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Cambridge Connect makes the case for mass transit to serve Cambridge and its surrounding region. The network includes a short tunnel in the city centre to enable…
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Check out our new video profiling light rail as a backbone of mass transit to support the Cambridge region. The network would connect key residential, commercial, education & health centres, joined up w trains, buses, active travel & Park & Rides:
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Ambitious plans to triple the local economy and boost the population by nearly 50 per cent have been unveiled, with politicians calling them a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
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Mayor’s growth plan aims to triple the local economy and boost population
Cambridgeshire mayor Paul Bristow warned that the region must not be taken for granted.
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ambitious plans to triple the local economy and boost the population by nearly 50 per cent have been unveiled, with politicians calling them a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
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www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/mayor-s...
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£2.5 billion capital funding is a drop in the ocean for a scheme that would pay for itself in no time through increased economic activity driven by improved labour mobility.
This is a bad decision made for the wrong reasons by weak people who don’t deserve the power they wield.
This is a bad decision made for the wrong reasons by weak people who don’t deserve the power they wield.
December 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
£2.5 billion capital funding is a drop in the ocean for a scheme that would pay for itself in no time through increased economic activity driven by improved labour mobility.
This is a bad decision made for the wrong reasons by weak people who don’t deserve the power they wield.
This is a bad decision made for the wrong reasons by weak people who don’t deserve the power they wield.
A bus network is not attractive rapid transit & will struggle to drive modal shift and investment. Look no further than Cambridge to see that despite busways, overall mode share of buses remains stuck on ~8% & congestion keeps increasing… is that the answer for Leeds? We don’t think so.
Rapid transit you say? The answer from Treasury is always: ‘maybe it could be a bus?’
not so fast! Never underestimate the depth of cynicism you are required to bring to the table
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A bus network is not attractive rapid transit & will struggle to drive modal shift and investment. Look no further than Cambridge to see that despite busways, overall mode share of buses remains stuck on ~8% & congestion keeps increasing… is that the answer for Leeds? We don’t think so.
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Re trams and trains, the challenge faced by Karlsruhe worksinprogress.co/issue/turnin... - sounds a bit like what Cambridge now faces. @cambridge-connect.bsky.social
Turning trains into trams - Works in Progress Magazine
Railway lines stop at the edge of the center centre, forcing inconvenient transfers. Running railway lines onto s tram networks provides a solution.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Re trams and trains, the challenge faced by Karlsruhe worksinprogress.co/issue/turnin... - sounds a bit like what Cambridge now faces. @cambridge-connect.bsky.social
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Very disappointing. Leeds is the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leeds-Bradford £2.5bn tram plan delayed after government review
West Yorkshire's mayor says she is confident the trams will be running
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Very disappointing. Leeds is the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Also, a deep dive on building light rail systems, published 2024 www.amazon.co.uk/Metro-light-... "This book guides readers through the complex lifecycle of metro and light rail systems, from initial network planning and architectural design to construction, operation, and maintenance"
Metro and light rail: Planning, design, construction, and operation of metro and light rail systems: Amazon.co.uk: Fu, Jinwei, Hao, Changshun, Li, Bohao: 9786208063436: Books
Buy Metro and light rail: Planning, design, construction, and operation of metro and light rail systems by Fu, Jinwei, Hao, Changshun, Li, Bohao (ISBN: 9786208063436) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyda...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Also, a deep dive on building light rail systems, published 2024 www.amazon.co.uk/Metro-light-... "This book guides readers through the complex lifecycle of metro and light rail systems, from initial network planning and architectural design to construction, operation, and maintenance"
Reinstating the rail line to Haverhill from Cambridge should be a prime candidate for practical implementation of these policies 😃
NEW BLOGPOST: Housing Minister’s big changes to planning policy cambridgetownowl.com/2025/12/16/h...
Housing Minister consults on new developments at rural railway stations
In an extended statement to Parliament, the Minister for Housing Matthew Pennycook outlined twelve new changes he’s proposing to national planning policies You can read more in the consultati…
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December 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reinstating the rail line to Haverhill from Cambridge should be a prime candidate for practical implementation of these policies 😃
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The headline reminds me of Spamalot.
**'Ere! He says he's not dead**
"Well he will be in a minute"
**I can't take him like that - it's against regulations**
'I don't want to go on the [plague] cart!'
"Shut up!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQ... - Save Honey Hill campaigners also made a song -->
**'Ere! He says he's not dead**
"Well he will be in a minute"
**I can't take him like that - it's against regulations**
'I don't want to go on the [plague] cart!'
"Shut up!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQ... - Save Honey Hill campaigners also made a song -->
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The headline reminds me of Spamalot.
**'Ere! He says he's not dead**
"Well he will be in a minute"
**I can't take him like that - it's against regulations**
'I don't want to go on the [plague] cart!'
"Shut up!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQ... - Save Honey Hill campaigners also made a song -->
**'Ere! He says he's not dead**
"Well he will be in a minute"
**I can't take him like that - it's against regulations**
'I don't want to go on the [plague] cart!'
"Shut up!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQ... - Save Honey Hill campaigners also made a song -->
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More at cambridgetownowl.com/2025/09/24/p... from September’s CBC Forum @cambridge-connect.bsky.social
Plans for a ‘New, New Addenbrooke’s’
AKA Addenbrooke’s 3…which rest on a series of pillars outside of the control and maintenance of the CUH NHS Trust. You can find out more on Addenbrooke’s 3 here This follows on from the…
cambridgetownowl.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
More at cambridgetownowl.com/2025/09/24/p... from September’s CBC Forum @cambridge-connect.bsky.social
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'Radical' plans for a new £2.3bn major hospital
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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Cambridge NHS trust reveals plans for a new £2.3bn hospital
More than 70% of the trust's current estate is in a poor or bad condition.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
'Radical' plans for a new £2.3bn major hospital
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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Note the proposed tunnels…which makes me think cc @cambridge-connect.bsky.social —>
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Looking at the recently released update to the East West Rail proposal for a new railway between Oxford and Cambridge
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December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Note the proposed tunnels…which makes me think cc @cambridge-connect.bsky.social —>
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….Could we keep the tunnelling teams together once the East West Rail work has been completed and transfer them over to do the main tunnel work for @cambridge-connect.bsky.social Light Rail? 🙂💡👍🏾
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
….Could we keep the tunnelling teams together once the East West Rail work has been completed and transfer them over to do the main tunnel work for @cambridge-connect.bsky.social Light Rail? 🙂💡👍🏾
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NEW BLOGPOST: "Cambridge Growth Company’s Mass Transit Commission to report back in June 2026" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/30/c... Plus some things on the water crisis.
Cambridge Growth Company’s Mass Transit Commission to report back in June 2026
Which probably means July if they want to get it done before Parliament’s summer recess, or September for when Parliament returns. It’s in papers for South Cambridgeshire District Counc…
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November 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
NEW BLOGPOST: "Cambridge Growth Company’s Mass Transit Commission to report back in June 2026" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/30/c... Plus some things on the water crisis.
Good to see progress on MRT, updating Mass Transit Options study of 2018 is badly needed. We anticipate light rail will be one of the options considered; it is the most proven, practical and deliverable form of mass transit available, as evidenced in dozens of cities across Europe.
Minutes of last month's meeting of the Cambridge Growth Company's Advisory Council meeting - where our elected representatives can provide input - including an update on planning for Mass Rapid Transit in Cambridge. thecgc.org.uk/files/176416...
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Good to see progress on MRT, updating Mass Transit Options study of 2018 is badly needed. We anticipate light rail will be one of the options considered; it is the most proven, practical and deliverable form of mass transit available, as evidenced in dozens of cities across Europe.
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NEW BLOGPOST: "The Cambridge Growth Company risks making the same mistake as the GCP on light rail" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/27/t... Ft @cambridge-connect.bsky.social This is so effing grinding!!!
The Cambridge Growth Company risks making the same mistake as the GCP on light rail
The minutes from the lates growth company meeting make for depressing reading for light rail supporters “CGC has accepted a commission from MHCLG, HMT and DfT to lead on a strategic outline b…
cambridgetownowl.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
NEW BLOGPOST: "The Cambridge Growth Company risks making the same mistake as the GCP on light rail" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/27/t... Ft @cambridge-connect.bsky.social This is so effing grinding!!!
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NEW BLOGPOST: "Tourism taxes coming to England following Scotland’s example" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/25/t... We won't find out the detail until tomorrow when the consultation is launched.
Tourism taxes coming to England following Scotland’s example
A long-overdue policy change following campaigning by metro mayors was made in a written statement to Parliament by local government ministers earlier “The consultation is available on GOV.UK…
cambridgetownowl.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NEW BLOGPOST: "Tourism taxes coming to England following Scotland’s example" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/25/t... We won't find out the detail until tomorrow when the consultation is launched.
A Visitor Accommodation Supplement can enable the Cambridge light rail scheme we’ve proposed, including the tunnel. The Mayor of the Combined Authority should implement it without delay to deliver on 2025 election promise.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
English mayors will get new powers to levy tourist taxes
Mayors will be given the power to charge tourists a tax for staying overnight in their towns and cities.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A Visitor Accommodation Supplement can enable the Cambridge light rail scheme we’ve proposed, including the tunnel. The Mayor of the Combined Authority should implement it without delay to deliver on 2025 election promise.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEW BLOGPOST: "Ministers confirm Cambridge East Station, and Eastern Entrance for Cambridge Station" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/19/m... I'll be on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire later this morning to talk about this
Ministers confirm Cambridge East Station, and Eastern Entrance for Cambridge Station
Clear? Didn’t think it was! One refers to a new station entrance we’ve been waiting 75 years for, while another is a new station on the Cambridge-Newmarket line possibly by the southern…
cambridgetownowl.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
NEW BLOGPOST: "Ministers confirm Cambridge East Station, and Eastern Entrance for Cambridge Station" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/19/m... I'll be on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire later this morning to talk about this
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See also @cambridge-connect.bsky.social at www.cambridge-connect.uk/submission-s... which the GCP could have awarded a small amount of funding for a feasibility study for a light rail backed by 4 of the 5 mayoral election candidates - including the new Mayor Paul Bristow. There are alternatives.
Submission supporting alternative to C2C - Cambridge Connect
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...
www.cambridge-connect.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
See also @cambridge-connect.bsky.social at www.cambridge-connect.uk/submission-s... which the GCP could have awarded a small amount of funding for a feasibility study for a light rail backed by 4 of the 5 mayoral election candidates - including the new Mayor Paul Bristow. There are alternatives.