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Today we release our new video profiling light rail as a backbone of mass transit to support the Cambridge region. The network would connect key residential, commercial, education & health centres, joined up w trains, buses, active travel & Park & Rides:
vimeo.com/948283462
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Having put my heart and soul into trying to get the Cambridge to St Ives railway line reopened (@CAST_IRON_INFO), I have a distinct suspicion and dislike of any further busways for Cambridge.
I'd really like to see a proper transport system - trams - in Cambridge. @CBG_Connect
They finally realised the Bonkers Busway is ... bonkers cambridgeindependent.co.uk/n…
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Light rail could be integrated with @eastwestrail to provide a better service - and save half a billion pounds, says @CBG_Connect
#EastWestRail #Cambridge
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Could this mean Mayor Bristow will have ability to leverage increased financial powers to bring forward light rail mass transit for region as promised? Coupled with a Visitor Accommodation Supplement & Land Value Capture, Cambridge Connect is viable.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3…
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Cambridge South Station Tops 110,000 Journeys in First Month as Rail Investment Delivers Immediate Benefits railtechnologymagazine.com/a…
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GSK announces a move to Cambridge South / Bio Medical Campus
Today, we’re announcing a £400 million investment in UK life sciences, including plans to establish a new flagship R&D centre in Cambridge. The new site on the city’s Biomedical Campus, one of the world’s leading life sciences ecosystems, will be a catalyst to fuel collaboration and accelerate GSK R&D.
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In this week's @CambridgeIndy we explore new era for #Cambridge growth as dev corp is approved, feature £2bn Crown Estate plans & GSK move to @CamBioCampus, concern over state of city's footpaths, 20mph scheme, @AngliaRuskin fine art exhibition & 15 years of Petals
ALT Cambridge Independent front page 28-7-26
Incremental improvements will offer minimal gains & there’s a compelling case for Mass Rapid Transit. Without intervention congestion & time spent stuck in traffic will double within 5 years. We need to step up & support the Cambridge economy.
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cambridge Connect proposes East West Rail and Mass Rapid Transit for Cambridge & its local region should be planned & delivered in an integrated way. This could save hundreds of millions of pounds & yield better outcomes.
cambridge-connect.uk/east-we…
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No. It’s a costly nonsense. With no car parking. Cambridge South will only work once it’s plugged into a light rail system as @CBG_Connect proposes.
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Cambridge South station will be a great asset to Cambridge. As a destination station, it will succeed without car parking. 1,000 cycle parking spaces for those starting journey.
But I do agree, Andrew, that it should be plugged into a light rail system as @CBG_Connect proposes.
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Nice to see the mainstream media give a really positive news story about the railway. We need more of this.
I'm delighted for the new passengers who are delighted that Cambridge South has finally opened.
Like Crossrail / Elizabeth Line, delayed opening will be a distant memory.
A multi-million pound railway station that has capacity to welcome 1.8 million passengers annually has opened. 🚆
bbc.in/3Swi5tC
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In our view Cambourne is better served by our light rail Mass Rapid Transit scheme, and EWR is better taking a shorter route further south - huge cost savings and avoids MRAO completely 👍
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Breaking news on #Cambridge East as a huge deal is signed by The Hill Group and Homes England to bring 10,000-plus homes and commercial space, supporting 9,000 jobs to land acquired from Marshall Group
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⭐️ UKREiiF CONFERENCE ⭐️
I have come to this conference in Leeds to fly the flag for #Cambridgeshire & #Peterborough 💪
On the day #Cambridge Science Park announces a £3 billion plan to create thousands of high-quality jobs and contribute billions to the economy.
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‘Although the science park is better placed than some local research campuses to cope with inadequacies in Cambridge’s transport infrastructure, it shares the regional concern about water scarcity holding back development.’
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⭐️ CAMBS & PETERBOROUGH IS READY TO KICK ON ⭐️
We are applying to be Established Mayoral Authority.
This would mean multi-year funding and the tools to deliver long-awaited better transport, more jobs, boost people’s skills and speed up the regeneration our region needs. 🚊 🏠
It’s important that past mistakes are not repeated. It’s time to make practical and tangible progress on the mass rapid transit this region so badly needs.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89k…
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⭐️CAMBRIDGE SOUTH STATION⭐️
On a trip to see #Cambridge South Station with Network Rail & AstraZeneca - it is really taking shape with a planned opening in June 26 💪
Looking forward to a world class station gateway leading into the world-leading Cambridge Bio-Medical Campus 🚉
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The UK has a mass transit gap. Only 9 British cities have a tram or metro, compared to 30 French cities and 60 German ones.
Every French city with a population greater than 150,000 has a mass transit system. If Dundee, Peterborough or Newport were French, they would have a tram.
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There's a new Lords amendment that will give Mayors the power to approve new underground or tram projects instead of waiting 3+ years to get the Transport Secretary to sign off.
That means Tracy Brabin could approve the Leeds tram or Sadiq Khan could approve the Bakerloo Line Extension.
This amendment needs to be adopted. Mayors know their area best. They should be able to pledge to voters that they will build new infrastructure and then be able to approve, fund and deliver it.
In Spain and France, local leaders have all the power to deliver local transport. In turn, they build projects 2x faster and for less than half the price.
