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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
WS/HD: Creating healthy new developments
Representation ID: 59025
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Cambridge Cycling Campaign
New developments must integrate transport and cycling infrastructure which is not just designed for work commutes but for all types of uses and all types of users, providing benefits for both mental and physical health, strengthening communities and reducing isolation. Making walking and cycling safer and more accessible will allow children to travel independently from their parents at an earlier age and older people to continue to travel independently as they age. Properly designed cycling infrastructure can also be well-utilised by people on mobility scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
New developments must integrate transport and cycling infrastructure which is not just designed for work commutes but for all types of uses and all types of users, providing benefits for both mental and physical health, strengthening communities and reducing isolation. Making walking and cycling safer and more accessible will allow children to travel independently from their parents at an earlier age and older people to continue to travel independently as they age. Properly designed cycling infrastructure can also be well-utilised by people on mobility scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity
Representation ID: 59043
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Cambridge Cycling Campaign
Policies in the Local Plan must protect existing walking and cycle routes from being harmed, both during construction and after completion of the development. If highway works cut through a route and degrade its quality or accessibility, it must be fixed. Landowners, leaseholders or statutory undertakers must not be allowed to install barriers or obstacles into cycle routes such as fences, poles or electric charging infrastructure.
The cycling network must be protected in the same way as the public highway network. Transport Assessments and Travel Plans should include commitments to maintain the safety, usability and accessibility of active travel routes.
1) Policies in the Local Plan must protect existing walking and cycle routes from being harmed by development, both during construction and after completion of the development. Where works to the highway cut through an active travel route and degrade its quality or accessibility, it must be fixed. Landowners, leaseholders or statutory undertakers must not be allowed to install barriers or obstacles into cycle routes such as fences, poles or electric charging infrastructure.
2) The cycling network is just as strategic as the public highway network and must be protected in the same way. Transport Assessments and Travel Plans should include commitments to clean, clear, de-ice and maintain the safety, usability and accessibility of walking and cycling routes.
