This statement was released to the press on 6 September. It was published as an opinion piece on CambsNews and featured in an article in the Cambridge Independent [paywall]. Our dreadful transport situation leaves people struggling to access employment, education, healthcare and social activities. For many, it makes everyday life in Cambridge unpleasant, inconvenient and …
In July and August, we interviewed 300+ bus users in Cambridge, Ely and Huntingdon. We found that the bus can be a convenient and pleasant way to travel, but local bus users depend heavily on services which often let them down. They also have little awareness that the Sustainable Travel Zone package would improve the …
On 25 August, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) announced revisions to its Making Connections scheme, which includes a road charge in the form of a Cambridge Sustainable Travel Zone. Details of the amended package of measures can be found in the Keeping Greater Cambridge Moving brochure published by the GCP. Full details, including an Outline …
Initial statement on the revised Making Connections proposals The Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance (CSTA) is pleased that the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has continued to refine the Making Connections proposals and is glad that a revised package of measures has now been announced. We welcome the fact that the GCP has listened to the concerns raised …
Download the CSTA’s 28 June briefing. The full transformation of bus services and improvements to active travel proposed in Making Connections 2022 are urgently needed. They are supported by at least 70% of consultees and cannot be achieved if the funding generated by the road charge reduces much below the consultation proposal level (£75 million …
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We believe, based on the relevant legal principles, that a separate consultation would not be required to alter the hours of operation of the proposed Sustainable Travel Zone (STZ) so that the road charge applies 7 days a week. We set out our argument below: There is no general legal duty on the GCP (or …
The agenda packs for the 26 June and 29 June GCP Committee Meetings suggest potential alternatives to the original Sustainable Travel Zone (STZ) road charge proposal, drawn up in response to the findings of the Making Connections consultation survey. Three ‘illustrative scenarios’ are put forward as a basis for further discussion (see p.111 of the …
And what else did we learn about the Sustainable Travel Zone proposals in the associated Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) statements and the papers for the 8 June GCP Joint Assembly meeting? The GCP’s representative poll on Making Connections shows that there is a fairly even distribution of opinion on road charging in the form of …
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PLEASE NOTE: some details are still uncertain and the following timeline includes some assumptions based on publicly-available information. It will be updated as more information becomes available. The consultation on the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP)’s Making Connections proposals, which include a Sustainable Travel Zone for Cambridge, closed on 23 December 2022. The GCP is now …
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a live blog, which we will update regularly as we receive new information. Please get in touch if you think there’s anything we should add. Previous road charging plans haven’t featured heavily in recent discussions about the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP)’s Making Connections proposals, so it might come as a surprise …
