 7 July 2021, you could make a formal objection to any part of the measures being made permanent.
There was a four-week public consultation on Phase 2 measures in May / June 2021.
Tranche 1 schemes (Phase 1)
The County Council made regulation orders for Tranche 1 Phase 1 on 29 July 2020. You can find the details in the table below. There are also leaflets that you can download.
To get feedback and help us make a final decision about the schemes, we carried out a six-week consultation on the effects of the measures. The consultation ran from 9 November to 18 December 2020. If you wish to make any further comments, please email contactus@greatercambridge.org.uk or call 01223 699906.
The deadline for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 comments was 7 July 2021.
TRANCHE 1 SCHEMES: Phase 1 and 2
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Area |
Measure |
Date measures installed |
Information |
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Silver Street |
Extend the bus gate restriction to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
24 August 2020 |
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Luard Road |
Prohibit the driving of motor vehicles on a short section west of the Luard Close junction to prevent through traffic movements |
24 August 2020 |
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Storey’s Way |
Prohibit the driving of motor vehicles at the existing 2 metre width restriction point to prevent through traffic movements The existing 2 metre width restriction will be suspended. |
25 August 2020 |
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Newtown Area - Bateman Street |
Phase 1 measures: Prohibit the driving of motor vehicles on a short section of Bateman Street, just west of the Panton Street junction to prevent through traffic movements in the area. |
25 August 2020 |
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Newtown Area - Coronation Street |
Phase 1 measures: Prohibit the driving of motor vehicles on a short section of Coronation Street, just west of the Panton Street junction to prevent through traffic movements in the area: |
26 August 2020 |
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Newtown Area - Pemberton Terrace |
Phase 1 measures: Prohibit the driving of motor vehicles on a short section of Pemberton Terrace, just west of its junction with Panton Street to prevent through traffic movements in the area: |
26 August 2020 |
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Newtown Area - Coronation Street |
Phase 1 measures: The one-way flow between St. Eligius Street and Panton Street will be suspended |
26 August 2020 |
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Newtown Area - Panton Street |
Phase 2 measures |
20 January 2021
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Newtown Area - Panton Street |
Phase 2 measures Two way traffic flow in Panton Street between Union Road and Saxon Street (either side of the prohibition of driving measure above) Cyclists allowed to use Panton Street in both directions on the sections between Lensfield Road and Saxon Street and between Union Road and Russell Court with motor vehicles one-way only (northbound) |
20 January 2021
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Newtown Area - Norwich Street |
Phase 2 measures |
20 January 2021
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Newtown Phase 2 leaflet |
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Nightingale Avenue |
Prohibit the driving of motor vehicles on a short section immediately adjacent to its junction with Hills Road to prevent through traffic movements |
28 August 2020 |
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Carlyle Road, Cambridge |
Prohibit the driving of motor vehicles on a short section between Holland Street and Grasmere Gardens to prevent through traffic movements |
27 August 2020 |
ETRO Leaflet |
TRANCHE 2 SCHEMES
A second tranche of experimental traffic management schemes that the GCP has been considering, including measures to reduce traffic on Maid’s Causeway and Victoria Avenue, has been deferred and will be reconsidered as part of a review of the road network hierarchy in Cambridge that the GCP has been asked to undertake by the County Council. Consultation on the network review is expected to take place in 2022.
COUNTY COUNCIL SCHEMES
For information on the full list of Cambridgeshire County Council measures, visit https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/transport-projects/cycling-pedestrian-improvements/active-travel-fund-walking-and-cycling-schemes
