Comments on: Cambridge Congestion Charge http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/ what you lookin' at, sunshine? Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tim Steele http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-78315 Tim Steele Tue, 13 May 2008 13:47:45 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-78315 Have you seen this story in the Cambridge Evening News? http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=314280 Have you seen this story in the Cambridge Evening News?

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=314280

]]> By: Robbie Bow http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-76339 Robbie Bow Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:56:16 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-76339 I think the inclusion of the Science Park and Park & Ride is a deliberate red herring. It's including so that the council can say they have listened to people and present a *new* map that is more tightly defined, with the P&R and Science outside of the zone. It's a bargaining tactic. As to whether or not there should be a congestion charge, personally I find it to be a regressive tax system that penalises the poor the most. I don't doubt that with the arrival of thousands of new homes in the area that traffic conditions in Cambridge will get worse and either we accept a 2nd world country standard of congestion or some form of filtering will be needed to reduce the amount of motor vehicles in Cambridge. I think the inclusion of the Science Park and Park & Ride is a deliberate red herring. It’s including so that the council can say they have listened to people and present a *new* map that is more tightly defined, with the P&R and Science outside of the zone. It’s a bargaining tactic. As to whether or not there should be a congestion charge, personally I find it to be a regressive tax system that penalises the poor the most. I don’t doubt that with the arrival of thousands of new homes in the area that traffic conditions in Cambridge will get worse and either we accept a 2nd world country standard of congestion or some form of filtering will be needed to reduce the amount of motor vehicles in Cambridge.

]]> By: tsh http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-75840 tsh Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:23:14 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-75840 Can anyone who is interested in getting involved with a campaign please email: cambridgeshire@abd.org.uk Thanks Can anyone who is interested in getting involved with a campaign please email:
cambridgeshire@abd.org.uk

Thanks

]]> By: Chris http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74911 Chris Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:06:27 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74911 The centre of Bury St. Eds is getting pretty congested too these days, they would probably try to follow Cambridge's lead if it wasn't for their permanent conservative (and Conservative) council bias. What on earth are they doing including the park & ride in this, though... crazyness. Bring back trams to Cambridge, Mill Road is crying out for one. The centre of Bury St. Eds is getting pretty congested too these days, they would probably try to follow Cambridge’s lead if it wasn’t for their permanent conservative (and Conservative) council bias.

What on earth are they doing including the park & ride in this, though… crazyness. Bring back trams to Cambridge, Mill Road is crying out for one.

]]> By: chocs http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74838 chocs Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:11:05 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74838 first time reader... thanks for the link for the petition, i've seen the proposed area and as far as i can work out i would have to pay to visit my family and my dad says he would have to pay to get home as he works in shelford! total insanity, he's not even going into the city center!!! first time reader…

thanks for the link for the petition, i’ve seen the proposed area and as far as i can work out i would have to pay to visit my family and my dad says he would have to pay to get home as he works in shelford! total insanity, he’s not even going into the city center!!!

]]> By: that canadian girl » Blog Archive » Further thoughts on the Cambridge Congestion Charge plan http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74832 that canadian girl » Blog Archive » Further thoughts on the Cambridge Congestion Charge plan Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:11:49 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74832 [...] week, I let a bit of steam out about the ridiculous Congestion Charge plans in Cambridge. But, unfortunately for Shona Johnstone, I’m not done with her case. The logic in her radio [...] […] week, I let a bit of steam out about the ridiculous Congestion Charge plans in Cambridge. But, unfortunately for Shona Johnstone, I’m not done with her case. The logic in her radio […]

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]]> By: Joelle http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74822 Joelle Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:20:12 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74822 Woh! Un compliment par rapport à Ottawa! Venant de Véro! OMG! :P Woh! Un compliment par rapport à Ottawa! Venant de Véro! OMG! :P

]]> By: Tom http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74818 Tom Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:07:10 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74818 It is a stealth tax, and targets the least fortunate among us - those who cannot afford to live in the centre who must commute via car. Leaders now have the required climate change guilt trip ammunition to put forward supposed green policy, when in actual fact there is no green bias on this whatsoever. Most of the public will suck this up, and buy their Prius's in droves. The congestion charge will promote longer journeys, clog up the A14 and M11, move business out of the City, and cripple the already poor monopolised public transport system. Johnstone should not have any authority in the Council. The council could use the millions to invest in a fresh public transport system. The infrastructure is already in place, notably Park and Ride. It does work. Improving these would be highly beneficial. Plonking them into a congestion zone un-does all that hard work and investment in one fell swoop. It is a stealth tax, and targets the least fortunate among us - those who cannot afford to live in the centre who must commute via car. Leaders now have the required climate change guilt trip ammunition to put forward supposed green policy, when in actual fact there is no green bias on this whatsoever. Most of the public will suck this up, and buy their Prius’s in droves. The congestion charge will promote longer journeys, clog up the A14 and M11, move business out of the City, and cripple the already poor monopolised public transport system.

Johnstone should not have any authority in the Council. The council could use the millions to invest in a fresh public transport system. The infrastructure is already in place, notably Park and Ride. It does work. Improving these would be highly beneficial. Plonking them into a congestion zone un-does all that hard work and investment in one fell swoop.

]]> By: Liz http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74817 Liz Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:55:01 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74817 It's bloody idiotic, however hopefully it will make companies less 'Cambridge centric' and make them move out more to places like Ely and Bury St Edmunds both places are lovely and could do with the investment and annexing the Science Park, might just make companies look to move to more business friendly towns - hurrah! I still find it hard to beleive that they can just do this without any public consultation whatsoever - madness!. It’s bloody idiotic, however hopefully it will make companies less ‘Cambridge centric’ and make them move out more to places like Ely and Bury St Edmunds both places are lovely and could do with the investment and annexing the Science Park, might just make companies look to move to more business friendly towns - hurrah!

I still find it hard to beleive that they can just do this without any public consultation whatsoever - madness!.

]]> By: Mathew Patterson http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74816 Mathew Patterson Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:39:36 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2007/07/24/cambridge-congestion-charge/#comment-74816 Including the park and ride areas is clearly insanity. Including the park and ride areas is clearly insanity.

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