An FOI request discussed by the Daily Mail says the number of cyclists using a controversial cycle street in Cambridge is lower than figures promoted publicly. The scheme is run by the Greater Cambridge Partnership. According to the partnership’s website, “more than 3,000 cyclists” used the route each day last year. However, the report says manual counts found the figure was around 1,500 cyclists per day. The coverage frames this as a discrepancy between advertised usage and observed levels based on counting by hand. The articles do not specify the exact dates of the manual counts, the methodology, or whether the manual figures are directly comparable to the website’s estimate. The reports focus on the contrast between the partnership’s published claim and the numbers produced through an FOI-obtained assessment. The cycle street’s controversy remains tied to how its performance is measured and communicated to the public, as reflected in the differing usage totals.