CBlue
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Busway services including those operated by the 13m+ long E400 XLB 'deckers were routed via Bridge Street too - most of the bends aren't that bad although the two I mentioned upthread are definitely very tight.Government could reprogram the lights to stop all other traffic when a turning bus is detected, or maybe Victoria Street or Mount Pleasant could be used. This is the sort of detail which should be corrected after a central bus spine is chosen. The proposed CAM tunnel was not going to have any exit in the Huntingdon/Histon Road direction either, which suggests those services are better rerouted than others.
That bus gate has not worked because more buses use Victoria Avenue than Bridge Street. Maybe Bridge Street should be selected instead of Victoria Avenue but whichever is selected should be closed to most other traffic. Cambridge government should grow a spine and pick one central bus spine and untangle bus and car routes.
I attempted to remember but it has been some time because of recent disruption. Now looking at a route map and satellite, I think northbound past the round church does 4 pretty slow tight turns: into King Street, Manor Street, Jesus Lane and Bridge Street, and southbound does 3: at round church, into Park Street and Jesus Lane. So maybe I was not wrong or maybe we disagree about what is a slow turn?
Either way, heading back on topic - at some point or other there are plans to build further busway runs including south out of the city to link up the Sanger Institute and it's neighbouring science parks. Not sure if the sister project to Cambourne is still likely to happen but I'd argue both offer far better options than the now-cancelled metro ever would.