Anyone under the age of 25 can now apply for a Discount Card which entitles them to travel anywhere within Cambridgeshire for £1.
Obviously, you need to be able to get on a bus to do this, but the Mayoral Led Combined Authority is developing the business case for ‘bus franchising’ which will mean control for the bus service rests with the Combined Authority rather than with the bus operators.
Had a congestion charge for Cambridge been approved there would have been an additional £50 million per year to subsidise rural services but since that is not the case, we are unlikely to see all our villages connected by bus.
What we hope is that some key services will run more often and at more suitable times to cater for children getting to school and people getting to work.
Details and application guidelines at https://cambridgeshirepeterborough ca.gov.uk/news/under-25s-can-now-apply-for-tiger-pass-offering-bus-fares-for-just-1/