Cambridgeshire: Bus improvement survey closes this week

A public consultation was launched by the county’s Combined Authority (CAPCA) on its bus strategy, which aims to improve Cambridgeshire’s existing bus network. 

Councillor Anna Smith, deputy mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said that a “public outcry about Stagecoach’s cutting of services last autumn was another reminder of how important buses are” in the county. 

“It’s only by hearing from the people who live, study and work in our region that we can best deliver a bus strategy that really works for everyone,” said Cllr Smith. 

In the bus strategy, CAPCA wants to provide a “comprehensive network of bus services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough that people find convenient, easy to use, reliable and good value for money”. 

Cllr Anna Smith is calling on residents to share their views in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's bus strategy consultation. (Image: CAPCA)

The authority also wants buses that are “inclusive and offer a viable alternative to the car”. 

As reported in January when the consultation began, CAPCA aimed to consider all views on the finalised bus strategy.  

A CAPCA spokesperson said it wants to create “a more connected region” through its plans. 

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“The purpose of the bus strategy is to outline the key aims, objectives and aspirations of CAPCA to enable us to bid for further funding and shape the network to meet the needs of the people of the region,” said the spokesperson. 

Residents have until 5pm on February 24 to fill in the consultation. 

Cllr Smith added: “When services are reduced, people in our region find it harder to get to work, school and shops, and they struggle to access vital services.    

“A comprehensive bus network that better connects people to places across all parts of the region and beyond.”   

To take part in the consultation, visit the CAPCA website.