CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon)

Air pollution levels in Oxford continue to improve in 2024 – Oxford City Council Air pollution levels in Oxford continue to improve in 2024

For context... air pollution has been falling across the city, measured on 118 sensors for several years.
A complete list of sensors and improvement projects is in the City Council's annual report. www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article...

Inside the Westgate shopping centre, many people are watching a dance competition.

Clearly not all these people inside?
(Or the restaurant, where we had to wait 15 minutes to be buzzed for our table)

Thames Street, Oxford with a bus and about 5 cars and vans, well spaced.

Who misses the traffic queues for the Westgate?

A road with not much traffic

Abingdon Road, #Oxford 5.05pm Friday night.
A smooth and easy journey on the electric bus. No traffic problems, thanks to the Congestion Charge.

This is a huge development, worth hundreds of millions of pounds. West Oxon District Council should be insisting that planning conditions include traffic-free cycle routes to the town centre, e.g. along Tower Hill and Corn Street.

The riverside path, south of Iffley Lock can now once again be walked or cycled with care.
There are a few cm of cross-flowing water, so be cautious.

Simple Side Road Zebra Crossings are coming to Wales in March.
But see @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social 's notes...

"Cars don't shop, people do." As originally coined by Janette Sadiq-Khan, Transport Commissioner of New York

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

To help retail businesses, shut the cars out of city centres.
Spanish bank BBVA analysis showed a 9.5% increase in retail takings after traffic restrictions in Madrid.
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Network Rail reports the walkway on Botley Rad reopened on Friday.
Work to replace had bridge is progressing and the aim is that railway south should reopen as planned on Monday.

Children at the Headington schools protest carrying hand-made signs

Children at the Headington schools protest carrying hand-made signs

“You know it’s wrong so please move along!” Children and parents at Windmill Primary School and Headington Nursery School staged a protest this morning against inconsiderate and dangerous driving outside school. They cite the volume of cars coming off the ring road and cutting through these streets.

The chosen structure of unitary councils will have important implications for how transport is coordinated across Oxfordshire

“Bikes and trains are just the perfect combination”. Richard commutes from Hinksey to his workplace outside Banbury. Find out how he uses bike and train, and why he loves it: www.oxfordtraveloptions.co.uk/local-voices...
@cycloxoxford.bsky.social
@oxlivstreets.bsky.social
@cohsat.bsky.social

Everyone who wants to should be able to cycle in safety - as well as walk and run. 

On Tuesday I repeated my push for improved reporting mechanisms for female cyclists who've been harassed  #MyRideOurRight

Building a safer road environment: practical measures to support the UK’s new Road Safety Strategy | Steer

Transport consultants Steer offer 6 recommendations for safer streets to support Britain's new Road Safety Strategy.
steergroup.com/insights/new...

Thank you @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social for supporting women and everyone who wants to cycle in safety
#MyRightOurRide
@cyclinguk.bsky.social

A picture of an Oxford Mail headline 'Fines for driving near schools raised £300k'

@oxfordshirecc.bsky.social : 'We're making streets safer for children'
@theoxfordmail.bsky.social 'Won't you think of how much it is costing dangerous and illegal drivers?'

The data speaks for itself. But it’s really hard to imagine life without “the accident that didn’t happen”.. the injuries not sustained, the time not in hospital, the time not able to work or earn, the impact on our bodies, minds and families..

SPECIAL REPORT: Traffic jams worse than ever in Oxfordshire as businesses count cost of congestion TRAFFIC jams on Oxfordshire roads are worse than ever, according to a new report.

Malik Claim 3: LTNs caused "chronic congestion, pollution, and acute road danger" along major routes.
Fact 3: This congestion and danger has been there for over a decade. The LTNs and more recently Congestion Charge have reduced it.
Take this example from 2016: www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/1463967...

A bubble chart showing what vehicles kill or seriously injure people on the roads. 'Cars' which includes Taxis are clearly the biggest type of vehicle involved by a large multiple.

Malik Claim 2: Majority of casualties are caused by heavy vehicles like lorries and buses.
Fact 2: Most road casualties in Oxford are caused by cars. Our 'What injures who' analysis shows this year after year.

Taxi Driver & Councillor Saj Malik made three misleading claims in his segment:
1: the picture would be different if we looked at surrounding main roads.
Fact 1: We did look at surrounding main roads. As we stated in the interview and online, 6 of 11 annual casualty reduction is on 'Boundary roads'

Oxford LTNs cut road casualties in half, campaigners say But taxi driver Sajjad Malik, who is opposed to LTNs, says the figures are

Robin Tucker of @cohsat.bsky.social was interviewed by @bbcoxford.bsky.social on this morning's breakfast show, about our analysis showing how Cowley LTNs have reduced road casualties by 33 in 3 years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

At the same time, retail businesses have benefitted, with Cowley Road and Magdalen Road seeing more businesses open - in stark contrast to national trends.
cohsat.org.uk/cowley-road-...

Casualties were reduced in all 3 LTNs:
* Florence Park
* Church Cowley
* Temple Cowley
* And on the Boundary Roads
Coming soon: analysis of East Oxford LTNs shows similar benefits, 12 casualties saved per year, mostly on boundary roads.

Cowley #Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have saved 33 people from being injured in 3 years. Savings are both in the LTNs and on boundary roads.
We talked about this on @BBCOxford this morning.
cohsat.org.uk/over-30-casu...

Oxford Green Belt - Wikipedia

... and according to this map, Long Hanborough is just outside the Oxford Green Belt. Housing would encourage development of local facilities. This seems a much better location for development than say, rail-free Chalgrove.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_...

OxRAIL 2050 proposes 3 trains per hour at Hanborough.

Graph showing road collisions within the Cowley LTNs declining between 2015 and 2024

Graph showing decline in casualties across LTNs and boundary roads, with significant decline in 2023 and 2024. 2020 and 2021 are shaded paler due to Covid lockdown.

The Cowley Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have saved 30 collisions over 3 years within the LTNs and boundary roads according to latest casualty data, analysed by @cohsat.bsky.social

The Cowley LTNs were implemented in April 2021, after sporadic coronavirus lockdowns between March 2020 and March 2021.

"A legal bid to halt Oxford’s congestion charge has been turned down."