A controversial cycle street in Cambridge, costing about £2.4 million, is due to undergo a trial period that could determine whether it is kept or removed, the head of the organization that built it says. Brian Milnes, chairman of the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP), which installed the bright red, roughly third-of-a-mile scheme, says the project’s future depends on how it performs during the trial. The scheme is described as a dedicated cycle route and has drawn criticism since it was introduced. Under the trial approach, decisions about its longer-term status are expected to follow an assessment of its impact. The reporting indicates that Milnes does not guarantee the street will remain permanently, but links any future changes to the outcome of the trial period. The trial therefore represents the main mechanism through which supporters and critics are likely to judge the project’s effectiveness and practicality before any wider roll-out or removal is considered. The GCP built and oversees the scheme, and the chair’s comments frame the trial as the key factor in determining what happens next.