Cambridge could be getting a ‘London-style’ bus network as part of plans to transform the region’s transport system. The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is asking the public to have their say on the changes that would create a “faster, cheaper, more reliable bus service”. The GCP plans to improve the bus network so that it would provide services to more locations from as early as 2023. Passenger fares will be capped at £1 for travel in the city and £2 within the travel to work area.
The changes would be paid for upfront by the GCP and phased in over four years. After this road users travelling within a Sustainable Travel Zone would be charged a daily fee, which would fund the transport network.
Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, said: “We are at a turning point when it comes to transport in the Greater Cambridge area. With rising fuel costs, a growing population and congested roads, and bus services being cut, we need to transform our transport system and give people better travel options. A shift away from cars can only happen if we have fast, reliable, affordable and frequent buses. That’s why these proposals from the GCP set out a bus system which aims to be world-class, which is the ambition needed to make the positive change we all want.”