Congestion charge plans for Cambridge have divided the city, a BBC Politics East debate is told.
But she added: "I drove here today because I have no choice. I live in Gamlingay. There's no bus service here but I'm privileged because I've got a car. For an awful lot of people, they don't have that choice.
"The Greens want to see better public transport and fairer choices. The problem we have with this consultation is that it is very much a work in progress and not a final product," she said. "We employ 13,000 people. Some of our staff are very much against it. Some of our staff can see the benefits of it. So I welcome a debate so we can satisfy ourselves that public transport can be improved and cycling measures can be improved."Prof Andrew Neely, Senior Pro Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, wants to see an improved transport system
Candy Richards, of the Cambridgeshire Federation of Small Businesses, said she was concerned small firms would "carry the cost" of the congestion charge.Cambridge congestion charge plans are a concern for some businesses, the debate was toldShapour Meftah, of the Mill Road Traders' Association, said businesses would "suffer" or have to "pass on the fee to their customers".Let's start with the areas of agreement.
The disagreements were over just how much to change them - or whether charging drivers should be dropped altogether.
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