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A referendum (local poll) on the “congestion charge” is not the answer

Download the CSTA’s briefing. A motion submitted to the Full Council Meeting on 21st March calls for a local poll (ie referendum) on whether Cambridgeshire residents want to pay a congestion charge to receive improvements in public transport, as outlined by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) in the Making Connections 2022 consultation. The Cambridgeshire Residents …

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Would city residents pay the road charge?

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The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is proposing a Sustainable Travel Zone, rather than a scheme based on a cordon, so the road charge would apply to motor vehicles (unless exempt) moving into, out of, or within the Zone, not just those crossing the boundary. City residents (unless exempt) would therefore pay the charge when using …

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Guest post: Professor Linda Jones from Cambridge Living Streets asks “Cars and human health – what price are we paying?”

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Cambridge Living Streets is the local branch of the national charity working for better everyday walking. Cambridge Living Streets’ Linda Jones is Emeritus Professor of Health at the Open University. We are now paying a significant health price for our sedentary, car-based lifestyle and our children are paying it too, faced with traffic danger, congestion, air pollution …

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Are road closures in Cambridge causing more congestion?

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What are modal filters and low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs)? Over the past few years, Cambridgeshire County Council and the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) have introduced modal filters – features such as planters, bollards or concrete blocks – in many streets across Cambridge to create low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs). The filters prevent through-traffic by certain types …

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Is there really enough congestion on the roads to justify this?

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People across Cambridge waste extraordinary amounts of time sitting in traffic jams. As a city and a country, we’ve all become used to the idea that roads don’t flow properly all the time, and usually just grin and bear it. Other countries that have better transport systems, combining quick and cheap public transport together with …

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Why is Cambridge so congested?

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Cambridge faces a number of challenges and its streets are under a great deal of pressure. Cambridge is the fastest growing city in the UK with its population growing 17.6% between 2011 and 2021. Yet unlike many other cities, it has generally avoided undertaking large road building schemes and adding vehicular capacity in order to …

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