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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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What could the money from the road charge be spent on?

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The funds generated from a road charge are strictly regulated by law and can only be spent on transport infrastructure. The GCP estimates that the road charge could generate approximately £50 million per year. This money would be used to make the most of the space gained by reducing motor traffic in the city by …

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Where is the funding for the Sustainable Travel Zone coming from?

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The package of proposals comprising a transformation of bus services, improvements to walking and cycling infrastructure, and a road charge within a new ‘Sustainable Travel Zone‘ have been created by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) as part of its City Access programme. The GCP evolved from the City Deal which was an agreement between the Government and Greater Cambridge that …

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What exemptions from the charge will there be?

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There is a wide range of proposed exemptions: This exemption list is what has been proposed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, based on feedback from the last Making Connections consultation. Like the rest of this consultation, it is a starting point to seek views. Do share feedback on the exemption list if you have any …

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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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Will people be charged to go to the hospital?

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Under the proposals published by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP), Addenbrooke’s, the Rosie and Papworth hospitals (together with other buildings in the Cambridge Biomedical Campus), will be within the Sustainable Travel Zone. Visitors to the hospitals and the Biomedical Campus will therefore pay the road charge (unless exempt), however the cost of many trips to …

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Will electric vehicles pay the road charge?

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Under the current proposals for road charging as part of a Sustainable Travel Zone, drivers of electric motor vehicles (unless exempt) would be required to pay the road charge and would not receive a discount. The GCP did consider a pollution charge as an alternative to the Sustainable Travel Zone, with zero emission vehicles exempt …

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Why must carbon emissions from motor vehicles in Cambridge be reduced?

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Climate change is one of the greatest challenge facing the world. Global heating is already having far-reaching consequences for the earth’s inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life. Action to bring down emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon emissions from transport, is essential. The latest IPPC report says that choices on individual mobility have …

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Is it fair for motorists to subsidise buses?

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Under the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP)’s Sustainable Travel Zone proposals, income from road charging will be used to fund bus services and infrastructure for walking and cycling. Why is it fair for motorists to fund more sustainable forms of transport? Car ownership actually has a significant social cost that is borne by society as a …

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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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