The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has provided a Local Transport Connectivity Plan (LCPT) that covers the East Cambridgeshire area.
The LTCP aims to address big transport issues like climate change, pollution, inequality, and public health. It aims to support growth in jobs, the economy, and housing growth while also protecting and improving the environment.
Transport schemes in the LTCP include:
A strategy to improve buses so that the number of passenger journeys doubles by 2030. This includes a range of improvements, from more electric buses, to significant change to how services operate from the current deregulated system. This would come in the form of either ‘enhanced partnerships’ or franchising, giving the Combined Authority much greater control over how buses operate.
Working with government to secure the funding needed to unlock the long-standing rail bottleneck. This would free up capacity for more passenger services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, while also allowing for more freight and reduced lorry traffic.
For more information, visit Network Rail.
By 2030 at least half of all journeys in towns and cities are walked or cycled. Investments in infrastructure will make walking, cycling, the use of mobility aids, public transport, and other new forms of mobility the natural first choice for journeys.
Cambridgeshire County Council is responsible for road and footpaths and also has a number of transport projects which are relevant for our region.
This includes:
The A10 to Ely improvements scheme
The Greater Cambridgeshire Partnerships is delivering a range of sustainable transport initiatives, to create a network that can meet the needs of our area now and into the future.
More information can be found on the Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership website.