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Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance
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31 travel, health & environmental orgs working for transport that protects our future & offers genuine choice.

Founded by Cambridge Living Streets, @camcycle.bsky.social and Cambridge Area Bus Users
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Everybody walks or wheels, even if just for very local journeys. Streets often fail to meet pedestrians' needs however.

What would make walking easier in Cambridge? Read what Cambridge Living Streets' Linda Jones has to say:

cambstravelalliance.org/invest-in-walking-to-build-a-sustainable-future/
Eight pedestrians wait to cross the road while a double-decker bus passes by. There are road markings indicating a contraflow cycle lane.
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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This week's paper also features Linda Jones from Cambridge Living Streets, who asks 'Might walking be the ‘miracle cure’ to keep people healthier into old age?'

Linda's article sets out how Cambridge must invest in walking and wheeling to build a sustainable future.

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In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, a warning from RSPCA about vet school closure. We explore why living standards in #Cambridge haven't risen for a decade despite growth. Plus latest on @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social, pics of Lion Yard 3D art & petition over 'atrocious' potholes
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January 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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There are just over 24 hours left to respond to the consultation on the Local Plan! Make sure you have your say 👟🧑‍🦽 🚲 🚌 🚆

consultations.greatercambridgeplanning.org/draft-greater-cambridge-local-plan-consultation

Find out what our member organisations suggest you might include.

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Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation | Greater Cambridge Shared Planning
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January 29, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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The annual consultation by the Combined Authority on its future spending plans is vital for bus travel.

Make sure you have your say THIS WEEKEND before the consultation closes.

Read our response here:

cambstravelalliance.org/young-people-need-affordable-bus-travel/
The back half of a bus (from windows down), including the back wheel with a road in front. The bus is white with teal, light blue and mustard yellow decorations.
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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What needs to happen so more people can travel by train in Cambridgeshire?

Our new guest blog by Alliance member Railfuture East Anglia explores this question.

cambstravelalliance.org/guest-post-by-peter-wakefield-railfuture-east-anglia-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-cambridgeshires-railway/
A yellow and white electric passenger train arrives at a station. The station sign reads 'Meldreth'. There is a brick building and a carpark in the background.
January 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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The Combined Authority's budget consultation is particularly important for bus travel and those who depend on it the most – young people.

Read our new blog and consultation guide. The consultation closes on 12 January 2026.

cambstravelalliance.org/young-people-need-affordable-bus-travel/
Young people need affordable bus travel: Combined Authority Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan Consultation - Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance
Share your views before the Combined Authority’s consultation on its Draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan closes on 12 January 2026 through the online survey. Read our consultation guide. Cambr...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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BREAKING NEWS! The Combined Authority Board has voted to maintain the Tiger Pass (£1 bus fares for under-25s) 🐅 🚃 🐅

This means young people in our region will benefit from £1 bus fares until at least the end of March 2027.

Work now starts on a long-term plan for the Pass.
A white and orange double-decker bus. Superimposed white text in an orange square: Tiger Pass (£1 bus fares for under-25s) to stay
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Rail travel is quick and efficient. It's a popular choice for commuting both short and long distances.

What is needed so that more people have this option?

Alliance ally Railfuture East Anglia describes how to unlock the full potential of the local railway in today's
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A screenshot from a newspaper. Headline: Unlocking the full potential of county's railway. By Peter Wakefield, Railfuture East Anglia and Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance. There are three columns of text and a spider diagram of a railway between columns 2 and 3.
December 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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We are delighted that Mayor Paul Bristow is asking local council leaders to back a plan to secure the Tiger Pass (£1 bus fares for under-25s) for another year.

Read more here:

cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-a...
Mayor asks Board to back plan to secure Tiger Pass for the future - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has asked the Combined Authority Board to back his plan to safeguard the Tiger Bus Pass. The proposal, which goes before the Board on 18 Decembe...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Education, faith and civic leaders have written to the Mayor to urge him to continue the Tiger Pass scheme (£1 bus fares for under-25s) next year.

If you head up a local group, it's not too late to add your signature to the letter.

cambstravelalliance.org/educational-...
Two young people walk past yellow seats out of a covered bus station. Both have rucksacks and one is wearing headphones. There are three buses in the bus bays and digital information screens.
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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The Travel Alliance is delighted to be invited, together with Jim Chisholm, to talk at the next Railfuture East Anglia
meeting (open to all).

"Joined-up thinking: The importance of integrated transport"
Saturday 6 December, 2pm
The Signal Box Community Centre

railfuture.org.uk/east/meetings/
A yellow double-decker train on a railway line runs diagonally from left to right. A curved, segregated route for walking and cycling runs along the left. A road with buses runs under the railway line on the right. Cars drop people off at the station in the centre. There is planting in the foreground and trees in the background.
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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"For many young people like me, the Tiger Pass isn't a convenience, it's a necessity."

Read what Long Road Sixth Form College students say about the importance of the Tiger Pass in today's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social.

Local politicians will determine the future of the scheme on 18 December.
A green and white Stagecoach-branded double-decker bus stops at a bus stop. Two young people wait to get on by the bus stop flag. One carries a rucksack and the other a guitar in a black case. There is a brick wall to their right.
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Over 20 leaders of educational, faith and civic organisations have signed an open letter to Paul Bristow coordinated by Cambridge Citizens.

