We’ve recently written to every current business owner trading on Mill Road to highlight that so many of the changes we want to see on the street would benefit the small businesses we all value. The letter is shown below. We remain happy to work constructively with traders, and the Mill Road Traders’ Association, to… Continue reading Our Open Letter to all Mill Road Traders
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MR4P urges joint action with Traders Association
Following the election of the new Mill Road Traders’ Association (MRTA) committee last year, we were hopeful that we (residents and traders) could work together to pressure our local authorities for improvements to our local high street. We met on several occasions with members of the committee, drafted a joint statement back in June and… Continue reading MR4P urges joint action with Traders Association
City Council elections 2026: candidates views
Cambridge City Council elections on Thursday 7th May are less than 2 weeks away. So what do the candidates standing in Coleridge, Petersfield & Romsey wards think about Mill Road? We sent our May 2026 election questionnaire to all the city council candidates to find out. Many thanks to all those candidates that took the… Continue reading City Council elections 2026: candidates views
83% support a Mill Road transformation – so where is it?
Introduction In Spring 2022 (over three and a half years ago) the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) ran a thorough and well advertised consultation about the future of Mill Road. The consultation was run by the GCP on behalf of the local Highways Authority (Cambridgeshire County Council). One of the key questions asked whether respondents supported… Continue reading 83% support a Mill Road transformation – so where is it?
Public Investment in March
Why March? The purpose of our visit was to take a close look at what had been achieved by a regeneration project focussing on the Broad Street, riverside, Market Place and Acre Road areas of March. Costing approximately £8.4 million, the programme of works was the result of a successful application made in 2019 by… Continue reading Public Investment in March
Judge rejects claim bridge restrictions illegal
Mill Road 4 People welcomes today’s announcement of the court judgment, which rejects all of the claimant’s four grounds, often in strong terms. This decision has shown definitively that the installation of the bus gate on Mill Road was neither undemocratic nor illegal in any way. The forceful nature of the judge’s language, for instance… Continue reading Judge rejects claim bridge restrictions illegal
mill road bridge tro legal challenge – court report
Earlier today the High Court heard case AC-2024-LON-003835 – Emma Rose vs Cambridgeshire County Council before Mrs Justice Lang DBE. Emma Rose (the claimant) was challenging the County Council’s Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which restricted most private motor traffic from crossing Mill Road bridge. While judgment in the case is not expected for some time,… Continue reading mill road bridge tro legal challenge – court report
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…
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
Mill Road transformation project
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