He also said he would rebrand the bus fleet along a “Fen Tiger” theme, where the buses would be painted orange and black.
“Orange for the setting sun of the Fens and black for the loamy soil”, he said, saying “the one part of Cambridgeshire per se that particularly stands out as unique in terms of its local geography is the Fens”.
He also said he would explore the possibility of introducing a busway into the Fens, and ask the Greater Cambridge Partnership to “reconsider” its proposed Cambridge South East Transport busway route.
On the question of a metro for Cambridge area and beyond, he said he opposes the current mayor’s proposals based on “untried technology”, saying he will “reconsider the need” for such a system owing to the changes brought by the pandemic .
The candidates for Police and Crime Commissioner in Hertfordshire
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On May 6, residents will be able to vote for Hertfordshire s next Police and Crime Commissioner alongside the local council elections.
The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is to represent local people and hold the police to account, as well as overseeing how crime is handled in the area.
The current commissioner for Herts is David Lloyd, who is running again as the Conservative Party candidate.
Results for the PCC elections will be announced on Monday, May 10, one or two days after the council election results, due to ballot papers needing to be quarantined for 24 hours after the polls close.
Kate Pothalingam, Liberal Democrats
Kate Pothalingam, Liberal Democrats says, If elected her focus would be on Jobs, Homes and Clean Air
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I want to be elected to the London Assembly to provide real scrutiny and hold the Mayor of London to account.
It is not good enough for the mayor to claim to be “green” whilst at the same time going ahead with the construction of a £2bn polluting road tunnel in the face of local opposition.
I will push the mayor and GLA to urgently move London towards a better environmental future; from zero emission buses to rewilding, encouraging active travel and smart road pricing, as well as a full review into plans to build the Edmonton Incinerator which will make pollution worse.
On the question of a metro for Cambridge area and beyond, he said he will “reconsider the need” for such a system owing to the changes brought by the pandemic .
It would “not be a priority for me to do in the first four years”, saying bus franchising and linking in other projects such as East West Rail into the current system would take priority.
He said the combined authority’s affordable housing programme should follow the “successful” Cambridge City Council model of building council houses, but said he accepts that would require additional government funding.
Cllr Johnson’s proposals include: