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Contact: Clare Rankin Cycling and Walking Officer
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Welcome and Introductions Minutes: 1. Apologies – Mike Davies. 2. Minutes of the
last meeting Wednesday 28th September 2016 and matters arising. Minutes
agreed. DA
was welcomed as the new Lib Dem representative on the Group for this municipal
year. MS
requested that the next meeting include a presentation on regulations related
to cycling on pavements. 3. Palmer’s Walk –
update (AF) A
total of 62 responses were received following the re-consultation in
September/October 2016. This was 3 times more than the original August 2015
consultation. On the question of the proposed widening, 41% of respondents
supported the proposal to widen the footpath in some form, although 59%
supported the option to maintain the current path width of 1.2 metres. These
results were taken to East Area Committee 12th January. On
the separate question of whether there should be a cycling ban on Palmer’s
Walk, 59 responses were received with 46 (or 78%) supporting the proposal for a
ban. LW
made a brief statement to the Group urging it to support the erection of a ‘no
cycling’ sign on Palmer’s Walk similar to those currently in use on Christ’s
Pieces and which according to LW are effective. If cycle traffic is removed she
stated that there would therefore be no justification for the widening of the
path and that this proposal in the view of the majority of residents should be
abandoned. LW asked for an assurance that any future proposal to change the
width of Palmer’s Walk footpath would be the subject of public consultation. NB: Following the
meeting the Chair gave this assurance. MS
highlighted the need for consistency in signage across all the open spaces
instead of an ad hoc approach and that in his view, there was some doubt that
the erection of this sign in isolation would be effective. The cost of widening
the path would likely be more than the original £20,000 estimated in 2015
according to JR but a detailed estimated cost had not yet been carried out. KB
reported that East Area Committee Members were happy for the Group to point the
way forward regarding this situation. The issue of whether cycling should be
prohibited was discussed but this issue was outside the context of the
consultation. MS suggested re-visiting the cycling issue again; approaching it
holistically with input from ARU, whereas DA stated that he would support the
widening of the path but that this should include segregation in order that
cycling in a city such as Cambridge is encouraged. RECOMMENDATION: The
Palmer’s Walk footpath to remain unchanged to reflect the majority of views
recorded by the 2016 re-consultation. The separate issue of
prohibiting cycling along the footpath to be revisited later in the year. 4. Promotion grant
funding Although
the total amount being sought by applicants amounts to
£27,000, the Group were informed that only £5,020 remained in the budget
following the cycle parking audit and the re-printing of the City Cycle Map
which is badly in need of updating. KB stressed ... view the full minutes text for item 1X/15/MCPSG |