Camcycle

It's time that politicians of all parties worked together on a holistic vision for cycling in Ely with a plan for how to achieve it. @sustrans.bsky.social feasibility study for East Cambs District Council looked at the broader city & included suggestions such as making parts of Lynn Road one-way.
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Lynn Road, Ely: "Hopkins Homes will now seek to progress the application to not install a cycle route."

This is NOT the message we need to see in our region, where new developments should be improving facilities for people walking & cycling rather than adding additional pressures.
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graphic of two hands shaking Cyclists Drivers Wanting fewer drivers on the road in the middle We all want fewer drivers on the road regardless of how we get around.

We all want the same thing.

Creative developed with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

@greateranglia.bsky.social is making progress with its refurbishment of the Cyclepoint at Cambridge station. It will be replacing stands on the second floor from Monday 28 July. Please ensure all cycles on this floor are removed by the end of Sunday 27 July.

Exclusive: Flit’s folding e-bike takes on the highest peak in Wales, tackling perceptions of small-wheeled e-bikes.

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Because of the roadworks @greatercambs.bsky.social is carrying out to improve safety at the Addenbrooke's junction, we have temporarily moved Anna's ghost bike memorial to the other side of the path in collaboration with @cuh.nhs.uk. The cycle will be in this position for around 15 weeks.

Map showing Barton and Haslingfield Greenways and nearby links

We've previously expressed scepticism about the Baulk Path being included in the GCP's Barton Greenway.

However, we now believe that the route offers a viable & valuable link that will help create a more connected and accessible active travel network.

Read more:
www.camcycle.org.uk/blog/2025/07...

You can try emailing street.works@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
to see if they respond more quickly.

YouTube video by Evan Edinger I Cycled 2500km in London — Here's How It Changed My Life

Camcycle member recommendation: a video to make you fall in love with utility cycling all over again 😃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmf6...

Camcycle 30 years logo and a pictorial logo for the Girton Feast. Text reads: Summer Stall, Discuss your local cycling issues with us at Girton's Village Fete. Saturday 12 July, 11-5.30pm, Girton Recreation Ground

Camcycle is heading to the Girton Feast for the first time this weekend. We'll be at the Village Fête on Saturday at the Recreation Ground from 11-5.30pm. Come and discuss your local cycling issues and the idea for a new route to Histon & Impington.

A hand holding the Transforming Mobility report in front of the London eye. The river Thames, buildings and a blue sky can also be seen

Yesterday, we launched the Transforming Mobility report.

Transforming Mobility is a Sustrans project with @transportforall.org.uk, funded by the Motability Foundation, understanding how to better include disabled people in transport planning.

Great, if unsurprising, news.
Despite a noisy minority, the bus gate and reduced through traffic on Mill Road are very popular locally.

View of Mill Road from outside the Romsey Co-op showing people walking, wheeling a cycle and sitting on the public seating

Today it was revealed that Cambridgeshire County Council has successfully defended the latest legal challenge against the Mill Road bus gate.

Now all local authorities must work together with local stakeholders to urgently progress the improvements to the streetscape that will benefit all users.

Thanks for flagging that error - we’ve now changed that on our social channels with editable posts.

Great to see Cambridgeshire & Peterborough’s mayor Paul Bristow joining mayors from across the UK in a joint statement to create a 3,500 mile national active travel network. This includes local networks for walking, wheeling & cycling, & a commitment to transform the school run through safer routes.

Camcycle CEO Roxanne De Beaux standing on the Chisholm Trail jetty with the River Cam behind her

Roxanne De Beaux has announced that she will step down from her position as CEO of Camcycle, remaining in post until new leadership is in place around early 2026.

We'd like to thank Roxanne for an outstanding decade of hard work and insightful leadership.

www.camcycle.org.uk/blog/2025/07...

A girl in a yellow dress and a man in a blue shirt cycle along the Chisholm Trail. The wildflower verge to the left of the trail includes purple thistles. Overlaid is a '30 years of better cycling' logo and the text 'The Chisholm Trail'

Our final look back at 30 years of better cycling just has to celebrate the Chisholm Trail 🚲

It took 23 years to bring it from Jim's vision to reality but the section connecting Cambridge North to Coldham's Lane has already been an overwhelming success.

We're still campaigning for part 2...

The county council is carrying out improvement works to the paths and cattle grids around Ditton Meadows to make walking and cycling better and ensure that the cows remain in the meadows.

Here’s a summary of the works and diversions which are starting today: www.camcycle.org.uk/images/blog/...

'The Met Police confiscated my wheelchair for 19 days' Israel Vidal's wheelchair was taken by police because it had an electric attachment.

