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How a New Town in Cambridgeshire reached for the skies in its provision for cycling and walking

Laura Laker

Each issue, with her ear to the world of UK cycling infrastructure, Laura reports on the setbacks our community faces – and how we’re fighting back It didn’t look like much – acres of empty field with a few solitary men in hi-vis roaming about – but in a village on the outskirts of Cambridge, a revolution was taking place. One cold January morning I set off, with a handful of other kerb nerds, from Waterbeach station to the flat fields beyond the (for now) small village. New cycle paths lay marooned between temporary fences, and we followed them across the flat landscape to the first completed corner of what will be a groundbreaking new town. Almost-finished houses appeared in front of us, on brand-new streets, all empty of residents.…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2025

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