consultation

What were the proposals for a Cambridge Sustainable Travel Zone?

News

From October to December 2022, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) (the delivery body for the region’s City Deal) held a major consultation on transport in Cambridgeshire, called Making Connections 2022. The consultation centred around proposals to implement a road charge in the form of a Cambridge Sustainable Travel Zone (STZ). The income from the road …

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We believe a separate consultation would not be required to alter the hours of operation of the proposed Sustainable Travel Zone (STZ)

News

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 …

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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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Can I give feedback on the proposed bus service improvements?

FAQs

Peter Blake, Transport Director at the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) explains that the GCP is very keen to receive feedback on the proposed bus service improvements. It is consulting on the sustainable transport proposals, as much as the road charge. Questions 1-5 of the online survey are focuses around bus improvements.

Shouldn't we have a referendum on the Sustainable Travel Zone?

Shouldn’t there be a referendum on the Sustainable Travel Zone?

FAQs

If Cambridgeshire County Council were to hold a referendum on the Sustainable Travel Zone, residents living outside the County who travel into Cambridge for work, education and leisure (such as those living in Haverhill, to give one example), would not have their voices heard. This country works on the principle of representative democracy and local …

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