Please take a look at the latest consultation from the Cambridge City Deal. The consultation is open until Monday 10 October, and asks for views on an ‘eight-point package of measures to tackle congestion’ in Cambridge.

Of particular interest will be proposals for Peak-time Congestion Control Points (PCCPs). Cameras with automatic number plate recognition would be located at fixed points in the city, and drivers passing those points in peak hours would be subject to a fine. The suggested locations are on Queens’ Road, Grange Road, East Road, Hills Road, Mill Road and Coldhams Lane. Buses, taxis, bicycles and emergency vehicles would be exempt. The proposals also include a Workplace Parking Levy – an annual fee charged to employers with staff parking spaces. The level of the fee, and the number of parking spaces at which the fee would start to be levied, have not yet been suggested, but the consultation points to Nottingham as an example, where employers with more than 10 employee parking spaces pay an annual fee of £375 per space, and can choose to pass that cost on to their employees.

A peak time congestion charge at entry points to the city, which would generate income to subsidize a high quality bus service in the wider area, was rejected by the City Deal Board members.

A consultation event will be held at Melbourn Village College today, 14 September, 5-7:30 PM.

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