The Politics of Transport…

…an election explainer The Spring 2025 election campaign has included claims that the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will have more power over transport policy and practice than is, in fact, the case. So just for clarity here’s a quick break-down of who does what on transport in Cambridgeshire. Cambs and Peterborough Combined Authority This… Continue reading The Politics of Transport…

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Coleridge Road traffic levels

Introduction People living around Coleridge Road have told us that motor traffic levels have increased in recent weeks (they have). Some have claimed that the introduction of restrictions to motor vehicles on Mill Road are the cause of this increase. Are they right? Probably not. Detailed traffic levels The image below compares February 2025 traffic… Continue reading Coleridge Road traffic levels

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MR4P statement on latest TRO legal action developments

Background In her legal action against the County Council’s decision to implement a bus gate on Mill Road, Emma Rose, on behalf of ‘Friends of Mill Road Bridge 2’ had applied for ‘interim relief’. If successful this would have halted the implementation of the Mill Road bridge bus gate until their legal action was heard… Continue reading MR4P statement on latest TRO legal action developments

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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

Romsey By-Election -Candidate Views

Following the resignation of City Councillor Mairéad Healy, a by-election is happening in Romsey on Thursday 12 September. We asked all 4 candidates for their views on the current Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which will if approved restrict traffic passing over Mill Road bridge. The TRO is currently in a consultation period. Here’s what they… Continue reading Romsey By-Election -Candidate Views

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