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Greater Cambridge Citizens' Assembly on Congestion, Air Quality and Public Transport: Report
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Executive summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Recommendations of the citizens' assembly
- 2.1 Vision for transport in Greater Cambridge
- 2.2 The advantages and disadvantages of measures
- Closing Roads to Cars– restricting cars in certain lanes, roads or zones
- Restricting / Removing Parking - prohibiting parking and/or removing parking spaces
- Clean Air Zone – charging the most polluting vehicles (but not cars)
- Pollution Charge- a Clean Air Zone including the most polluting cars
- Flexible Charge– charging for driving when roads are congested
- Workplace Parking Levy– charging businesses for their parking spaces
- Increase parking charges– charge (or charge more) for council-operated parking
- 2.3 The citizens' assembly's preferred measures
- What would be your preferred way of reducing congestion and creating road space for improved public and active transport in Greater Cambridge?
- What would be your preferred way of improving air quality in Greater Cambridge?
- What would be your preferred way of raising funds for improved public and active transport in Greater Cambridge and across the wider area?
- To what extent do you support or oppose the following measures being part of the solution to improving congestion, air quality and public transport in Greater Cambridge and across the wider area?
- What would be your preferred ways, from the following demand management measures, to improve congestion, air quality and public transport in Greater Cambridge and across the wider area?
- 2.4 Prioritised Supporting Measures
- 2.5 Why were the measures chosen?
- 2.6 Key Messages to the Greater Cambridge Partnership
- Be brave, be bold and take action
- Improvements in public transport need to come first
- Funding raised through charging needs to be ring-fenced for transport in Greater Cambridge and the wider area
- Better integration and co-ordination of transport across Greater Cambridge
- Fairness is a key principle
- Exemptions: Provide access for essential services/users
- Be the best and make Cambridge no.1
- Progress immediate actions and those improving the Greater Cambridge environment
- Transparency, monitoring and feedback
- Communication, education and behaviour change
- Consider trials/ pilots and phasing
- The question of growth and planning
- Don't forget to consider longer term measures