We have updated our transport insights document for Q1 2026 – available on this page: Transport Data Insights.
Headlines from Q1 2026:
- Vehicular daily flows on the strategic road network during March 2026 were 4% above pre-COVID (March 2019) levels.
- Vehicular flows on the local road network during March 2026 were 9% below pre-COVID (February 2020) levels; and show no change compared to this time last year (March 2025).
- Multi-storey car park usage in Cambridge remains below 2019 levels (-22% overall compared to March 2019). Queen Anne Terrace Car Park usage is closest to pre-COVID (-3%); whereas Park Street usage is furthest below pre-COVID (-52%).
- Retail footfall in central Cambridge is 12% below pre-COVID levels. All days of the week present as being below the levels seen in March 2019, but Monday and Fridays (-15%) are furthest below. Sunday footfall levels are closest to pre-COVID (-3%).
- Average Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) concentrations were 32% below the 2017-2019 baseline in March 2026; suggesting that air pollution levels in central Cambridge are still a little way below those seen pre-COVID.
Context: each quarter, the transport sub-section of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Policy & Insight Team publish a slide pack which seeks to summarise how transport and mobility is recovering / has recovered from the impacts of COVID-19.
This includes metrics relating to strategic road usage, local road usage, footfall levels, air quality, car park usage and levels of active travel.
Please get in touch with us if you require the document in an alternative format.