The Mill Road bridge bus gate is (at last) in place. So what’s next for Mill Road? We need a Mill Road transformation project to make Mill Road a place to go to, not a street to drive through. The town centres of St Neots and March have populations of 33,000 and 23,000 respectively. Both… Continue reading Mill Road transformation project
campaign-updates
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Bridge restrictions have no impact on boundary roads
This post uses freely available County Council traffic sensor data to confirm that Mill Road bridge restrictions have no impact on traffic levels on boundary roads. This data has been publicly available for some years – we accessed the data recently to do this analysis. The boundary roads included are Hills Rd, Coleridge Rd, Coldhams… Continue reading Bridge restrictions have no impact on boundary roads
Subverting Democracy?
If you care to look you will find many examples of those opposing Mill Road Bridge restrictions claiming that the County Council is defying the will of the majority. That the Council are wasting public money by repeatedly pressing ahead with plans to restrict private motor vehicles from crossing the Bridge. (If you’d like an… Continue reading Subverting Democracy?
Legal action delaying Mill Rd traffic reductions
The judge has yet to make a public decision in the latest High Court hearing held 1st February 2024 between Pamela Wesson and Cambridgeshire County Council. The hearing was to decide whether or not Ms Wesson’s case regarding the implementation of the Mill Rd bridge modal filter should move forward or be “struck out”. While… Continue reading Legal action delaying Mill Rd traffic reductions
MR4P launch #Pavemeant4People campaign
On Saturday 11th November, we launched our campaign against pavement and other illegal parking along Mill Road. Called #Pavemeant4People, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the negative impacts of anti-social parking, and put pressure on the City and County Council to enforce parking regulations and prevent pavement parking. MR4P supporters stood along the edge… Continue reading MR4P launch #Pavemeant4People campaign
72% campaign – now we need action
What are we waiting for? There’s a clear democratic mandate for bridge restrictions, and County need to get on with it.
mill road 4 people welcome bus gate approval
Released 7 March 2023 14:00 Mill Road 4 People are delighted at the decision of the County Council Highways and Transport Committee to approve the TRO for Mill Road bridge. Residents in the Mill Road area have been calling for traffic reductions for literally decades, and it is great to see their views being acted… Continue reading mill road 4 people welcome bus gate approval
Update: Mill Road bridge TRO up for review at Highways
Following an extensive and widely advertised public consultation, in their July 2022 meeting Cambridgeshire County Council Highways Committee decided to consult on a formal TRO to reinstate the modal filter on Mill Road bridge. The TRO included a list of exemptions to that filter (e.g. blue badge holders, taxis). The results of that TRO consultation… Continue reading Update: Mill Road bridge TRO up for review at Highways
Mill Road: progress at Highways committee
The future of Mill Road was again on the agenda at the County Council Highways Committee Tuesday. Councillors decided unanimously to accept officers’ recommendations for further progress on Mill Rd. These were: Note the review undertaken by the GCP of Mill Road Agree to consult on a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to reinstate the modal… Continue reading Mill Road: progress at Highways committee
Streetscape and traffic filtering
Here are some ideas MR4P’s members have come up with for improvements to the Mill Road streetscape. There’s also an alternative to a single filter on Mill Road bridge which has some advantages – zoom out on the map to see that. Move the map about to look for the red / black icons which… Continue reading Streetscape and traffic filtering