Unclog Cambridge: FOR a Congestion Charge

Local people arguing for a Cambridge Congestion Charge and the hundreds of millions of pounds of up-front government money it would bring for transport.

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Myths: “Local taxes have paid for the scheme to be drawn up” – not true

The County Council has spent money researching and drawing up the very wide range of proposals that form the combined scheme.

However, this money has come from national government funding grants specifically designed for the purpose.

Relevant documents for this ‘pump-priming fund’ of government money are:

• Announcement that Cambridgeshire has received the government grant, £385,000 (28th November 2005)
• Bid for pump priming funding from Cambridgeshire County Council (6th November 2006)
• Announcement of later second-round awards (6th November 2006)
• Confirmation that Cambridgeshire received £1.055m from the government in the second-round (6th November 2006)

In this section

• Myth: “Ditton Meadows would be split in two” – not true
• Myth: “Government money to aid the new developments would be enough” – not true
• Myth: “The operating costs would eat up the revenue costs” – report shows otherwise
• Myths: “Local taxes have paid for the scheme to be drawn up” – not true
• Myths: “Money would pour straight into Stagecoach bus company” – not true
• Myths: “Park and ride sites would be inside the charged area” – not true
• Myths: “Shopping and leisure establishments would lose out” – not true
• Myths: “The money would be a spent on an Ely Bypass” – not true
• Myths: “Money from a charge wouldn’t go back into transport” – not true

Links

• Cambridge Cycling Campaign
• Full bid (183 pages)
• Other groups (PACCA etc)
• The County Council’s proposals
• Transport Innovation Fund

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