Author name: Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance

Crop of the GCP Making Connections report cover

Initial statement on the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Making Connections Report

Consultations, News, Press release

The Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance (CSTA) welcomes the publication of the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) report on the Making Connections consultation (including a new representative poll) and the detailed analytical work undertaken to produce the document.  The GCP report shows that there is very strong support (around 70%) for the transformation of bus services set …

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Two double-decker buses in Cambridge

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Bus Strategy consultation guide

Consultations, News

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA)  is asking regional residents to share their views on its bus strategy. Its vision is for a “comprehensive network of bus services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough that people find convenient, easy to use, reliable and good value for money, that is inclusive and offers a viable alternative to …

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Bar chart showing levels of support for a Sustainable Travel Zone in Cambridge

83% think local authorities are failing to address transport affordability as survey reveals many residents remain unconvinced by Cambridge road charge plans

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A YouGov poll commissioned by the Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance has revealed that 39% of a representative sample of Cambridgeshire residents support the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) proposals for a weekday road charge in Cambridge, which would be used to provide road space and funding for improved bus, cycling and walking routes in and around …

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Walking Bus departs from Parker's Piece led by a big 'Yes to Better Buses' banner

Walking bus of Cambridgeshire residents urge people to support plans for a Sustainable Travel Zone

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Hundreds of residents from across Cambridgeshire gathered in Cambridge on Saturday 10 December to attend a ‘walking bus’ event organised by the Cambridge Parents for the Sustainable Travel Zone group and supported by Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance. Those present have united behind proposals for a Sustainable Travel Zone in Cambridge and are urging local people …

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Children holding up boards with the words 'If not now, then when?' in front of a road full of motor traffic

Young people call for urgent action on traffic reduction and carbon emissions

News, Press release

Young supporters of the Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance have one question for those unsure about proposals for traffic reduction in Cambridge: If not now, then when? They are calling for everyone who wants to see safe cycling and walking routes, better buses, reduced pollution and carbon emissions and a nicer city for everyone, to have …

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Cambridge bus station

Guest post: Carbon Neutral Cambridge’s view on the Sustainable Travel Zone

News

Carbon Neutral Cambridge is a supporter member of the Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance. This post by Anne Miller was first published on the Carbon Neutral Cambridge blog on 2 November, 2022. As the threats from Climate Change become ever more worrying, we’re pleased to see that at last we have a clear and apparently fair proposal …

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Cover of the GCP Making Connections consultation brochure

GCP Making Connections consultation guide

Consultations, News

The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is proposing to transform the bus network by investing £50 million upfront into bus improvements, and make investments into other sustainable transport schemes, such as better walking and cycling infrastructure, through the introduction of a Sustainable Travel Zone. Once improvements were in place, road charging would be introduced to provide …

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What's the Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance?

What is the Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance?

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The alliance has been founded by three groups campaigning for better sustainable transport – Cambridge Living Streets, Camcycle and Cambridge Area Bus Users – in response to the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s second Making Connections consultation. We invite other groups and individuals to get involved. Sign up to join us here. Cambridge Living Streets Cambridge Living …

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