Well !
What do we believe, the county council want to introduce congestion charging to pay for improved public transport, albeit with a share of £500million from the government. And now our city council want to introduce resident parking TO PAY FOR IMPROVED PUBLIC TRANSPORT. How many buses can our roads hold? (miss-Guided or otherwise) Have they not realised that part of the problem is all the new traffic lights that have appeared all over Cambridge during the last few years. For example coming from The Royal Cambridge Hotel at the top of Lensfield Road to Elizabeth Road/Chesterton high street roundabout at my last count there are now 19 sets of lights where there used to be 1.
The idea of a charge from 0730 til 0930 just about sums up their brain power, firms just start later in the day! and as for city residents having to pay even to drive out of the city. the word cuckoo springs to mind
The bull pen was cleaned before the photo was taken by order of environmental health or was it health and safety or some other quango. Who knows, there are too many to even speculate.
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I must say I don't know what to think about the congestion charge! On the one hand parking round Cambridge is already impossible and making the charge only applicable during morning rush hour isn't going to solve this.
On the other hand they keep promising that the £500 million they get for introducing the charge (separate from the money it will raise on its own) will be plowed (that's a really weak bull pun by the way) back into better transport links -see the HHS news.
Will we have to pay the congestion charge even if we live within the area? I think in London they get a 90% discount?
I really don't mind the idea of a congestion charge, but I have *zero* faith that the money will be spent on improving public transport.
The way things are looking at the moment (and don't forget this is only supposed to be a proposal, not to be brought in until after consultation!!!!! with themselves no doubt)we, who live in the city will have to pay this even if we are driving the half mile or so to get out. There has been no mention of a discount for city residents.
If you want this city to be a good place to live, vote against it, always assuming we get a chance.
Most of the problems are caused by measures already introduced as mentioned in my original post.
Never mind readers, come the revolution!
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