A restaurant owner in Cambridge has publicly criticised the local council after workers began installing bike racks directly outside his outdoor dining area, warning it could end al fresco dining that has operated there for over a decade. Andrea Scaramuccia, managing director of Tradizioni on Mill Road, said the decision was made without genuine consultation with local traders, sparking a wave of public support that led the council to halt the installation. The dispute highlights tensions between cycling infrastructure campaigns and independent businesses amid Mill Road's ongoing "community co-design" improvement scheme.

Mr Scaramuccia only learned of the plan when hi-vis workers arrived to measure up on Wednesday, despite campaigners having pushed for bike racks for two years to stop pavement parking. After his Facebook post went viral, Alex Beckett, the county council's transport portfolio holder, ordered the installation halted and said alternative locations would be sought; a meeting with the project manager has since been offered. Cambridge Cycling Campaign said it supported more cycle parking on Mill Road but called the specific siting "strange" given the need for a holistic approach to the street, which also saw a controversial bus gate introduced in 2025.