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On Saturday 08 May 2021 Dr Nik Johnson was elected as the new Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. We congratulate Dr Johnson on his election and wish his predecessor James Palmer well. Prior to his election, Dr Johnson diagnosed the “CAM Metro”, flagship of James Palmer, as suffering from a number of […]

Public consultation for the Cambridge Southeast Transport (CSET) scheme closed on 14 Dec 2020. Cambridge Connect supports a public transport route in the southeast via the former railway line to Haverhill, passing through the villages of Great Shelford and Stapleford. A professional assessment of this route commissioned by the local Parishes in 2020 proved this […]

The Girton Interchange is one of the most important strategic locations in the region, and there is an opportunity to leverage this location to maximum advantage – economically, socially and environmentally. Recent developments of the A14 have served to increase this strategic importance. We propose that the authorities responsible for delivery of transport in the […]

Our submission “Cambridge Southeast Transport, Greater Cambridge Partnership Public Consultation” (PDF, 4MB) sets out the detailed reasons for our view that the new public transport route extending from Addenbrookes to Granta Park should follow the alignment of the existing and former rail line through Great Shelford, Stapleford and Sawston. As in our previous submissions, we […]

The need for all-ways connectivity at the Girton Interchange, Cambridge – Letter to the Secretary of State for Transport A group of Parish Councils, District Councillors and community groups, including Cambridge Connect, has written to the Secretary of State for Transport in an open ‘Letter of Community Consensus‘ requesting that the strategically important Girton Interchange […]