Month: July 2025

The Cambridge South East Transport Scheme

I have just spoken at the Cabinet meeting of Cambridge City Council in the Guidhall, where I presented a report on CSET or the Cambridge South East Transport Scheme, a proposal for a busway and active travel route between Cambridge Biomedical Campus and a new Travel Hub on the A11 at the junction with Babraham Road (A1307), with bus stops at Great Shelford, Stapleford and Sawston.

It was agreed that the City Council would move to prepare its own submission on the scheme, so that we can contribute to the planned public enquiry.

The report is on the City Council website: Transport Order and Draft Response. and this is what I said:

This item concerns the Cambridge South East Transport scheme, or CSET, which is a proposal for a busway and active travel route between Cambridge Biomedical Campus and a new Travel Hub on the A11 at the junction with Babraham Road (A1307), with bus stops at Great Shelford, Stapleford and Sawston.

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Talking About Mill Road

The bus gate on Mill Road bridge continues to be one of the main topics people raise with me as a ward councillor for Petersfield, which includes the western half of the road. As a councillor, I’m committed to listening to all points of view and trying to help us all find a way forward that brings the community together.

So last night I attended a meeting at the Mill Road community centre organised by the group Cambridgeshire ACTION, whose website states that they are ‘a non-party political, grass-roots movement of citizens from across Cambridgeshire’ created for people with ‘concerns about the unfair, undemocratic and unwelcome decision making by the various tiers of local authority and other unelected decision-making bodies in Cambridgeshire.’

In the past they have campaigned against the closure of the bridge and promoted protests against what they call ‘this ridiculous plan to discriminate against all vehicles,’ so they are not a neutral body. However I felt it was crucial to be there to listen and to share what I know about the bridge closure. And the meeting was convened to discuss not just those concerns, but also the potential opportunities for Mill Road.

The room was full, with about 70 people present. It was a real mix of the community – residents, local shopkeepers, and organisations like Living Streets. I was there alongside my colleagues City Councillor Dave Baigent from Romsey and the new County Councillor for Romsey, Darren Green.

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