A response from the Combined Authority Mayor to our suggestions about a proposed 'Active Travel Forum' which has been announced.
Smarter Cambridge Transport
New ‘car-free’ development misses the mark
The developer of 'Devonshire Gardens' needs a further design iteration if it is to create a reference site for sustainable, car-free living.
Edward Leigh
Response to Foxton Travel Hub consultation 2021
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has pushed on with this so-called “travel hub” scheme at Foxton without proper consideration of the fundamentals.
Response to the ‘Cycling Plus’ consultation
This is a poor-quality consultation, purporting to be about “active travel” when, in fact, it is about prioritising some disjointed and ill-thought-through cycling improvement schemes in and around Cambridge.
Letter to Mayor Dr Nik Johnson about the Active Travel Forum
We urge the Combined Authority to apply the Three Cs (Compassion, Cooperation and Community) to the development of a new Local Transport Plan that is ambitious on the Three Zeros (carbon emissions, air pollution and...
Objection to TWA Order Application for Cambridge South station
Why Smarter Cambridge Transport strongly objects to the TWAO application as presented on four critical, distinct grounds.
Cambourne to Cambridge: In-Highway Proposals for High Quality Public Transport Scheme
A fully-researched paper by Edward Leigh showing that in-highway improvements to bus services and active travel are the sensible way to proceed.
Response to East West Rail consultation
Ideas and commentary on the proposed route alignment for the central section of East West Rail, focused on Cambridge to Cambourne.
The Travel Hub Design Principles report produced by Mott MacDonald
Smarter Cambridge Transport has submitted a question to the Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board meeting on 18 March 2021.
Response to Eastern Access consultation
Smarter Cambridge Transport’s comments and additional ideas for improving access to Cambridge by cycle, bus and train from the east.
What is Smarter Cambridge Transport?
Smarter Cambridge Transport is the initiative of an impartial group of local people, all volunteers, developing and promoting a modern vision for integrated transport in Cambridge and the surrounding region. Our immediate focus is on ensuring that the Greater Cambridge City Deal money is spent in the best possible way.
Petition to Greater Cambridge Partnership
Please sign our petition to the Greater Cambridge Partnership to reallocate funding from busways and car parks to more sustainable alternatives.
What else is happening?
Growth requires sustainable infrastructure
It is now abundantly clear that politicians accepted the growth agenda without a clear vision of where it would take us, without securing adequate funding for all the infrastructure, and without explaining the...
The folly and irresponsibility of these transport plans
Eighteen new 1,500-space car parks in the countryside, and we'll still end up with more traffic, congestion, air pollution, deaths and injuries.
We’ve barely begun to address the climate crisis
Politicians are still almost entirely preoccupied with solving historical problems, and not getting started on meeting the climate challenge.
Improving safety and reducing congestion on Cambridgeshire roads
The County Council will soon be able to apply to take over enforcement of road traffic offences currently rarely enforced by the police.
GCP’s car park love affair comes to Foxton
Tell your councillors: more car parks won’t save the planet. Ask our children: is this a legacy they want us to leave to them?
Could ‘lollipop’ bus routing be the answer?
We need to reallocate road space to ensure it is safe to walk and cycle in the city, and quick and convenient to catch buses. Here's one way.
Here’s what we’re proposing
Reducing Traffic Congestion and Pollution in Urban Areas
Ideas for reducing congestion and pollution in urban areas, developed in the context of the Greater Cambridge area, typical of many UK towns and cities.
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