In 2020, we worked with the county council on experimental traffic management schemes to make it easier for people to walk and cycle during the pandemic.
Two consultations were held to find out what people thought of the measures, and all were made permanent by the county council. The schemes undertaken were:
Silver Street | Extending the bus gate to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week | 24 August 2020 |
Luard Road | Prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles on a short section west of the Luard Close junction | 24 August 2020 |
Storey’s Way | Prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles at the existing 2 metre width restriction point (with the existing 2 metre width suspended) | 25 August 2020 |
Bateman Street | Prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles on a short section of Bateman Street, just west of the Panton Street junction | 25 August 2020 |
Coronation Street | Prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles on a short section of Coronation Street, just west of the Panton Street junction | 26 August 2020 |
Pemberton Terrace | Prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles on a short section of Pemberton Terrace, just west of its junction with Panton Street | 26 August 2020 |
Coronation Street | Suspending the one-way flow between St. Eligius Street and Panton Street | 26 August 2020 |
Panton Street | Prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles on a short section of Panton Street, mid-way between Saxon Street and Union Road | 20 January 2021 |
Panton Street | 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 |
Norwich Street | The one-way flow in Norwich Street reversed to flow from Panton Street to Hills Road | 20 January 2021 |
Nightingale Avenue | Prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles on a short section immediately adjacent to its junction with Hills Road | 28 August 2020 |
Carlyle Road, Cambridge | Prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles on a short section between Holland Street and Grasmere Gardens | 27 August 2020 |