06/02/2026
Would this work in San Luis Obispo?
Imagine a road where cars are not allowed to overtake bikes. If you can't, go to Cambridge and visit Adam's Road - England's first 'cycle street', which has just opened to the public. Here, pedallers and pedestrians have been given complete priority.
A cycle street is not one closed off to cars, and neither is it simply a road with dedicated cycling lanes – it lies somewhere between these two things. Motorised vehicles are still permitted to drive along Adams Road, but signage makes it very clear that drivers must remain behind people riding bikes.
Footpaths have also been widened to make access better for pedestrians, on-road parking has been drastically reduced and the street has been resurfaced, re-coloured (red) and made narrower, to further deter drivers from overtaking cyclists.
In the Netherlands and Belgium such roads are known as Fietstraat, and they're relatively common in cities across the country, on streets where cars are considered guests not gods. The concept is a pretty new one for Britain, however, with just one other example in Cardiff, Wales.
Read the full story on the Cycling Weekly website, via the link in the comments.
📷 courtesy of the Greater Cambridge Partnership
