Date published: 2006/09/29
The Cambridge Evening News says:
Bus chief Andy Campbell has blasted a move to prevent a 21st Century bus station being built in the centre of Cambridge.
Cambridge City Council has agreed to support a proposal by the Christ's Pieces Residents Association (CPRA) to award the popular park "town green" status, which would protect it from future development.
The council favours a new transport interchange as part of a redeveloped railway station, but Mr Campbell, managing director of Stagecoach in Cambridge, is calling for an improved city centre bus station.
This argument has been going on for years. The city could have done something about this recently by buying the Bradwells Court site, but chose not to (it would have cost a pretty penny). So instead we have a perpetual mess of buses at Drummer Street. Christ's Pieces has some very nice old trees, which would be a shame to lose. And the city always puts in nice flower displays there. But to label it as a "town green" is a bit of a joke, it's mainly used as a conduit between the town centre and the Grafton Centre.
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