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Blog – Thoughts on the Cambridge and Peterborough Independent Economic Review (CPIER)

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The CPIER Final Report was published in September by the Cambridge and Peterborough Independent Economic Commission, with some local publicity. It has been long awaited, and the Cambridge Commons made some efforts to submit its views to the report. The final report is 136 pages long, and this comment is based on a quick analysis …

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Cambridge Ahead makes case for investment in infrastructure and housing

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The region’s planners have badly underestimated employment growth in the Cambridge area with drastic consequences for housing, congestion and living standards, according to research commissioned by lobby group Cambridge Ahead. South Cambridgeshire has been particularly hard hit, the research suggests, with planners working on a 0.6% growth assumption compared to a more realistic 4.2%. As …

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Cambridge Commons invited to submit response to regional economic review

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The Cambridge Commons has been invited to submit evidence to a major commission on the regional economy. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review (CPIER) has been set up to establish a coherent strategic position on regional growth, infrastructure and devolution. The interim report argued for steps to make the regional economy more inclusive, a …

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Zero Carbon Cambridge vision wins funding from influential trust

Environment, Featured, Inequality, Transport / 2 minutes of reading

We are delighted to have won a grant from the Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust to promote the vision of a zero-carbon Cambridge. The idea is to bring together a coalition of local civil society organisations to promote and realise a popular campaign, ‘Cambridge can do Better’, to make the City and its surrounds a zero-carbon …

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‘Cambridge deserves better’ – consortium to demand more consultation in Greater Cambridge Partnership

Featured, Housing, Inequality, Transport / 1 minute of reading

The Cambridge Commons has joined forces with a consortium of voluntary groups, parish councils and residents associations to lobby for changes to the City Deal. The consortium wants the now renamed ‘Greater Cambridge Partnership’ to offer greater transparency and a more consultative planning process that takes account of local people. To discuss this with Mayor James Palmer, …

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Why City Deal should be paused to prevent widening of inequality in Cambridge

Featured, Housing, Inequality, Transport / 4 minutes of reading

The Cambridge Commons has decided to lobby the City Deal board to “pause” the road works and their infrastructure proposals in the light of crucial evidence given to the government Planning Inspector last week. The inspector was re-convening the examination of the joint Local Plans of the Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire councils, having so …

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Cambridge Commons hustings on inequality opens new space in discussion of city future

Democracy, Employment, Featured, Health, Housing, Inequality, Transport / 1 minute of reading

Voters in Cambridge spent an evening discussing local issues with mayoral candidates in a new hustings format for the campaign. Attendees were given a chance to sit with candidates in small groups around tables, introducing the topics that mattered to them. The format emphasised the need for honest dialogue over confrontation, with the discussion ranging from …

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Challenge the mayoral candidates on inequality and get beyond the spin

Democracy, Education, Employment, Featured, Health, Housing, Inequality, Transport / 2 minutes of reading

We are hosting a conversation with mayoral candidates where you can get beyond the politician and meet the person inside. Taking place at the Friends Meeting House in Jesus Lane on Tuesday 25 April at 6.30pm, this is your chance to raise the issues that matter to you in an informal setting and on a …

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‘How can we make a difference?’ Young people discuss housing, work and transport at Cambridge Commons event

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Students from sixth form colleges in Cambridge called for a greater role in their city at a workshop organised by The Cambridge Commons. The event, dubbed Talkin bout Our Generation, gave 16-18 year olds a chance to air their aspirations for the future and learn about housing, work and local politics with local young experts. …

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Cambridge City Deal: What role for social justice?

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A former Guardian editor Terry Macalister has questioned whether the much debated City Deal can bring social justice, well-being and environmental benefits to the city. Speaking in the final meeting of the ‘Our Cambridge’ series to a packed room of over 60 people, Macalister challenged us to explore the proposals through the extent of their commitment to …

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