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Local Elections 2021: Cambridge-Cambourne busway divides candidates
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media captionLocal Elections 2021: Cambridge to Cambourne busway a bad scheme
Plans for a £160m Cambridge to Cambourne busway have been discussed since 2015 but after six years and multiple proposed routes there is still no agreement. Campaigners have labelled it a bad scheme . How will mayoral candidates improve transport for commuters?
The proposed Cambridge to Cambourne busway, an extension of the city s current scheme, has been one of the county s most controversial transport projects.
An independent audit was commissioned in January after key stakeholders failed to agree on the preferred route.
Coton parish councillor Helen Bradbury said the current proposals would damage the countryside and not be an attractive option for commuters.
– opposing development that will increase the ongoing removal of water from the chalk aquifer
– working towards introducing an “emissions-free zone” in the city centre
– funding community hubs and groups that have sprung up in the response to the pandemic, and to develop them into “points of connection between residents of all backgrounds”
Not mentioned in the manifesto is the Green’s stance on the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s busway proposals.
A spokesperson said that the party supports “moves towards an integrated, zero emission public transport system for Cambridge and the surrounding area”.
But they also said “new segregated routes run the risk of using money that could better be used elsewhere”, and that “in the immediate future Greens will campaign to make existing networks more integrated and to promote active transport such as walking and cycling”.
Cambridge Labour release city council election manifesto
The group has controlled the council since 2014
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Cambridge city council Labour candidates, left to right Anna Smith, Richard Johnson, and Dave Baigent (Image: Cambridge Labour)
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The Cambridge Labour group has released its manifesto for the city council elections, saying that they will build on a “consistent track record” and are committed to tackling inequality.
Cambridge city council Lib Dems launch manifesto
The group has been the largest opposition party on the city council since losing control in 2014
Leader of the Cambridge city council Lib Dems, Tim Bick, and his deputy Cheney Payne
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