The Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief highlights at least 2 problems related to traffic on Mill Road which could inhibit the success of housing on the site. Problem 1 is the lack of visibility from the exit and entrance of the site. Problem 2 is an imbalance between motor traffic and the pedestrian environment on the stretch of Mill Road leading into town. The consultation process fortuitously coincides with consultation on the document 'Tackling Peak time congestion in Cambridge' which contains the proposal that Mill Road Bridge should be closed to private traffic during rush hours with the objective of reducing congestion and through-traffic flows. Residents of Mill Road itself are painfully aware that congestion is a problem but that speeding cars, cars mounting the pavements and high levels of through-traffic are greater problems. This is a good opportunity to demonstrate that the Mill Road environment will be improved by making these restrictions on private motorized traffic crossing the bridge more extensive. Mill Road should not be used as a rat run by non-local traffic, as it is a residential road, a residential road which is becoming more densely populated as our city houses an increased population whilst avoiding further destruction of its green-belt. It would be advantageous to include within the Depot brief the facility for traffic to turn.