£5 Congestion Charge in Cambridge Abandoned

Though campaigners are cautious that the Sustainable Travel Zone (STZ) could come back in another form at the next election.

A young woman walks through the streets of Cambridge, England, on March 30, 2021. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

A proposed £5 congestion charge on cars in Cambridge has been dropped amid a lack of political support.

On Thursday, a proposal for Cambridge’s Sustainable Travel Zone (STZ) that would have cut the number of car journeys within the town by 50 percent was dropped.