Focus on roads and buses, not fantasy busways, GCP told at Inquiry

that Last week, the Public Inquiry heard, first-hand, from a number of local objectors. The arguments were all familiar to those who have been campaigning for so long, but they were intelligently and powerfully made by people in touch with the issues on the ground and with the views and wishes of local residents. 

Miranda Fyfe, who stood for the Green Party in South Cambs, gave a clear explanation of the precise reasons why the proposed busway will do absolutely nothing to address the city's core transport issues, and was able to testify from direct conversations that it is not what people in Cambourne actually want. 

Citing the 2025 heritage ecosystem study for East West Rail, Wendy Blythe, Chair of the Cambridgeshire Residents' Association said, "The heritage of places is made up of an ecosystem of relationships built up over time, through practices, shared memories and familiar sites. These relationships are central to our feeling of belonging, of feeling at home. In the name of creating new connections, this project will be severing many existing ones."

On Monday, the Inspectors then heard from Paul Bristow, the elected Mayor of Cambridge, that there is no guarantee that buses would be able to to run on the C2C busway.