Local issues in Cambridge

We're collecting local issues in Cambridge. Some of these have been turned into questions to put to the candidates standing at the 2010 general election in the form of a questionnaire.

Issues are no longer being turned into questions, but we still want them! A good local issue will be about a problem of local relevance, possibly suggesting how something should have been/be done.

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• Cambridge City Council needs a well explained and consistent policy on council tax for research students. (source) report abuse
• City needs a good provision of parks/green spaces. report abuse
• Over-crowded inner-city schools report abuse
• Bringing forward improvements to the heavily-congested A14 close to Cambridge (source) report abuse
• Will the City and County Councils stop bickering and start gritting!? (source) report abuse
• Potholes affect cyclists more than drivers and cycle routes should be a priority (source) report abuse
• Cambridge United FC should move to the sewage works site report abuse
• sewage works at Milton stinks - should be underground asap (source) report abuse
• City Council discriminate against separated dads in Housing provision (source) report abuse
• Stagecoach receive huge subsidies from the Council and residents recieve an appalling service as it is a monopoly. (source) report abuse
• No refuges for male victims of domestic violence in Cambridgeshire (source) report abuse
• Misguided bus is a waste of money (source) report abuse
• Council obsessed with 'prestige' toilets - quality rather than quantity (source) report abuse
• homelessness prevention is not working in Cambridge - too many rough sleepers (source) report abuse
• The cap on tuition fees should not be lifted, nor rise further (source) report abuse
• Lengthing the A14 slip roads and improving junctions isn't enough; the road needs widening and, near Huntington, rerouting. (source) report abuse
• Local elected representatives ought have more influence on matters such as new housing development, policing and health. (source) report abuse
• Cambridge's sewage ought be piped out of the city and dealt with on a new site near Stow-cum-Quy. (source) report abuse
• Tackling cycle crime should be a police priority in Cambridge. (source) report abuse
• Those living in houseboats on the river should be constantly harrassed by changes to regulations and charges. (source) report abuse
• Non-native trees, and trees shadowing watercourses, should be felled to promote biodiversity. (source) report abuse
• Party political bickering between the Liberal Democrat City Council and Conservative County Council doesn't benefit city residents. (source) report abuse
• Cambridge police need to be given special powers to tackle anti-social behaviour. (source) report abuse
• Cambridge University Students Union leaving the National Union of Students would strengthen CUSU and so benefit students. (source) report abuse
• The creation of a 'University Quarter' in North West Cambridge will exacerbate the 'town vs gown' divide in the city. (source) report abuse
• The number of punts on the River Cam ought be capped. (source) report abuse
• There should be a parking charge at the park and ride sites. (source) report abuse
• Road Maintenance Should be Devolved To District Level (source) report abuse
• The Guided Busway has yet to open (source) report abuse
• The guided bus is of little use to the residents of Cambridge who paid for it, as it will not stop to let them on. (source) report abuse
• The timetable displays at bus stop should actually show real-time data. report abuse
• Massively important local infrastructure projects like the £160M (mis)Guided Bus should require separate public consent and technical/commercial justification. (source) report abuse
• Greater Cambridge should have a unitary authority. report abuse
• Arbury Park should be a template for future developments in and around Cambridge report abuse
• The Cam Conservators are doing a good job. report abuse
• Subsidised 'radial' bus services should be opened up to include dial-a-ride type services. report abuse
• Addenbrookes should be the centralised resource for health in this area rather than providing services around the county report abuse
• Insurers should pay for the operating risks of motor cars (source) report abuse
• Road pricing is necessary. Will you support country wide implementation of road pricing or at least the introduction of Congestion Charging in cities like Cambridge (source) report abuse
• 20 mph is plenty. Make cities like Cambridge 20 mph (excepting the ring road and larger arterial roads) (source) report abuse
• Cambridge and other cities should follow the ‘Portsmouth Experiment', introducing blanket, city wide 20 mph speed limits with TRO for main arterial roads allowing 30 mph (source) report abuse
• Better public transport between Cambridge and 'villages'. report abuse
• Wealth generated in Cambridge should be redistributed around the rest of the country. (source) report abuse
• Should the new town of Northstowe be built on the edge of the Cambridge? (source) report abuse
• Students of the universities should be able to vote in the Cambridge constituency (source) report abuse
• there should be legislation to prevent stores from opening too many branches in a small area. Cambridge now has 15 branches of Tesco! (source) report abuse
• We need a separate local road alongside the existing A14, which could be built quickly, not a mammoth hyperway (source) report abuse
• Before any election, the council should provide every home with a single sheet outlining the candidates, voting procedure and previous results report abuse
• Should Cambridge airport (aka "Marshall's") close, and have several thousand houses built on the site? (source) report abuse
• 20 Mph Speed Limits on Residential Roads (source) report abuse
• The Cam Conservators ought be replaced by a joint committee of the local councils. report abuse
• Cambridge's next MP should be the last. We should instead elect six MPs for Cambrigeshire by Single Transferable Vote. (source) report abuse
• Public transport subsidies ought be less focused on bus companies running major radial routes and used to support more flexible services such as taxis and dial-a-ride. report abuse
• the funding culture behind cycle infrastructure needs a radical rethink. (source) report abuse
• The Budget Cuts by Cambridgeshire County Council should not happen (source) report abuse
• The predicted growth in population in the UK, most of which will occur in the area between Manchester and Dover, will put unacceptable pressure on Cambridge to build more and more houses. report abuse
• Alcohol related anti-social behaviour ought be dealt with using a patchwork of "Dispersal Zones" which give PCSOs special powers. (source) report abuse
• It is appriopriate for anti-social behaviour laws, which deny due process to the accused, to be used to tackle speeding and careless driving in Cambridge. (source) report abuse
• Cambridgeshire police were wrong to try and stop the 2010 Strawberry Fair happening. They ought not to have appealed the decision of elected representatives. (source) report abuse
• Will you promote initiatives to change British law, so that it will take into account that a person who decides to operate an inherently dangerous machine will be accountable, even if he/she follows t (source) report abuse

Local questions for candidate questionnaire

These are the questions that have been made out of the local issues Demoracy Club volunteers have posted. They'll make up the 'local' section of a questionnaire that TheyWorkForYou is developing in conjunction with Demoracy Club. Below the question is the local issue it's derived from.

Do you agree that ... ?

• There should be a 20 Mph speed limit on residential roads (source)
  Based on issue: 20 Mph Speed Limits on Residential Roads (source)
• Cambridge should become part of a unitary authority. (source)
  Based on issue: Greater Cambridge should have a unitary authority. (source)
• The Guided Bus scheme is a waste of money. (source)
  Based on issue: Misguided bus is a waste of money (source)
• Addenbrookes should be the centralised resource for health in this area rather than providing services around the county.
  Based on issue: Addenbrookes should be the centralised resource for health in this area rather than providing services around the county
• Cambridge should have a congestion charge. (source)
  Based on issue: Road pricing is necessary. Will you support country wide implementation of road pricing or at least the introduction of Congestion Charging in cities like Cambridge (source)
• Students of the universities should be able to vote in the Cambridge constituency. (source)
  Based on issue: Students of the universities should be able to vote in the Cambridge constituency (source)
• Tackling cycle crime should be a police priority in Cambridge. (source)
  Based on issue: Tackling cycle crime should be a police priority in Cambridge. (source)
• The number of punts on the River Cam ought be capped. (source)
  Based on issue: The number of punts on the River Cam ought be capped. (source)
• Cambridge airport (aka "Marshall's") should close and have several thousand houses built on the site. (source)
  Based on issue: Should Cambridge airport (aka "Marshall's") close, and have several thousand houses built on the site? (source)
• Potholes affect cyclists more than drivers and cycle routes should be a council priority for repairs. (source)
  Based on issue: Potholes affect cyclists more than drivers and cycle routes should be a priority (source)
• The new town of Northstowe should be built on the edge of Cambridge. (source)
  Based on issue: Should the new town of Northstowe be built on the edge of the Cambridge? (source)