DfT procuring £150m Cambridgeshire busway construction
Companies are being told to get ready to tender for a major £150 million scheme to build a busway between Cambridge and Cambourne. The route would mostly be a single carriageway road with no access for private cars. It will run on existing roads at some locations, with traffic signals ensuring safety at junctions with […]
Cambridge ‘closest city in Europe’ to deplying commercial driverless bus service
The City of Cambridge is “closer to the commercial deployment” of driverless buses than any other city in the UK and most of Europe, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has said. The authority plans to extend a trial of using autonomous vehicles until June 2028, with the aim of deploying the vehicles on Cambridge’s busways, says the […]
Cambridge driverless bus trial receives £1m boost
An extra £1m has been secured to expand the operations of Cambridge’s driverless bus trial. The trial was launched in June and so far nearly 200 passengers have taken up the free travel. Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has received the extra funds from the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles to extend trials of its ‘Connector’ […]
Projects to transform journeys between Waterbeach and Cambridge to be discussed by Greater Cambridge Partnership
Projects to transform people’s daily journeys between Waterbeach New Town and Cambridge as part of a proposed major investment in the transport network are to be discussed. The Greater Cambridge Partnership has published reports to its Joint Assembly which set out the next steps for improving travel along the busy A10 corridor. Waterbeach to Cambridge, […]
Public consultation starts on Waterbeach to Cambridge project
Residents are being asked to have their say on the Waterbeach to Cambridge transport scheme, that will support thousands of new homes being built in the new town and provide quick and easy options to avoid travelling on the busy A10. The Greater Cambridge Partnership has today (Monday 20 May) launched a public consultation on […]
Greater Cambridge Partnership welcomes new partners for self-driving bus project
Two new partners have come onboard Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) self-driving vehicle project, Connector. The Connector project is a pilot scheme to bring autonomous buses to Cambridge, utilising state of the art technology to give people more options about how they travel to work, get to appointments or see friends. Following changes to the project, Alexander Dennis Ltd, […]
Transport Secretary calls for Cambridge Congestion Charge rethink
The Transport Secretary Mark Harper has supported calls for the Cambridge congestion charge plans to go “back to the drawing board”. Thplan would see public transport improvements paid for by a £5 minimum daily charge for driving into or within Cambridge, but the majority of people oopposed the charge after a consultation earlier this year. […]
Sensors that predict behaviour to make crossing roads safer for pedestrians trialled in Cambridge
Smart sensors are being trialled in Cambridge to make it safer for people to cross the road by using Artificial Intelligence to reduce waiting times for pedestrians and road users. The advanced camera-based technology identifies different user types so it can learn to predict when people will want to cross the road. Linked smart signals […]
Consultation launched on proposals to transform how people travel around Greater Cambridge
A consultation on ambitious proposals to transform the way people travel in, out and around Greater Cambridge has now opened. The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is asking people to have their say on changes which would create faster, cheaper, more reliable bus services running from earlier in the day to later at night, as well […]
Extensive consultation to be launched on proposals to transform how people travel around Greater Cambridge
Residents will soon be invited to share their views on transformational proposals to significantly improve how people travel around Greater Cambridge every day. The Greater Cambridge Partnership will launch an extensive public consultation this autumn on ambitious plans to create a step change in public transport – with one of the largest ever investments in […]