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Draft Gtr Cambridge Local Plan: 7) Transport Mitigation Measures for New Strategic Sites
I was tipped off by the Cambridge Bus Users for this blogpost – there are a host of assumptions that local residents living near the proposed new large development sites may want to scrutinise You can read the FB update from the Cambridge Bus Users here (because it’s too long to copy and paste!) There…
Draft Gtr Cambridge Local Plan: 6) Creating Places for Wellbeing – what building and wall patterns to avoid
I wasn’t the only person who was visually discomforted by the Pattern Glare Test that Dr Cleo Valentine introduced to the webinar. Plus some comparisons with Brighton and Hove (where I lived during my uni days). “The what test?” The Pattern Glare Test “The Pattern Glare Test (PGT) is a widely used tool for assessing…
Draft Gtr Cambridge Local Plan: 5) Green space – but how much is accessible?
And now we have an official map showing us where it is. And in Cambridge, lots of it is ‘deemed inaccessible’ The map on p63 of the document titled “Green Infrastructure and Open Spaces Standards Framework Final Report” in the big list of planning documents shows how much. Above – Green Spaces – much of…
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