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Double Yellow lines on New Road finally arrive

The County Council have now put in place the double yellow lines along one side of New Road.

This was funded by a scheme focused on keeping buses moving through the village and was consulted on last year; due consideration was taken of comments received including some objections. A similar scheme on Cambridge Road has not proceeded.

The lines are along the side of the road which is very rarely used for parking, and in that sense merely forces ‘normality’; however there have been regular problems during specific events in the area where both buses have been unable to get through and which would prevent emergency access to the events themselves.

Double yellow lines also apply to the pavement and verge behind them.

Parking is a contentious issue in many parts of the villages and residents near IVC report being having their drives blocked on occasions. The Parish Council’s Highways Committee is developing a parking strategy and policy. This would encourage parking with consideration and not on pavements – which causes problems for more vulnerable road users – including pedestrians, pushchairs and mobility scooters.

 

Guided Busway News – Track Closure 12-13 March

We have received the following from the Guided Busway Team:

Due to a track closure at Histon, some buses will be diverted and you may need to get on or off at a different stop

On Saturday 12 March route B towards Cambridge will be unable to serve the stop at Histon & Impington. Please use the stop on Cambridge Road, next to the shops, instead. Buses towards St. Ives are unaffected. Route B will also be unable to serve the stops in Orchard Park and will stop on Histon Road, just to the south of the King’s Hedges Road junction, instead. Buses towards St. Ives are unaffected.

Busway route A will be diverted through Orchard Park. Buses to Cambridge and St Ives will therefore operate on the opposite side to normal in Orchard Park and buses will still serve Cambridge Regional College and the Science Park as normal.

On Sunday 13 March route B will be unable to serve the stop at Histon & Impington towards Cambridge – please use the stop on Cambridge Road, next to the shops.

If you’re travelling to or from Orchard Park please use the stops on Histon Road, to the south of King’s Hedges Road. Orchard Park East and West cannot be served by route B.

 

 

Highways Committee

A meeting of the Highways Committee took place on Thursday 4th February

Items of special note include:

Local Highways Improvement Scheme – successful bid 2015-2016. The scheme is broken up into 4 elements:

Tactile crossing point at Home Close

Relocation of bus stop on High Street, swapping position with the parking bay to enable buses to pull into the stop safely

Bus stop marking on Winders Lane

Improvements to footway at The Green/High Street outside Cambridge Building Society

All these projects will be underway very soon, look out for project updates on our website

Narrow Lane ‘Problem Parking’ – residents attended the meeting to give Councillors an insight of the everyday issues faced on Narrow Lane with regards to parking and dangerous manoeuvres. Cllrs Stonham and Foster will be leading this project working closely with residents to come up with solutions to be costed and presented at the next meeting in April

A Working Party was formed with a focus on drafting a Parking Strategy for Histon & Impington. Cllr Jenkins is leading the working party. If you would like to give information about problem parking down your street please email admin@hisimp.net

 

Guided Busway Closures

We have received the following from Cambridgeshire County Council:

Dear Members

Urgent works  need to be carried out to repair a defect at Histon & Impington  Cambridge bound stop on the Guided Busway.  The nature of the works will require a full closure of The Busway at this stop from midnight on Friday 22nd January until 05.00 on Monday 25th January.  The replacement stop will be on Cambridge Road outside Anglia Fireplaces.  The maintenance track will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists all weekend.

The A and C Services will re-join the Busway through Orchard Park picking up at all stops on the way in and out.  The B service will pick up at the first stop after Kings Hedges Road on Histon Road on the way into Cambridge.  On the way out it will pick up/drop off at the stop at the top of Kings Hedges road on Histon Road.

Stagecoach will be placing stop closed signs at the Histon & Impington stop and information signs at the Orchard Park stop.

 

Reminder: Citi8 route changes

Stagecoach have now introduced (as of today, 3rd Jan 2016) a new timetable and the Citi8 now terminates in the City Centre.

To get to the Railway Station or Addenbrookes you will now need to change in the City Centre, or take a Busway Service A instead.

Here is a link to the New Citi8 timetable (this will download a pdf document)

Here is a link to a Map of City Centre Connections to Railway Station (this will download a pdf document)

These are also available from here: Stagecoach website

These changes are a purely commercial decision by Stagecoach, undertaken despite protestations from both Histon & Impington and Cottenham Parish Councils. Outside of London there is no regulatory requirement to run any specific bus service; the changes just have to be registered correctly.

Complaints can be made here: Stagecoach East Complaints page

 

Have your say – Milton Road & Histon Road – better bus cycling and walking trips

We have received the following from The Greater Cambridge City Deal team:

Initial consultations on better bus, cycling and walking trips for Milton Road and Histon Road in Cambridge are taking place from 14th December – 15th  February 2016.

The Greater Cambridge City Deal is asking for views on initial ideas, including:

  • new bus lanes
  • better foot and cycleways
  • relocation of parking and
  • changes to some junctions along Milton Road and Histon Road

Full information is available online from Monday 14 December. A delay has arisen with the publication of the printed consultation leaflets and questionnaires for Histon Road and Milton Road, which means these will be available slightly later than planned.  As a result the consultation has been extended by two weeks to 15 February. This will not affect the timing of reports to the Assembly and Board next summer.

