Well said.
But in that case you may have increased public transport ridership enough that it covers its operating costs.
So, we’re back to Cambus 2010 then?New plan is...err.. more buses.
Buses proposed every 10 minutes in Cambridge – paid for by city congestion charge
A dramatic increase in bus services and cheaper fares have been suggested to transform how people travel around Greater Cambridge.www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk
I'm not against a congestion charge in principle but it all depends on how it is implemented. One of the problems is that the more successful the scheme is the less money it raises.
The fact that the busway extension from Milton Road to Cambridge North, isn't a busway, is very telling. I'd place a bet on, other than for Northstowe, no more busways being built in Cambridgeshire.
A busway, but not a guided busway.
wow what a great idea that was, but hardly surprising that it was rejected. Those that rejected it get all the traffic jams they deserve.
A bus route is what it is!
The new map claims that the Cambourne portion is segregated. It's unclear whether that means Guided or otherwise (and I can't see how there is room for any sort of segregation along Newmarket Road).
I believe that Cam was going to be pretty well segregated though the proposals did suggest that drivers would be present to start with. That would have meant an element of non segregated roads till such time as so called autominus became feasible. Well with some recent events we probably know where that would have gone! Guided Busways appear to be out of fashion now so hardly surprising that an element of segregation and non will be in the new proposals. This of course mitigates any of the benefits as the busses will still be caught in the congestion that cars create making bus passengers think ‘well I might as well be in my own cocoon rather than suffering this’. Unfortunately so called transport planners rarely see or understand the benefits of a dedicated road (busway if you like as well) for public transport as they see their mission as getting cars to run freely, an impossible task without a 12 lane each way motorway. Ok I exaggerated there. But you get the drift. Plus of course a non guided busway road requires more kinetic envelope that a dedicated guided busway or tram line due to the fact that regukations demand a wider road for when there is a driver using a wheel to control where the bus goes. Something that affected the cost base of the CAM system that was never fully understood by the previous Combined Mayor in my view.
I think you're being a bit unfair about transport planners there. Most of the ones I've met are very bought in to the idea of sustainable transport and aware of the benefit of segregation - it's the politics and the funding (or the lack of) that prevents them doing as much as they'd like. Maybe you are thinking of traffic engineers?
Quite likely them and the P lot that do not like spending money on anything other than Consultants and the Legal profession.
Speaking as a consultant, I think there's a lot of benefit in a client contracting someone external to their organisation to complement their own skills and bring experience from elsewhere. Far better than asking a supplier what they would recommend...
While I'm confident that someone such as yourself, engaging in constructive discussion, is not among them — I can absolutely attest first-hand to the existence of useless money-grabbers using 'consultant' as their name.
Surely it's those that give them their contracts that should be sanctioned, - they don't just turn up and give themselves paid jobs. Look to those commissioning external contractors using public funds, (maybe spending too much times at the golf club or lodge
.Indeed, though my experience is private sector, it's a good example of what can happen when accountability and scrutiny become scarce within a large organisation.Surely it's those that give them their contracts that should be sanctioned, - they don't just turn up and give themselves paid jobs. Look to those commissioning external contractors using public funds, (maybe spending too much times at the golf club or lodge
Not even that is enough. See Toronto, Las Vegas or dozens of other north american cities blighted by supersized jams. Railways (including trams), busways and greenways are all so much more useful but the UK progress in building them is glacial.
Totally agree. All compounded of course by people, bikes and deliveries to those 'fancy buildings'.
Legacy systems perhaps but recently installed?
