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New cycle paths “like putting a motorway down the high street”, say residents

The Cambridge-based cycling group Camcycle has also argued that the proposed greenways represent a missed opportunity for “game-changing” active travel improvements

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Cambridge’s Chisholm Trail opens – a triumph of persistent campaigning

Jim Chisholm conceived the cross-city cycling route 23 years ago – and cut the ribbon this week to inaugurate it

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Mayor backs bus gate being reinstated on bridge on Cambridge’s busy Mill Road

DfT has withheld active travel for area after council’s decision in July to end trial closure

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“It makes you feel powerless” – victims in UK’s bike theft capital share their frustrations

Cambridge residents are being urged to register their bicycles in a bid to beat the thieves

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Cycle campaigners urge council to STOP building cycle lanes

Camcycle says pop-up infrastructure in Cambridge makes roads more dangerous for cyclists and does not meet government guidance

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Cycling campaigners urge rethink of Cambridge anti-terrorism barriers

Barriers on King’s Parade – one of UK’s busiest streets for cyclists – become operational tomorrow

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Cambridge Festival of Cycling returns throughout September

Events include social rides, Cargo Bike Carnival and CamcycleTech exploring science and technology behind cycling

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Campaigners in Cambridge ride for Space for Cycling ahead of local elections

Former shadow transport minister and local MP Daniel Zeichner joined in call for safer infrastructure

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Work starts on key cross-city Cambridge cycle route after two decades of campaigning

The Chisholm Trail - named after the Camcycle trustee who first proposed it - is due to be complete by 2020

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Police in Cambridge to launch close pass initiative tomorrow

Operation Velo will also be rolled out to rest of county and to Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire in due course

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