Cambridge Connect welcomes the appointment by Mayor Paul Bristow of Peter Cushing in the role of Light Rail Commissioner for the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. This places Peter at the heart of decision-making on delivery of light rail mass transit for Cambridge. Peter is one of the leading light rail experts in the UK. […]
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Mayor Bristow backs light rail
We warmly congratulate Paul Bristow on his election as the new Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We especially welcome his plans to bring forward light rail to get the region moving. Paul stood on a clear platform to deliver light rail mass transit to Cambridge, and it is now time to turn a corner on […]
Submission supporting alternative to C2C
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) applied in November 2024 to the Secretary of State for the Department for Transport (DfT) for a Transport and Work Act Order (TWAO) for a new busway, travel hub and path for walkers and cyclists linking Cambourne to Cambridge. The scheme proposed by the GCP is known as “C2C”. Cambridge […]
New video profiling Cambridge Connect
Cambridge Connect is proud to announce our new video profiling our Cambridge Light Rail scheme. The video was made possible through a very generous donation from local resident Hilary Jackson, which enabled us to commission the professional services of Rob Birnie, a specialist in video production and Director of his company Made by DBM […]
Phase One: an Open letter to all Cambridgeshire Councillors
On 16 March 2023 we sent an open letter to all Councillors on the Cambridgeshire County Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council and the Cambridge City Council. We also sent copies of the letter to local MPs and interested stakeholders. The purpose of the letter is to raise awareness among Councillors that there is a genuine […]
Local Transport & Connectivity Plan
Cambridge Connect made a supplementary submission to the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority public consultation on their new Local Transport and Connectivity Plan, the final round of which closed on 04 August 2022. We included our Cambridgeshire Light Rail Strategy (PDF, 22MB, opens in new tab), prepared jointly with Railfuture in 2021, which set out […]
