KQ3..Urban Case study 2-(part 2): Congestion management in Cambridgeshire 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesRural and urban challenges and regenerationASOCR Created by: Lilly0097Created on: 14-05-15 14:01 What is Cambridge Futures? It is an independent, not-for-profit group consisting of academics, business leaders, politicians, and professionals, working together. 1 of 21 What has Cambridge Futures Phase 2 examined? A number of options for the city to combat congestion (following 9 questions) 2 of 21 1. Reduce the need to travel. This uses new technologies to encourage "virtual mobility" 3 of 21 2. Improve public transport Extending park and rides, extolling the guided bus, and perhaps building trams, light rail and a possible underground metro. 4 of 21 3. Promote and improve cycling and walking Make Cambridge more cycle-friendly, plus further pedestrianization 5 of 21 4. Road pricing (i.e.congestion charging) Charging people who drive into Cambridge during peak times=this encourages people to use public transport, thus reducing congestion 6 of 21 5.) Improve the highways Widening trunk roads and building new local roads/ orbital route 7 of 21 6.) Promote human transporters Human scale mobility using new technology (e.g. segways) 8 of 21 7.) Build tunnels for buses ect. Dig underneath Cambridge to reduce pressure on the road network 9 of 21 8.) Develop high-occupancy vehicle lanes Promoting shared use of vehicles through priority lanes SO less cars travel into Cambridge= reducing congestion 10 of 21 9.) Do the minimum This would mean to continue existing policies 11 of 21 What is Cambridge doing now to manage congestion? Introduced the guided busway, encouraging cycling, park &ride and promoted the idea of car-share 12 of 21 What does The Guided Busway link? It links Cambridge with St. Ives, Huntingdon, and Northstowe (a proposed new village). 13 of 21 How many journeys a day does the busway make? 11,500 (estimated) 14 of 21 Is there any evidence that it has decreased congestion? The scheme has caused a direct reduction in traffic on the busy parallel A14 road of 6% 15 of 21 When was Cambridge awarded National Cycling Town Status? In 2008-contributed £7.2million to be spent on cycling improvements in Cambridge and its surrounding villages. 16 of 21 What does the new Cycle Cambridge Programme include? New Cycle routes, improvements to existing cycling facilities, additional cycle parking (e.g. at the railway) and cycling events and promotions 17 of 21 How does the Park&Ride help reduce pollution? Over 4 million commuters, shoppers and visitors a year beat the queues into the heart of the city 18 of 21 What about parking? Customers can park for free in one of the 4500 spaces available across five sites 19 of 21 What is 'camshare.com'? It is an initiaative betweet Cambridge County Council and the Travel for Work Partnership 20 of 21 How would camshare reduce congestion? Well if everyone got a lift rather than driving alone on just 1 day a week the number ocars would reduce by 20%=REDUCING CONGESTION 21 of 21
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