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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.
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media captionAshley Linnett wants to know how the next mayor will improve his job prospects
The pandemic has seen the jobs market shrink, hitting young people especially hard. In Cambridgeshire, the number of 16-24-year-olds claiming unemployment-related benefits more than doubled between March and December 2020. With the full impact of coronavirus on unemployment yet to be seen, how are mayoral candidates planning to help people back into work?
Ashley Linnett, 23, from Huntingdon has been struggling to find work since 2018.
He believes better training and work experience opportunities would help people like him who have skills but not the necessary experience.
– 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”.