Leaflets will be distributed to households and businesses near Histon Road and Milton Road, households further afield will receive postcards. The leaflets and postcards will be delivered as soon as they are available.

We will also e-mail interested parties with a link to the project’s web pages, the online surveys and further information:

http://www.gccitydeal.co.uk/citydeal/info/2/transport/1/transport/8

http://www.gccitydeal.co.uk/citydeal/info/2/transport/1/transport/9

The consultation will be widely publicised through various channels, including leaflets and posters at key locations, press release and social media; a questionnaire is online and included in the leaflet. Staffed drop-in exhibitions will give residents the opportunity to look at proposals in more detail, ask questions and share their views:

  • Tuesday 12 January                   16.00 – 20.00      Mayfield Primary School, Warwick Road, Cambridge CB4 3HN
  • Wednesday 13 January             16.00 – 19.00      Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, Cambridge CB4 3NY
  • Tuesday 19 January                   16.00 – 21.00      St. George’s C of E Church, Chesterfield Road, Cambridge CB4 1LN
  • Wednesday 20 January            16.00 – 21.00      St. Laurence’s Roman Catholic Church, 91 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1XB
  • Monday 25 January                   16.00 – 20.00      Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, Cambridge CB4 3NY
  • Tuesday 26 January                   17.00 – 21.00      Meadows Community Centre, 1 St. Catherine’s Road, Cambridge CB4 3XJ

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us, should you require any further information.

The Greater Cambridge City Deal team

01223 699906

 

Changes to the Citi8 Service from January

Stagecoach have announced that from January Citi8 buses will terminate at the ‘John Lewis stop’ (Emmanuel Street) and will not go on to the Railway Station or Addenbrookes. Return journeys will start from the Drummer Street Bus Station.

This is of major concern to The Parish Council due to its effect on the elderly, the less mobile, and patients alongside commuters and pupils travelling into the numerous schools in Cambridge. The Parish Council alongside Cottenham Parish Council and one of our County Councillors went to lobby Stagecoach on their decision.

Buses are deregulated so the County Council has no powers to intervene. It is purely a commercial decision by Stagecoach who cited congestion between the City Centre and the Station as eroding their ability to run a reliable, punctual service.

To access the Railway Station or Addenbrookes you will either need to use Busway Service ‘A’, or change in the Centre. Many other services will take you there including the Citi7 which used to link up – but we were given the tip of using the 13 towards Haverhill for emptier buses 😉 (but please check it suits your journey). Unless you only have a ‘Single’ it will be covered by your ticket.

 

Busway maintenance

County Council Guided Bus people have advised:

‘Over the last few weeks the bus operators have notified the Busway team of a number of beams requiring attention along the busway.  These have now been assessed by our contractors and  Skanska will be undertaking maintenance works as follows:

Friday 10th April Midnight to Monday 13th April 05:00 hrs  Histon.  Guideway closed between Station Road Histon and Orchard Park spur.  Maintenance track will also be closed in this section.  Advance closure signs will be installed in the area early next week to provide warning to cyclists and pedestrians. Route diversions will be in place for buses.

Friday 17th April Midnight to Monday 20th April 05:00 Trumpington.  Guideway closed between Trumpington and Addenbrookes spur. Foster Road stops will be closed with advance signage on the shelters.  Route diversion will be in place for buses.

There will also be minor work undertaken between St.Ives and Swavesey and Oakington one night between Wenesday 15th April and Friday 17th April but these works will be undertaken during engineering hours and will not therefore involve any diversions.  Maintenance tracks will be closed for some of these works and Skanska have been told to put advance warning signs in areas for cyclists and pedestrians.’

 

Parish Council secures £250k funding from County

The County Council’s Economy and Environment Committee confirmed the allocation of £0.25M for two schemes to improve the infrastructure in Histon and Impington.

One scheme is to make some improvements to the junction at The Green, including facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. The second concentrates on the approach to the A14 roundabout, and was given a maximum 10 out of 10 in the evaluation by the County as it will improve the flow for buses and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.

These schemes were proposed by the Parish Council when funding became available from contributions put aside by large developments to improve the infrastructure in the area (known as Section 106 money). It is a paradox while often there is no funding available, when funding becomes available proposals must be ready to go; securing this funding already represents at least two years work by the Parish Council and the Highways Committee. The work just completed at The Coop and Green were funded by a previous round.

Details of what will be implemented will now be worked on, with work expected to be complete within the next two years.

A further tranche of money (£10k) was assigned to investigate how to improve facilities for cyclists along the Histon Road, after a proposed scheme was rejected last year.

Click here for the details.

 

 

110 bus service to Ely: saved and improved

The weekly 110 bus service to Ely will continue to run and, from 3 Nov 14, will run twice a week, on Saturdays as well as Thursdays.

Click here for a copy of the timetable. Note a modification to the route: the service now runs via Rampton. Note also that it will no longer be run by Freedom Bus but by Lords Travel of Ely.

This service has been under threat for some time because it is a subsidised route and the County Council decided to withdraw all subsidies some time ago. However a determined campaign has protected the route and it will now run twice a week.

 

 

 

New website

INCREASING BIODIVERSITY IN THE VILLAGES

Tree across footpath behind Manor Park

Storm Eunice

Christmas Tree Chipping event Saturday 8th January 2021