hello so I’m ask asking my question on behalf of the Cambridge CH sustainable travel Alliance we’re an alliance of 31 organizations active in the areas of Transport environment and health the travel Lance is delighted to see the new design option under consideration for the lensfield road gonville Place Junction on Hills Road the movement report shows that the majority using the road are traveling by sustainable means 22,000 pedestrians 6,250 cycles and 27,2 50 Vehicles including 760 buses note that 760 double decker buses can transport up to 57,000 people the improved design option should greatly improve safety for active users by providing additional footway space and by preventing left turning motor traffic coming into conflict with Cycles passing through the junction from Hills Road and region street it also enhances bus priority we believe that this design will also bring benefits to those driving removing right turning motor traffic from lensfield road to Hills Road will improve flow through the junction currently right turning traffic often blocks traffic going straight on and takes up significant time in the phasing reducing overall capacity removing left turning traffic from hills road to lensfield Road will also improve flow on lensfield road and through the trumpington road mini roundabout we also support the new design option as it prioritizes sustainable transport through a major Gateway Junction Into the Heart of the City one of the aims of the 2014 greater Cambridge City deal as stated in the founding document was to allow significant increases in bus and cycle use particularly within Cambridge that will maximize the capacity for movement particularly within the historic core the center of Cambridge currently experiences High motor traffic levels especially at weekends by prioritizing Journeys into the center by active travel and public transport and lowering motor traffic levels the city center will become a more pleasant and safe area to work shop eat out and spend time so our question is what will the gcp do to progress this design option um and then in terms of the the final question from from Sarah Sarah Hughes um again thank you for your for for your support on uh the the additional or the changes to the to those Junctions um we do need to to progress that design we do need to go through through that assessment um and whilst we anticipate the the impacts will be will be positive we need to be demonstrating that and then we need to be putting out about back out to to General Public for for for their views so this today is not a final decision on this it is merely a stepping stone in terms of developing developing this scheme going forward hopefully that answers the questions chair
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