At yesterday’s meeting of the County Council, local ward councillor Sarah Whitebread pressed the Conservative Cabinet member responsible for transport, Cllr Tony Orgee, to ensure any changes in location of the city centre taxi rank are only considered after full consultation with residents – and particularly the elderly and disabled.

Sarah also suggested that if the taxi rank at St Andrews Street is moved to a new location, the city centre shuttle bus must be reinstated to allow people with mobility problems to easily access to market square, and cross town between the Grafton Centre and Grand Arcade area.

Sarah commented “I am pleased the County Council has won Government funding to improve public transport in Cambridge, but the changes have to be made in a way that is sympathetic to the residents who live here.  The details of  the consultation process have yet to be announced, and I am keen that all local residents get a chance to have their say.”

Full details of the Better Bus Fund Area proposals can be found online here: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/strategies/fundingbids/bbaf.htm