Chisholm Trail (Cambridge)
{{Short description|Walking and cycling route in Cambridge}}
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The Chisholm Trail is a walking and cycling route in Cambridge, England. It will link Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Biomedical Campus in the south to Cambridge North railway station and the business and science parks. It will also connect with the Guided Busway and the National Cycle Network. Once completed, the trail will provide a 26 kilometre route from Trumpington to St Ives.{{Cite web|title=Chisholm Trail|url=https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk//transport/transport-projects/chisholm-trail|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Greater Cambridge Partnership|language=en}} The route follows current and former rail infrastructure and largely avoids conflicts with car traffic. It includes the new Abbey Chesterton bridge for bicycles and pedestrians across the River Cam, installed in November 2020.{{Cite web|last=Turner|first=Benjamin|date=2020-11-08|title=Photos show new 'cycle highway' bridge over the River Cam|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/gallery/chisholm-trail-photos-show-new-19244468|access-date=2021-02-28|website=CambridgeshireLive|language=en}}
The Chisholm Trail is named after local resident and campaigner Jim Chisholm who first suggested a walking and cycling route along the railway line through central Cambridge.{{Cite web|date=April 1998|title=The Chisholm Trail|url=https://www.camcycle.org.uk/magazine/newsletter17/article15/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507150616/https://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/17/article15.html|archive-date=2016-05-07|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Cambridge Cycling Campaign|language=en}} The trail has been promoted by the Cambridge Cycling Campaign since 1998.{{Cite web|date=|title=Cambridge Cycling Campaign|url=https://www.camcycle.org.uk/campaigning/cycleroutes/chisholmtrail/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829231452/https://www.camcycle.org.uk/campaigning/cycleroutes/chisholmtrail/|archive-date=2020-08-29|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Cambridge Cycling Campaign}} The route is being implemented through the Greater Cambridge Partnership.{{Cite web|title=Chisholm Trail|url=https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk//transport/transport-projects/chisholm-trail|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Greater Cambridge Partnership|language=en}}
In November 2020 it was reported that the cost of the first phase of the route had risen from £14 million to £21 million.{{Cite news|date=2020-11-25|title=Chisholm Trail: Cambridge cycle route cost rises to £21m|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-55064764|access-date=2021-02-28}}{{Cite web|last=Hatton|first=Benjamin|date=2020-11-25|title=Chisholm Trail cycling route's estimated cost rises by half|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/chisholm-trails-estimated-cost-rises-19339637|access-date=2021-02-28|website=CambridgeshireLive|language=en}}
The first section from Cambridge Science Park to Coldham's Lane including the new bridge over the Cam, opened on 23 December 2021.{{cite web|title=First stage of Chisholm Trail walking and cycling route across Cambridge opens|author=Gemma Gardner|publisher=Cambridge Independent|date=23 December 2021|accessdate=5 January 2022|url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/first-stage-of-chisholm-trail-walk-and-cycle-route-across-ca-9232415/}}