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“Town vs gown and car vs bike: row erupts over Cambridge congestion plan”
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Posted 2 years ago #
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This is basically the usual debate that arises when congestion charging is proposed, with added spice from gammon-infused lobbying groups attempting to leverage the historic town vs gown tensions in the city.
The article states that the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is made up of local councils, business representatives and the university - with the latter being a non-voting partner. So democratically elected local governments are directly involved, and it is perhaps to them that the lobbying groups should be making their representations?
The article also contains the statement: "30% of the poorest households in our area don’t have access to a car." Sound familiar?
The proposal is to use revenue from the congestion charge to subsidise bus fares, so the assertion in the standfast (that the scheme "will benefit only bicycling students and dons") appears flawed.
TLDR: nothing new here, move along?
Posted 2 years ago # -
I used to live in one of the satellite villages of Cambridge, and cycled 6 miles to work and back every day. In 4 years, I drove the car into the centre once. It was a nightmare.
Only a masochist would do that without being paid.I mean, a large chunk of the core is not accessible to private cars anyways, if you don't actually live in the centre, driving into it is usually more difficult than using some other transport.
Posted 2 years ago # -
First time back in Cambridge since 2019. If anything more bikes if that is possible. Some infra, some of it on pavements, some advanced green lights for bikes
Mrs Garto even saying the immortal words if we lived here I would cycle and yet still as many cars. Basically building of houses on all arterial roads. Every satellite village rammed. Big volume of motors similar to Edinburgh but basically only has 4 wide streets
We have visitors parking permits which absolutely must be visible on the motor between 11 and 3 or you will get a ticket.
Apparently not enough water in Cambridgeshire for the people.
City centre Coos still seem happy. Very tame.
Posted 5 months ago # -
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Cambridge based cows. Strolling and Mooing and Mowing the green spaces of Cambridge, UK
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Posted 5 months ago # -
My son tells me that the coos are a tax dodge. Kings College I think. There's some rule about paying less tax if there's livestock on the land. Seems a bit mad considering the billions the colleges have stashed away.
Posted 5 months ago # -
Kings College certainly own the pastures that wend through central Cambridge and out to Grantchester. Thankfully they decline to allow them to be developed. Unlike all other land. Since Covid the coos have become social media sensations shitters. The Gaza occupation to the front of Kings has a list of which colleges are funded by companies that deal with Israel etc. one sign in the wind seemed to say We Demand Disc-o——s
Another better pegged out Cambridge Jews for Palestine.
Posted 5 months ago # -
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Town and gown relations are strained, though the city would be far worse off without the university
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Posted 5 months ago # -
Ben Myers’s book about Durham called Cuddy is good also his Gallows Pole.
Posted 5 months ago # -
Sign on railing at Cambridge Cheese Shoppe - Bicycle Parking for Staff Only
Posted 5 months ago #
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