Village Traffic

Great Shelford is served by a local train station, several bus routes and the Park & Ride buses pass nearby.

The safety of pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and indeed drivers and passengers on some of our roads and footpaths has caused concern, as has exhaust and noise pollution.

Many roads within the village are subject to a 20mph speed limit but this is largely ignored and signage is not obvious.

The roads in Great Shelford are predominantly residential but are increasingly being required to provide commuter, commercial and high-speed connections to support both Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire’s economy and population.

Congestion, speeding and parking issues are obvious throughout the village and recently Church Street and the High Street have been identified as being of particular concern but speeding and congestion cause issues throughout the entirety of the village.

There are areas where road visibility is poor, traffic flow is restricted and where compatibility with road usage by large vehicles such as buses, coaches, HGVs and farm vehicles, along with commuter traffic, has to be questioned.

Great Shelford Parish Council receives numerous suggestions and comments and tries to take to account of all.  Many conflict, as different people have different priorities.

Following recent consultation (Traffic Over Load Survey Results) we believe the most commonly understood priorities to be:

• reducing traffic passing through the village;
• improving pedestrian safety; and
• improving public transport

Whilst these are not issues that fall entirely under GSPC’s remit, we will use them to influence our discussion with, and responses to Cambridgeshire County Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council and other authorities planning transport initiatives.

Speeding, air pollution and aggressive driving, along with congestion and parking issues, are matters which concern many residents.

Specific measures that our parishioners have asked us to explore include: traffic calming measures, cycle paths, low traffic neighbourhoods, the introduction of charging for all day parking, installation of charging points for electric vehicles, pedestrianisation, buildouts/chicanes with planting, School streets and Liveable streets.

We will continue to investigate these measures and to consult on findings and proposals