We just need politicians, council officers and bus operators to sit down together and agree to make this happen.
The Smarter Cambridge Transport response to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review's interim report.
How can anything work in Cambridgeshire when five bodies have responsibilities and receive funding for transport?
Public education is needed to give cycling and walking a more positive image.
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.
Before trying to knock a few minutes off bus journey times, we need to understand that the quality of the journey experience is arguably more important to people
Planned well, franchising could deliver a Swiss-style integrated, comprehensive public bus service.
Better enforcement of straightforward regulations would reduce congestion and make streets safer for all.
The mayor’s recently-published Interim Transport Strategy Statement re-confirms his ambitions for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
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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Our agenda is transparently about seeking out, developing and promoting the optimal balance of transport-related ideas for making Cambridge and the surrounding region a great place to live, work and study.
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Edward Leigh
Smarter Cambridge Transport
Chris Rand
Jim Chisholm
