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Cambridgeshire County Council – Party Leaders on the Congestion Charge
On the 2nd of June 2009 the Andie Harper show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire interviewed the leaders of the three main parties currently making up Cambridgeshire County Council. I submitted a question, which was put to the councillors: Conservatives in the City of Cambridge are opposed to the Congestion Charge, however Conservatives ruling the County […]
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Cambridge Congestion Charge – The Liberal Democrat View as of Thursday 19th March
On Thursday the 19th of March 2009 I watched the leader of the City Council Ian Nimmo-Smith and the Executive Councillor for Climate Change and Growth Sian Read give evidence to the Cambridgeshire Transport Commission. Notable Comments The Liberal Democrat councillors put forward their policy to extend a charge to include the park and ride […]
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Cambridge Congestion Charge – The Business Perspective
On Tuesday the 10th of March 2009 I attended a public evidence gathering session of the Cambridgeshire Transport Commission. The independent commission has been set up by the county council, possibly in an incredibly cynical move to prevent the Conservatives having to defend their support of congestion charging during the forthcoming county council elections in […]
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A Congestion Charge for Cambridge – The Debate Continues
I oppose introducing a congestion charge to Cambridge, and will continue to oppose it for at least a decade. We are reducing car use in the city centre without it. A congestion charge isn’t the way to preserve the historic core of the city, a congestion charge will damage the viability of the city and […]
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Liberal Democrat Position on the Cambridge Congestion Charge
Rhodri James (Lib Dem Councillor for Arbury), I have read your “Focus on Arbury” newsletter this evening within which in your section on the congestion charge you state: “Lib Dem councillors have said they will not support the scheme unless residents pay much less than people driving into the City from outside.” Yet you have […]
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Cambridge Congestion Charge – FOI Request
To: foi at – cambridgeshire.gov.uk Could you please send me by email or preferably make available on your website, the documents which comprise the output of the circa one million pounds spent on consultants as part of the preparations for making a bid to the central Government’s Transport Innovation Fund in late 2007. I expect […]
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Congestion Charge – East Area
I was able to speak to Paul Cook, Cambridgeshire’s Head of Transport Policy and Strategy during the Congestion Charge exhibition held before Cambridge City Council’s East Area Committee meeting on Thursday 28th February. I let Mr Cook, and the councillors know that I opposed the congestion charge, thought central government was blackmailing the people of […]
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Congestion Charge Privacy
I wrote the below to Kevin Wilkins (County Councillor and Police Authority member with a specialisation in Cambridge City) and Olive Main, Independent Member of the Police Authority in October 2007. A congestion charge system for Cambridge is being proposed. The plans released in local papers involve cameras throughout Cambridge, and on vans which will […]
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Congestion Charge Views
Key points regarding my opposition to Cambridge’s proposed Congestion Charge, based on what I have said to Paul Cook, Cambridgeshire’s Head of Transport Policy and Strategy during the Congestion Charge exhibition held before Cambridge City Council’s East Area Committee meeting on Thursday 28th February, my local councillors and others: I oppose a congestion charge, primarily […]
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UKIP’s Burkinshaw on Cambridge Transport
At a local election hustings in North Cambridge organised by local residents associations to discuss transport matters UKIP candidate Peter Burkinshaw appeared to be having some fun challenging views which have become accepted by those running our society. Here are some of Mr Burkinshaw’s contributions: Peter Burkinshaw (UKIP) : On the whole cars which burn […]