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More Greater Anglia Services - 13 September

27/8/2021

Greater Anglia is due to start running more trains next month as more people are expected to return to the railway as commuters are encouraged to return to the office and new school and college terms start. An extra 12 services every weekday and eight at weekends are being added to the Norwich to London Liverpool Street intercity service – and two express Norwich in 90 services are being reintroduced.

Five additional services will start from the week beginning Monday 13th September are being added to the West Anglia mainline, which runs between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge and on to Kings Lynn – but not all of the five services go to Kings Lynn. For more information, please visit here.

Active Travel Schemes Consultation - 15 September

27/8/2021

The Active Travel Schemes consultation has been extended to Tuesday 15th September following requests from stakeholders. The proposals which originated with local community representatives, include changes to roads to make them more pedestrian and/or cycle-friendly and include one-way systems, cycle lanes and modal filters. Modal filters prioritise those walking or cycling and in some cases taking the bus whilst preventing private motor from vehicles travelling through certain points on local roads.

This consultation is being run by Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC). Funding limitations mean it is unlikely all proposals will be able to be taken forward, however, CCC would like to gather community input about where people would be interested in changes being made. The technical consultants have drawn up some ideas of where active travel improvements may be useful and encourage more people to choose to travel by foot or bike in the local areas specified. To review the initial proposal for Active Travel Schemes and the associated documents in Cambridge, please visit here.

Voi E-Scooter and E-Bike Safety Event - 22 September

27/8/2021

Voi supports a zero-vision of micro-mobility accidents. Voi wants to ensure that their users enjoy riding Voi e-scooters/e-bikes, but do so carefully and safely, which is why they have invested heavily in rider-safety training. Voi team will be at the Trinity Centre car park, Cambridge Science Park on Wednesday 22nd September from 1200-1400. This event is open to employees of Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge Business Park and St John's Innovation Park.

Safety training agenda include:

Brief explanation of 'How to Voi'
Traffic school session on RideLikeVoila
Road safety tips via The AA
Try the e-bike or e-scooter in the coned off area
Collect your Voi helmet

Anyone who attends will be taken through key information on how to ride and use Voi e-scooters/e-bikes safely. Once the 'training' is complete, you will be given a voucher code worth £5 credit and an optional free helmet (stock will be limited and available on a first come first served basis). The training session will last around 20-30 minutes to complete. No booking is required, just turn up on the day.

E-Cargo Bike Try Before You Buy Scheme

27/8/2021

Outspoken Cycles are running the E-Cargo Bike Try Before You Buy scheme for Cambridgeshire County Council. They have a fleet of 8 bikes and the scheme is an exciting opportunity for families and businesses to trial an E-Cargo Bike at a low cost and with little risk to see how it can work for them over a longer period, before committing to buying one. For families, the scheme costs £15 for 1 week or £25 for 2 weeks. For businesses, the scheme costs £30 for 4 weeks and £50 for 8 weeks. All prices include VAT. For more information on the models, types of cargo bikes available and the scheme itself, please visit here.

Busway Service Changes

30/7/2021

Due to the recent easing of Covid restrictions, Stagecoach has made some amendments to the bus stopping arrangements in Cambridge City Centre and altered Busway routes and timetables to safely provide additional capacity as of Sunday 25th July 2021.

Changes to the A route:

The A route now operate both long and short journeys, with the long journeys following the current route from St Ives to Trumpington Park and Ride
The new short journeys running from Cambridge to Trumpington Park and Ride via Cambridge Railway Station and the Biomedical Campus.
Route A Monday-Saturday daytime buses operate every 20 minutes, and every 10 minutes at peak times to accommodate commuters during these popular hours.

Other changes:

The V5 route, connecting Godmanchester and Hinchingbrooke, now benefit from a later evening service.
Route C has been temporarily suspended due to the school summer holidays and will resume in September.
Due to changes to Covid restrictions, the bus stopping locations in Cambridge City Centre has been amended.
The temporary bus stops on Emmanuel Road, which were introduced to aid social distancing, has been removed.

For the latest information and timetables, please visit here.

New Flexible Bus Tickets

30/7/2021

On Monday 26th July, Stagecoach introduced their new flexible bus tickets to the Cambridge MegaRider Zone and on their Busway network between Cambridge and St Ives bus station. These Flexi tickets come in two types:

Flexi5 - a bundle of 5 costs £18

Fexi10 - a bundle of 10 costs £31.50

Flexi tickets are like the DayRider tickets and you have 12 months to choose which day to use your bus ticket whilst saving up to 55% on the cost! For more information on the new ticket type, how to purchase, where these can be used and T’s and C’s, please visit here.

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