St Ives Cambridgeshire

Question 1

Where is St Ives located?

Answer 1

A medieval market town and civil parish un the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, 70 miles north of London, 18 miles from Cambridge along the A14 dual carriageway

Question 2

What are the push factors of Cambridge?

Answer 2

Air and noise pollution, fear of crime, traffic congestion, overcrowding

Question 3

What are pull factors to St Ives?

Answer 3

Shops + services, open space (greenfield sites, rural dream), community feel, quieter, better air quality, not overcrowded

Question 4

What are the positives for St Ives?

Answer 4

Got flood protection worth £8.8 million, more young people, migrants being business, land owners can sell to developers

Question 5

What are the negatives for St Ives?

Answer 5

Rural roads and infrastructure struggles to cope, loss of tight knit community, loss of green space (greenfield sites) due to developments,becomes noisier, more traffic, worst air quality/pollution, overcrowding

Question 6

What was St Ives like before suburbanisation?

Answer 6

In 1961 had population do around 4000 (in 2010 it was 16,000/4 times more), many commuted ro London or Cambridge for work, 100 year old housing (taken over by housing developments now), primary jobs eg. Farming (majority of the population is wealthy middle class), rural bus service (in decline as most own 2 cars), village shops, pubs and hall (decline as residents travel to supermarkets), small tight knit community (not anymore), used to be quiet and pollution free(not anymore)

Question 7

How is St Ives managing the problems?

Answer 7

£116 million guided busway to reduce congestion, of 200 planned new homes 75 are affordable and aimed at lower incomes, New school being planned for 240 new placements, New embankment and flood walls to protect against flooding from the River Ouse