They call on the Mayor to reaffirm his commitment to the Tiger Pass ahead of a crucial vote on the scheme's future.

tinyurl.com/TigerPassLetter
Four buses parked at a bus station. Three are double-decker (one teal-coloured, two white with blue and green details) and one single-decker (blue in colour). Two orange bus passes are superimposed at the top left. These say TIGER, Mayor's £1 fare, Under-25s, Name, Surname, logo of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Both passes have a circular picture of a young person on them.
December 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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How can buses get a boost across Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire? And why should they?

In our new blog we say that local politicians should back the bus at every turn.

cambstravelalliance.org/boosting-buses-across-cambridge-and-south-cambridgeshire/
Opinion: Boosting buses across Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire - Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance
This article was first published as an opinion piece in the Cambridge Independent on 26 November 2025 (p.29) [paywall] under the title ‘Politicians must be bold and back the bus all the way.’ Although...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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"Politicians must be bold and back the bus at every turn". That's the core message of our opinion piece in today's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social.

We discuss how buses could be improved so they become the natural first choice to make a journey.

The paper is on sale in newsagents and online.
A clipping from a newspaper. The text reads 'Sarah Hughes, Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance. Opinion. Politicians must be bold and back the bus all the way. There are then two columns of newspaper text with a picture of a bus gate and bus in between.
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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ICYMI: "Tram-tastic! Cambs Sustainable Travel’s orbital tram proposal" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/10/30/t...
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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What would it take to build a tram network in Cambridge without a tunnel?

Our new guest blog by Josh Grantham from considers this question.

cambstravelalliance.org/do-we-really-want-trams
Guest post: Josh Grantham asks "Do we really want trams?" - Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance
This article is an extended version of an opinion piece that was first published in the Cambridge Independent on 29 October 2025 (p.27). Josh Grantham is Infrastructure Campaigner at Camcycle, one of ...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Do we really want a tram network in Cambridge? If we do, we'll have to make tough choices.

Our new opinion piece explores what these choices might be, and whether we’d be willing to make them.

Read it in this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social.
A clip from a newspaper article. The author 'Josh Grantham, Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance' is credited at the top, then the title is A ring-and-spoke tram system for Cambridge. There are two columns of text on either side of an indistinct diagram with the caption 'Example of a ring-and-spoke tram system for Cambridge, integrated with rail and bus services'. The diagram has a purple outer ring with green hub and spokes indicating bus services and black hub and spokes indicating train services.
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Passengers say that better information at bus stops makes them more likely to use the bus.

Our latest blog describes how one village created bespoke bus information to boost bus use.

cambstravelalliance.org/fowlmere-parish-council-creates-bespoke-bus-information-to-boost-bus-usage/
A white and orange minibus with a tiger graphic on the bonnet and the word TIGER written on the side drives over a pedestrian crossing as it leaves a bus station. There are two other buses in the background. The electronic display on the bus reads ‘26 Royston via Melbourn’
October 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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#FridayFacts. New housing developments can be designed so that it is not necessary to own a car to live a full life.

In Kungsängen and Rosendal districts in Uppsala (Sweden) the bus is what people use unless they cycle or walk. Trams are also planned.

@transportfornewhomes.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Six steps to improve transport in the Cambridge area:

#6 All new developments must be designed so residents can travel into Cambridge without a car...

...if they wish. Residents should also be offered support to get started with sustainable transport.

tinyurl.com/sixstepsimprovetransport
White text on a dark blue background: Six steps to improve transport in the Cambridge area. #6 All new developments must be designed so residents can travel into Cambridge without a car. The Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance logo is below.
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Would you like to see improvements for pedestrians along Mill Road?

Alliance members and friends have set up a petition calling for local politicians to commit to transforming the pedestrian experience along the whole of the street.

🖊️ Add your name at tinyurl.com/WalkMillRoad
Five grown-ups of varying ages, a toddler and a dog cross a road at a pedestrian crossing.
October 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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The long-term future of the Tiger Pass (£1 bus fares for under-25s) is uncertain.

A new, permanent Tiger Pass scheme might only be available to those aged 18 and under for term-time journeys.

We asked young people how this would impact them.

tinyurl.com/TigerPassVoices
A covered bus station with a see-through roof. There are blue and white buses on the right (one double-decker, one single-decker) and young passengers departing on foot on the left.
October 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Did you know, a 2019 study found older people with bus passes are likely to report better quality of life and fewer depressive symptoms?

This #WorldMentalHealthDay we're highlighting the links between better transport and mental health.
Two elderly passengers seated inside a bus with a sign indicating the bus is stopping ahead. Text underneath image says: Better transport reduces isolation and boosts wellbeing.
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#FridayFacts. Shared transport enables people to use vehicles without ownership.

On average, each UK car club car replaces 27 private cars, freeing up public space for other uses. UK shared cars already free up land almost the size of London's Hyde Park.

como.org.uk/#what-is-shared-transport
A black electric car with the logo ‘enterprise Car Club’ is parked in a car park. It is plugged into a charger. There are houses behind the car park.
October 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM