LTNs: What does the research tell us?
210224_AGoodman_LTN — slides from presentation.
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Liveable Neighbourhoods in Cowley
Please see our dedicated Cowley LTN page at oxlivsts.org.uk/cowley. You can also find information at liveablecowley.org.uk. Please feel free to use the space below to post your comments and questions. All views are important and welcome. (Abusive comments will not be posted.)
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 no-entry to private cars except those with exemptions. A full discussion of […]
OLS letters on EATF Tranche 2 bid
Our letter to the county council on LTNs Our letter to the county council on cycle routes
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 are some of the testimonials read out during the session. These businesses are located on the Francis Road or Orford […]
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). Both of these would be accomplished by ANPR cameras to allow transit of permitted vehicles (in particular, buses, […]
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 of the Earth and Oxford Civic Society – are delighted to see that the funding allocation made to Oxfordshire by the Department for Transport (DfT) […]
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 areas.
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 apply. The government did not consult the people of Britain before implementing lockdown, and over 80% of the […]
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 Oxford. With its narrow focus on exhaust emissions, the proposed Oxford Zero Emission Zone […]
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. In the light of Connecting Oxford and the urgent need to reduce motor traffic volumes, we urge consideration of bigger changes. Comments […]
