Tag: CAM
Ambitious CAM mission strategy wins backing of Combined Authority’s transport committee
A refreshed document setting out the bold strategic vision for the trailblazing Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro has passed a key stage for full adoption by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. The CAM Sub-Strategy is one of the ‘daughter’ documents of the Mayoral Combined Authority’s adopted Local Transport Plan and describes the economic, social and environmental […]
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Mayor Palmer to take seat on GCP Board to secure breakthrough in joined-up CAM working
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has said he intends to take up a position as a non-voting member of Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) Executive Board, to help drive forward a joined-up ‘One CAM’ approach to delivering the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM). Mayor Palmer has said a One CAM strategy, which brings together the […]
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Leader in major infrastructure delivery, Simon Wright OBE, appointed to help drive forward CAM
Simon Wright OBE, a civil engineer and senior executive with more than 40 years’ experience delivering multi-billion pound infrastructure programmes, has been appointed to support the development of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM). Working on a part-time consultancy basis, Mr Wright joins the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority at an important phase. He will provide […]
Find out moreMayor Palmer says non-alignment of C2C scheme an example of need for ‘One CAM’ approach to delivery of metro system
Mayor James Palmer has said findings which show the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s current Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) busway scheme does not align with plans for the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) is more evidence of the need for a joined-up approach. Earlier in June, Mayor Palmer called for a ‘One CAM’ approach to delivering the metro […]
Find out moreMayor welcomes GCP rethink on C2C
James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, today welcomed the decision by Greater Cambridge Partnership to rethink their C2C – Cambourne to Cambridge – busway project and to work with the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority to build a route that will genuinely form the first part of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro. Mayor Palmer said: […]
Find out moreMetro advisers urge ‘One CAM’ over ‘slice-and-dice’ jigsaw
In a key step towards bringing the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro – CAM – to life, the CAM Partnership Board has heard how unifying the projects in one streamlined plan would move all strands forward at the same time. In an important recommendation, the Partnership Board members were informed of the One CAM’ proposal and considered […]
Find out moreStakeholder consultation for CAM inches Metro reality closer
Plans for the innovative Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro or CAM, linking the towns and villages of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough through tunnels under Cambridge city centre and its employment zones, jumped closer today with the launch of a stakeholder consultation on a draft policy framework for the whole 140 kilometre network, running from St Neots to Mildenhall […]
Find out moreFinal Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro public exhibition cancelled, but online consultation to continue until Friday 3 April
The final public exhibition to display plans for the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) has been cancelled in accordance with government guidance to limit public events, the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has announced. The exhibition, which was due to be held at The Hauser Forum on the University of Cambridge West Cambridge site on Friday […]
Find out more‘Have your say on CAM’ – Mayor launches public consultation on Cambridgeshire’s world class public transport system
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mayor James Palmer is urging people to have their say on plans for CAM – the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro – through a public consultation launched this week. The CAM network will comprise the City Tunnel Section, including new underground tunnels and stations under the city of Cambridge, with planned major interchange hubs […]
Find out moreBoard gives ‘Metro Mayor’ green light for public consultation on CAM plans
Mayor James Palmer’s plans to link towns and villages all around the region to Cambridge got a big boost today when members of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority board unanimously gave the go-ahead for a voluntary consultation with the public on the ambitious scheme. The Mayoral Combined Authority, working in association with the Greater […]
Find out moreMayor James Palmer backs rapid delivery of Cambridgeshire Metro extension to Alconbury Weald to support growth ambition for the area
Mayor James Palmer has said the extension of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) to Alconbury Weald, to be delivered ahead of the rest of the CAM, will offer the public transport solution the rapidly developing site needs to thrive. Alconbury Weald, a former airfield, is being transformed into a major centre for employment and housing […]
Find out moreFunding for CAM outline business case agreed by Combined Authority Board
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board has voted to approve £1.7 million funding to develop the CAM Metro Outline Business Case – the next key phase of the transformational scheme. The approval means that £3 million of funding, including £300,00 from the Greater Cambridge Partnership, is now in place to move the transformational scheme […]
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