Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutions.

At this point Members must declare whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest, or other interest, in any of the items on the agenda unless it is already entered in the register of members’ interests.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 24 January 2025 and to note the action log.

The minutes of the meeting of 24 January 2025 were approved as an accurate record.

The Action Log was noted by the Committee.

Arrangements for asking a public question can be viewed here: Public Questions - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

To note the Combined Authority’s Forward Plan .

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the Combined Authority Forward Plan.

To provide an update on the work planned on the implementation of the CPCA Bus Franchising Scheme.

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the progress on the bus franchising scheme implementation following the mayoral decision on 7 February 2025.

To provide the Committee with updates on a range of work to evaluate and improve the existing bus network and linkages with wider public transport in the region. 

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the mapping work undertaken on the existing Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Bus Network and next steps

B.    To note the work commissioned to undertake more detailed surveys of existing bus passengers to inform passenger satisfaction metrics

C.   To note the initial findings from Tiger on Demand services

D.   To note the updates on the Tiger pass and Tiger bus route services

E.    To note the update on Bus Service Improvement Plan delivery

F.    To note the planned work on further metrics and key performance indicators for the bus network, during the implementation phase of bus franchising

To provide an update on the research and strategy for Community Transport Services.

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the approach to delivering a research report and recommendations on Community Transport and its role in the region and note a final report will be brought to Committee in Autumn 2025.

B.    To note the recommended approach to a review of the Taxicard scheme during 2025 and provide any advice on the scope of this work.

To provide an update on the ongoing development of the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP) sub-strategy work, and for the Committee to note and comment on the update to the LTCP’s monitoring and evaluation.

RESOLVED:

A     To note the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan’s sub strategy work

B     To note and comment on the Peterborough Transport Strategy update

C     To note and comment on the update to the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan’s monitoring and evaluation.

D     To approve the commencement of an interim LTCP Monitoring and Evaluation Key Performance Indicators (KPI) report (as documented in Appendix A)

To update the Committee on Active Travel funding and activities.

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the update the Committee on the Active Travel Community Grant

B.    To recommend to the Combined Authority Board to delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Transport in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer to;

1. Commence a procurement exercise to appoint a consultant to manage the Active Travel Community Grant and to enter into contract upon successful appointment.
2. Following an appraisal process of the applications and review by the Investment Committee to enter into grant funding agreements with successful grant applicants.

This is subject to approval of the business case for the £200k p.a. capital which is currently being progressed through the Single Assurance Framework.

C.   To note the Active Travel Capital reports presented to Investment Panel in February 2025.

To provide the Committee with an update on the progress of the Ely to Cambridge Corridor Study.

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the progress on the Ely to Cambridge Corridor Study.

To update Members on the progress of the Vision Zero (VZ) programme.

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the progress on the Vision Zero (VZ) programme and raise any feedback or queries to the transport team.

B.    To note the proposal and business case for funding a programme of road safety projects which has been submitted to the Combined Authority’s Single Assurance Framework (SAF) process on 5th February 2025. The total cost of the programme that will be delivered over a 3-year period is estimated to be £490,000. The proposal is described below, and the SAF business case document is attached in Appendix 1.

To provide an update of the financial position for 2024/25 and to provide analysis against the 2024/25 budgets, up to the period ending December 2024.

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the financial position of the Transport Division for the Financial Year 24/25 to December 2024.

B.    To note the financial forecast to year-end, 31 March 2025 Strategic Objective(s): The proposals within this report fit under the following strategic objective(s)

Report from the Executive Director updating Members on the key activities of the Place and Connectivity Directorate in relation to Transport and Infrastructure.

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the contents of the report.

To note the Committee’s work programme.

RESOLVED:

A.    To note the Work Programme.

The next meeting will be the first of the Municipal Year 2025/26 and is scheduled for 25 June 2025.