simuk.bsky.social
Cambridgeshire, UK
👤 Joined on 14 November 2024
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@simuk.bsky.socialImagine if the mayor supported Whippets Blue Arrow X1 50 mins Huntingdon to Cambridge in peak Bus fare prices Mad hey
Show PostNot sure it was WSP that proposed the STZ; that was a GCP proposal. Consultants are necessary - the full expertise and staff required doesn’t exist within councils. Consultants tend to work to the brief given, & this is often where the real problem lies.
Show PostNEW BLOGPOST: "Re @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social - the Transport challenges are significant" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/08/06/d... There are 18 of them listed in the consultants' report for the draft local plan. Are buses and busways enough? (Light rail isn't mentioned 🥶)
Show PostThere’s a bit of an inconsistency between this plan and the CPCA franchising report which plans for 1.6% decline in total bus usage every year, with that modal shift and all the new growth using cars. Bit of a major circle to be squared there.
Show PostMoving people with health-related UC into work doesn't magically cure them of their conditions. You're just forcing people to work despite it being detrimental to their physical and/or mental health.
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