Origins of the Scheme: The request for a 20mph scheme stemmed from a unanimous request from the cross-party City of Ely Council. It was minuted at 8 different meetings in 2021/22.  A time-limited funding opportunity became available in 2023. Rationale for 20 mph: The primary motivation for implementing a 20mph scheme lies in enhancing pedestrian […]

Roadworks planned for Ely next week. The closures/interruptions may not occur for the whole of the period listed. Full details on https://one.network/

Planning applications have started including active travel routes, but they are so often poorly thought out or turn out to be ‘optional’ for the developers. It feels like so many active travel routes don’t link up to anywhere. Take the Leisure Village, the developers told me that they weren’t responsible for making sure their cycle […]

A new school and a new crossing to reach it. Sensible – but only if the crossing is in the right place. I welcome any measures that will improve road safety across the whole of Ely but particularly near schools and school routes. For months I have been campaigning for a crossing on Lynn Road  […]

The lighting replacement programme for Ely is gathering pace, with more and more plans being released. The overall pattern is a 10% reduction in street lights, with plans to reduce hours that most lights operate. The plans for Ely are available at http://www.lightingcambridgeshire.com/new-lighting-programme.htm?street&town=Ely But those plans won’t affect much of Kings Avenue, Allen Road, Turner […]

The results of the election were perhaps a fair distance from the result we would all like to have seen, but that is the nature of democracy. There are always successes to look at and seeing 5 members of the Liberal Democrats elected to the City of Ely Council was a surprise.  Something that seems […]

Years have passed since Barratt Homes left the Cathedral View development in Ely, but they left without completing the work and broken sewers added to this to prevent the roads being adopted despite Kings Avenue being a major route for HGVs. So I contacted Barratt Homes to request that they resolve the problems – and […]

Brian, a local resident approached me about problems with crossing Lynn Road in Ely: many children are required to cross the road on a regular basis, not to mention old and disabled people. The road has become part of the main route for HGVs through the City and yet there is not a single light […]

Serious accidents, minor accidents, racing along the road and half of Kings Avenue hasn’t been adopted by the County Council. What happens if there is damage to the road, who will pay? There is no doubt that Barratt Homes would love to disclaim any responsibility for the road, while the County Council lack desire to […]

Tonight, a police officer refused to allow me access to Kings Avenue – there has been another crash blocking the road. I do not know the circumstances, nor if anyone was hurt, but I have now been raising the issue of Kings Avenue and the need to improve infrastructure for some months. I warned that […]