The partnership of local councils, the Local Enterprise Partnership and University of Cambridge, has secured hundreds of millions of pounds of funding over the coming years to help keep Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire successful, world-changing and special, by tackling the key issues that could prevent this. The partnership will also consider new and improved governance arrangements including introduction of ‘working groups’ earlier in the life-cycle of schemes, drawing on the energy and expertise of Assembly members to represent the views of local people, business and academia. Full article can be found here
From Monday 3rd July, in a move to reflect its strong collaboration and partnership approach, the Greater Cambridge City Deal will become known as the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP), with a revised strapline of ‘Growing and Sharing Prosperity’, continuing to deliver the City Deal for Greater Cambridge. It will also be launching a new website to incorporate its refreshed values and vision and provide an improved user experience.
The partnership of local councils, the Local Enterprise Partnership and University of Cambridge, has secured hundreds of millions of pounds of funding over the coming years to help keep Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire successful, world-changing and special, by tackling the key issues that could prevent this. The partnership will also consider new and improved governance arrangements including introduction of ‘working groups’ earlier in the life-cycle of schemes, drawing on the energy and expertise of Assembly members to represent the views of local people, business and academia. Full article can be found here Bus users in Cambridge and across Cambridgeshire can now get more accurate predictions on when their bus will arrive using real-time data.
Google Transit is using location information fed directly from the Smart Cambridge intelligent City Platform (iCP), developed by Cambridge University and funded by the Greater Cambridge City Deal*. This allows commuters to obtain real-time updates as buses are affected by traffic and other delays. For the first time in the Cambridge region, commuters will not have to rely solely on the published timetables. Almost all buses in the region now have GPS sensors installed which gives their position. This data is then fed into the platform and processed to give an accurate prediction of arrival time. Dan Clarke, Smart Cambridge Programme Manager, said “Until now, systems like Google Transit just used the published Cambridgeshire bus timetables, so if a bus was late or held up in traffic, it’s predicted time of arrival was wrong. Now, Google can take account of live changes, and make more accurate, live predictions. The predicted arrival time has been tested on-street and we are pleased with the accuracy.” Later this year, the Greater Cambridge Partnership intends to launch its own mobile App, with even more local public transport features and information. The travel app is currently being tested, and will be rolled-out to the public via App stores once user trials are complete. Cambridgeshire County Council want your views on possible locations for a new foot and cycle bridge over the Great Ouse in the north of St Neots. Have your say and find out more by visiting www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/stneotsbridge where you can find a link to the consultation and upcoming exhibition dates. The deadline to have your say is Monday 7th August 2017.
An application form needs to be completed to qualify for the Travel for Cambridgeshire (TfC) 10% rail discount on monthly and annual season tickets.
Early this month, staff at the Cambridge Main Station and Ely Station have been provided with the up-to date list of companies in the Travel Plan Plus (TP+) area to benefit from the 10% discount through TfC and TP+. If your company is not on the list of eligible companies, please email us on info@travelplanplus.org.uk and we will update our list and notify both stations. During peak hours, journeys from Cambridge North Station (CNS) to Cambridge Main Station (CMS) train can take anywhere between 5 to 8 minutes. A much quicker way to get from north Cambridge to the City Centre!
Fares from CNS to the CMS are as follows: Weekdays:
Fares from CNS to Ely station are as follows: Weekdays:
Travel for Cambridgeshire discount is available on the monthly and annual season tickets from the CMS and Ely ticketing office. A Cambridge PLUSBUS ticket gives you unlimited bus travel on all bus services run by Stagecoach and Whippet (including Busway services), around the whole urban area of Cambridge city. The scheme covers both stations: Cambridge Main Station (CMS) and Cambridge North Station, with no changes to the zone boundaries. In terms of Busway services, the zone covers journeys out as far as Oakington.
A PLUSBUS ticket costs a set amount (Adult: £3.50, Child: £1.75, Railcard holder: £2.30), in addition to your train fare. The daily, weekly and monthly tickets can be purchased from CMS ticket office. Just for June and July, prices start from as little as £2 a day with online offer and children (aged 5-15 years) pay half-fare for a one-day PLUSBUS ticket. For information on Stations which offer PLUSBUS scheme, see here |
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