Oxford city-centre bus gates

Oxford is considering creating more city-centre space for people on foot and on cycle. The way to do this is by limiting the usage of city-centre streets by private motor traffic. This can be done via ANPR cameras at strategic points to enforce…

Businesses and low-traffic neighbourhoods

Oxfordshire Liveable Streets hosted a forum on the business impacts associated with low-traffic neighbourhoods. What impact will Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have on your business? You can now see the business forum online here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/businesses-and-low Here…

Connecting Oxford Plus

Connecting Oxford Plus Connecting Oxford is the city and county councils' proposal to improve transportation in Oxford. It (1) takes through-car traffic out of the city centre and (2) takes through-traffic out of the inner ring-road (B4495).…

Emergency Liveable Neighbourhoods – Cowley

Updates, news and online-meeting information related to proposals to create three emergency liveable neighbourhoods for Cowley -- in Church Cowley, Florence Park and Temple Cowley -- are detailed on the Cowley Liveable Neighbourhoods page: oxlivsts.org.uk/cowley Please…

Emergency Active Travel Funding

1 June 2020 Yvonne Constance OBE Cabinet Member for Environment Oxfordshire County Council Re: Emergency Active Travel Funding Dear Councillor Constance, The undersigned organisations - Oxfordshire Liveable Streets, Oxford Friends…

St. Mary’s Liveable Neighbourhood

This scheme for a liveable neighbourhood in the St Mary's area (including Howard Street and Magdalen Road) was commissioned by city councillors Craig Simmons and Dick Wolff and has the support of city and county councillors for the affected…

Statement to Cabinet of Oxfordshire County Council

Address to Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet on behalf of  Oxfordshire Liveable Streets 26th May, 2020   When it comes to transport, there is no longer a status quo. The population does not expect the usual procedures to…
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Motherload movie | Fewer cars, More go. Oxfordshire screening

Click below for the Q&A with the director and with the leader of Waltham Forest Borough Council. https://www.crowdcast.io/e/qa-with-the-director-of Filmed: Sunday, May 3. 645-945 pm.

OLS Statement on Oxford “Zero Emissions Zone”

Oxfordshire Liveable Streets supports the Zero Emission Zone proposed for central Oxford, but we feel it is far too limited in scope, and not just in the area covered. There are many reasons for reducing and restricting motor traffic in central…

Botley Road Corridor Improvements – Comments on revised plans

Image: Enjoy Waltham Forest submitted by Oxfordshire Liveable Streets -- 25 November 2019 contact Danny Yee <danny@oxlivsts.org.uk> The changes to the original proposals for Botley Rd introduce some small improvements and some regressions.…

Richard the Cycling Gardener

Local organic gardener ditches van to help tackle climate breakdown For immediate release Richard MacKenzie: hello@richardthegardener.co.uk  A local organic gardener was moved to tears when he saw thousands of school students marching…

Electrification and Simplification of Public Transport in Oxford

"Electrification and Simplification of Public Transport in Oxford: A 'Revolutionary' Suggestion" is a new pamphlet written by Oxford resident Keith Frayn. It begins: Oxford’s bus network is characterised by duplication of buses on the main…