Police should not be confiscating #Disabled people’s necessary equipment. Isra’s story illustrates Met bad practice and the need to sort out the law around mobility aids. #MyCycleMyMobilityAid.

See our briefing on current, failing, #MobilityAids policy: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/briefing-on-...

A cyclist in a headscarf rides on the cycle lane part of the parallel crossing at Highworth Avenue while a woman in a striped dress walks the other way on the zebra crossing. Overlaid is a '30 years of better cycling' logo and the text 'Milton Road'.

Much of the quality of the @greatercambs.bsky.social Milton Road scheme is testament to the campaigning of the 'Milton Road Alliance' between Camcycle and local residents' groups.

The result is nearly two miles of protected cycle lanes, with cycling priority at side roads and safer junctions.

A red cycle lane and Dutch entrance kerb are set in front of a row of new houses with pitched roofs. Overlaid is a '30 years of better cycling' logo and the text 'Waterbeach'

Camcycle worked with Waterbeach Cycling Campaign to ensure the developing Waterbeach New Town was designed to make walking and cycling the obvious choice for short journeys.

This included replacing a proposed main road past the school with an active travel path, improving safety and air quality.

Four cyclists riding on Mill Road in Cambridge on a summer's day. Overlaid is a '30 years of better cycling logo' and the text 'Mill Road'

In 2008, Camcycle set out a vision for 'Mill Road reclaimed for humans'. We refreshed it in 2018/19, trialling a parklet and working with residents on a call for long-lasting improvements.

The current bus gate was installed in 2024 and we're now working on the campaign for a better streetscape.

Two cyclists and a mobility scooter user riding around the CYCLOPS protected junction on Histon Road in Cambridge on a blue-sky day. Overlaid is a '30 years of better cycling logo' and the text 'Histon Road CYCLOPS junction'

The first CYCLOPS junction in Cambridge at Gilbert Road and Warwick Road is the highlight of the @greatercambs.bsky.social's Histon Road scheme. Camcycle inspired the design by sharing a new idea from Greater Manchester.

This previously hostile junction is now a cycle route suitable for all.

Picture of two-tier stands in the Cyclepoint cycle park. Overlaid is a '30 years of better cycling' logo and the text 'Cyclepoint'

Parking at Cambridge station had been an issue since 1995, so we welcomed the 2016 opening of Cyclepoint. With nearly 3,000 spaces, it's the UK's largest cycle park.

We scrutinised designs, tested cycle racks & continue to work with Greater Anglia & the police to improve security & accessibility.

Camcycle 30 logo. Text 'Summer Stall: Discover more about what we do and discuss your local cycling issues'. Histon and Impington Feast logo. Text: Sunday 29 June, 12-4pm, The Green, Histon

Come and visit Camcycle's stall at the Histon & Impington Feast this Sunday!

We'll be there with our big orange cargo bike from 12-4pm to share more about our work and discuss your local cycling issues.

Four cyclists ride two abreast in each direction on the new Cowley Road cycleway, part of the Waterbeach Greenway. There is also a person walking on the adjacent pavement. Overlaid: a '30 years of better cycling' logo and the text 'Greenways'

Day 24: Camcycle has long called for better links to and from the villages surrounding Cambridge and welcomed the plan for 12 new Greenways.

We continue to scrutinse the developing routes and are enjoying the new high-quality Cowley Road section, part of the Waterbeach Greenway.

Families campaigning for a new walking and cycling link from the Westbrook Centre site. They stand by a fence where they'd like the route to go. Overlaid is a '30 years of better cycling logo' and the text 'Permeability'

Day 23: a key issue that is raised time and again is permeability.

For example, in 1998 we secured a cut-through between Rustat Road and Cambridge Leisure Park and, in 2024, we supported Better Walking for West Chesterton in their successful campaign to secure new links from the Westbrook Centre.

A child in a yellow T-shirt and light blue cycle helmet rides around the Dutch-style roundabout at Fendon Road. Overlaid is a '30 years of better cycling' logo and the text 'Fendon Road roundabout'

Our efforts to connect Cambridgeshire County Council with Dutch consultancy Royal Haskoning paid dividends for people walking and cycling in south Cambridge. The Dutch-style roundabout at Fendon Road was a UK first, with a protected ring for cyclists and zebra crossings on each arm for pedestrians.

Three Very Important People who made vital contributions to each of Camcycle’s three decades of campaigning success came together at the Chesterton Festival yesterday 🌟

#Camcycle30

Bridge Street in Cambridge showing people walking, cycling and an electric car in a vintage style giving local tours

In 1998, a pile of postcards sent by our supporters persuaded Cambridgeshire County Council that permanently restricting motor traffic on Bridge Street was the right way to go. Many years later, who would go back? The street is a thriving place of people cycling, walking & visiting local businesses.