Cambourne-Cambridge Busway: Difference between revisions

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** [[File:Better Bus Route overview final draft.pdf]]
** [[File:Better Bus Route overview final draft.pdf]]
** [[File:Option Assessment Report option 6 Final Draft.pdf]]
** [[File:Option Assessment Report option 6 Final Draft.pdf]]
* It is unclear what the impact of this proposal would be on the Madingley Road / A1303 shared-use path for walking and cycling. There are several sections to be considered:
** West of Madingley Mulch Roundabout
** Between the Madingley Mulch Roundabout and the M11
** East of the M11 to J.J. Thomson Ave
** J.J. Thomson Ave to the city centre
* The Option 6 proposal calls for a "dedicated cycle route" from West Cambridge to the city centre but does not specify where this dedicated cycle route would be placed.
* These questions require further answers...

Revision as of 13:47, 1 February 2017

Introduction

City Deal has proposed a new busway ("Option 3") between Cambourne and Cambridge carving a new right-of-way through the fields between West Cambridge and Cambourne.

Local Liaison Forum proposal

  • Members of the forum have proposed an alternative plan ("Option 6") using Madingley Road (A1303) instead of a new busway through the West Fields:
  • It is unclear what the impact of this proposal would be on the Madingley Road / A1303 shared-use path for walking and cycling. There are several sections to be considered:
    • West of Madingley Mulch Roundabout
    • Between the Madingley Mulch Roundabout and the M11
    • East of the M11 to J.J. Thomson Ave
    • J.J. Thomson Ave to the city centre
  • The Option 6 proposal calls for a "dedicated cycle route" from West Cambridge to the city centre but does not specify where this dedicated cycle route would be placed.
  • These questions require further answers...