Around Queen Edith's

In a public consultation, the Luard Road point closure scored the highest level of ‘strong support’ of all the similar schemes in the city, yet council officers have announced that they are thinking of removing it. We need our county councillors to make a case for retaining it, especially after its contribution to reducing traffic accidents on Hills Road.

We do not want to hear excuses; sorting out existing problems must come before any further expansion is allowed.

Today’s instalment is shorter, you’ll be pleased to know, as I look at the election for our solitary County Councillor here in Queen Edith’s. I also discuss what might be quite an exciting election in the county as a whole, although the action will be elsewhere!

If you’ve ever thought you’d like to be a local councillor, this coming year is the best chance you will ever get. And you won’t need to join a political party either.

I’ve been devoting my spare time in the last month to being part of the Queen Edith’s Community Forum team. I’m sure regular readers will understand.

I hope the council committee approves these proposals. It’s a shame that motorists couldn’t be community-minded or considerate enough to avoid having to implement them, but that’s the way it is.

The historic family homes at 291 and 292 Hills Road may be about to get demolished. On Sunday afternoon, neighbours and other local residents will be gathering outside 292 Hills Road to celebrate its distinguished history.

Here are my thoughts on the Cambridge South East Transport project. It seems to me that the authorities consider this to be more about the people out in the countryside who they want to get into and out of Queen Edith’s more quickly. We need to make sure that our voices are heard.

The authorities reckon they can solve congestion coming into Queen Edith’s by building a new Park & Ride, right out at the A11, the other side of Babraham, then creating a bus service from there which will be good enough to get people out of their cars. This will have a big impact on us for many years to come, but they’ve only given us a few weeks to work out what it all means and have our say. Here’s everything I know, and what we can all do.

A surprise proposed new section of double yellow lines has been unveiled by the county council for the stretch of Baldock Way between Blinco Grove and Cavendish Avenue.

This may be of interest to you if you’re of strong constitution when it comes to reading administrative documentation, and are concerned about subjects including the Wort’s Causeway development, cycle parking, on-street deliveries, tall buildings, parking stress, traveller sites, student accommodation, access to the railway station, and more. Grab a coffee and read on.

Several of these local developments will be coming up at this month’s City Council Planning Committee meeting on Wednesday 10 January.

Initial proposals have been announced for 1200 houses and flats on what’s called “land north of Cherry Hinton”, but which in reality is the southern part of the Cambridge Airport site.

The County Council is planning to put yellow lines in Netherhall Way, Chalk Grove and Beaumont Road.