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Petitions

Meeting: 18/01/2017 - Greater Cambridge Partnership Joint Assembly (Item 5)

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The following petition has been received:

Your proposal to close key roads to private vehicles in Cambridge at peak hours will have a seriously negative impact on residents, businesses and commuters in the city and surrounding area.

We oppose these proposals because they will:

·         have an arbitrary and unfair impact on some people because of where they live or work; 

·         displace traffic from some roads onto others, resulting in longer and more time-consuming journeys

·         threaten the livelihood of businesses by limiting customer access and deliveries during normal business hours

·         increase fuel use, resulting in higher cost to the motorist and more air pollution and carbon emissions

·         seek to force travellers to use public transport without adequate steps to improve its affordability and accessibility.

·         We believe that you should invite responses not only to your preferred solution to the congestion problem, but to the range of possible alternatives, equally and objectively presented.

 

4,057 people have signed online (see: http://www.stopcambridgeroadclosures.co.uk/)

 and 712 people have signed a paper copy agreeing with the following statement:

"I call for a halt to the City Deal's plan for road closures in Cambridge, and for the opening up of a wider, fairer consultation that includes all options to tackle congestion."

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Joint Assembly NOTED the petitions received from Stop Cambridge Road Closures, the North Newnham Residents Association and Keep Cambridge Open for Business.

Minutes:

Petitions were presented on the proposals for Peak Congestion Control Points that had formed part of the Cambridge access consultation by Stop Cambridge Road Closures and Keep Cambridge Open for Business. These were to be considered further under agenda item 7, where the Cambridge Access proposals would be discussed. The Chairman decided that Patrick von Heimendahl’s question on small business representation, asked when he presented the latter petition, should receive a written answer.

 

The Joint Assembly also received and noted a petition from the North Newnham Residents Association against Adams Road as part of the proposed Cambourne to Cambridge bus route. The Joint Assembly NOTED the petition and that it would consider a further report on the Cambourne to Cambridge proposals inJuly 2017.


Meeting: 10/11/2016 - Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board (Item 5)

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To receive the following petitions:

 

·         Petition by Pete Howard regarding the Cambridge access and congestion scheme – 9137 signatures.

 

·         Petition entitled ‘keep Cambridge open for business’ by Neil MacKay regarding the Cambridge access and congestion scheme – 507 signatures.

 

Copies of the full petitions can be found with the agenda pack for this meeting on the City Deal website at www.gccitydeal.co.uk under ‘meetings and minutes’.

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Executive Board NOTED two petitions received in relation to city centre access and congestion and DEFERRED consideration of these petitions to the meeting of the Board scheduled to be held on 25 January 2017, to coincide with a report on city centre access and congestion scheduled for submission to that meeting.

 

Minutes:

The Executive Board NOTED two petitions received in relation to city centre access and congestion and DEFERRED consideration of these petitions to the meeting of the Board scheduled to be held on 25 January 2017, to coincide with a report on city centre access and congestion scheduled for submission to that meeting.

 


Meeting: 03/11/2016 - Greater Cambridge Partnership Joint Assembly (Item 5)

5 Petitions pdf icon PDF 7 MB

To receive the following petitions:

 

·         Petition by Pete Howard regarding the Cambridge access and congestion scheme – 9137 signatures.

 

·         Petition entitled ‘keep Cambridge open for business’ by Neil MacKay regarding the Cambridge access and congestion scheme – 507 signatures.

 

Copies of the full petitions can be found with the agenda pack for this meeting on the City Deal website at www.gccitydeal.co.uk under ‘meetings and minutes’.

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Joint Assembly NOTED two petitions received in relation to city centre access and congestion and DEFERRED consideration of these petitions to the meeting of the Joint Assembly scheduled to be held on 18 January 2017, to coincide with a report on city centre access and congestion scheduled for submission to that meeting.

Minutes:

The Joint Assembly NOTED two petitions received in relation to city centre access and congestion and DEFERRED consideration of these petitions to the meeting of the Joint Assembly scheduled to be held on 18 January 2017, to coincide with a report on city centre access and congestion scheduled for submission to that meeting.