To consider the attached report.
Decision:
The Executive Board AGREED unanimously to:
a) Note the updates;
b) Note the feasibility studies and receive further reports in September on the findings and recommendations in respect of:
i. Use of Electric/ Hybrid buses; and
ii. A review of the Cambridge Traffic Signal network;
c) Agree to carry out further consultation and engagement with residents and the business community in both Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire on their transport needs and issues, as part of a wider ‘Travel Diary’ exercise, to help understand existing travel patterns, issues and incentives to change; including working with businesses to understand needs of employees from travel to work areas outside of the Greater Cambridge area; and
i. To determine local transport priorities that could receive funding were a Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) to be introduced, building on employers’ evidence of transport needs and in coordination with the Greater Cambridge Partnership;
ii. To coordinate with and, if feasible, form part of the GCP and the Local Enterprise Partnership’s broader engagement with the business community;
iii. To develop and provide practical support for employers and schools looking to manage their parking demand and provision working closely with Travel for Cambridge;
and report back the findings to a future meeting of the Board; and
d) Agree that the Director of Transport continues to negotiate a potential funding contribution for a Rural Hub Park and Ride service to be located at the soon-to-be-closed Papworth Hospital serving the Cambridge Biomedical Campus; and that a report be brought back to the next meeting.
Minutes:
The Executive Board considered a report which detailed progress and direction of travel with the City Access Strategy which aimed to reduce traffic flows through the City with the provision of more sustainable alternatives.
In introducing the recommendations the Interim Transport Director referred to the results of the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) survey which were imminent. It was unfortunate that they had not been available in time for inclusion in this report. He confirmed that they would be included in the September Executive Board report. He clarified that the cameras recognised number plates and could contact the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVL) who would identify vehicle type. He emphasised that DVL would not identify who the vehicle belonged to, which he acknowledged had been a matter of some concern for residents. The survey identified where vehicles had come from and where they went, which would help inform work on City access and demand management.
The Interim Transport Director also outlined plans to send a Travel Diary questionnaire to all properties within the Greater Cambridge area. This would seek views on current travel, what people would like to do and what was stopping them from doing this. Responses would enrich current information by including details of what people would like the opportunity to do. From late September/October a number of consultation exercises in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire to allow people to come forward and explain their issues and frustrations.
The Chairperson reported that the Joint Assembly had supported these proposals.
The Executive Board was invited to consider and comment on the proposals and the response to questions of clarification and main points of discussion are summarised below:
The Executive Board AGREED unanimously to:
a) Note the updates;
b) Note the feasibility studies and receive further reports in September on the findings and recommendations in respect of:
i. Use of Electric/ Hybrid buses; and
ii. A review of the Cambridge Traffic Signal network;
c) Agree to carry out further consultation and engagement with residents and the business community in both Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire on their transport needs and issues, as part of a wider ‘Travel Diary’ exercise, to help understand existing travel patterns, issues and incentives to change; including working with businesses to understand needs of employees from travel to work areas outside of the Greater Cambridge area; and
i. To determine local transport priorities that could receive funding were a Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) to be introduced, building on employers’ evidence of transport needs and in coordination with the Greater Cambridge Partnership;
ii. To coordinate with and, if feasible, form part of the GCP and the Local Enterprise Partnership’s broader engagement with the business community;
iii. To develop and provide practical support for employers and schools looking to manage their parking demand and provision working closely with Travel for Cambridge;
and report back the findings to a future meeting of the Board; and
d) Agree that the Director of Transport continues to negotiate a potential funding contribution for a Rural Hub Park and Ride service to be located at the soon-to-be-closed Papworth Hospital serving the Cambridge Biomedical Campus; and that a report be brought back to the next meeting.
Supporting documents: