Transport & Infrastructure
Stay up to date with the latest news and developments on roads, rail transport, buses, park and ride, public car parks, car parking, household waste, recycling facilities, electricity, broadband, and other essential infrastructure across Oxford and Oxfordshire.
-
Views from either side of Oxford’s LTNs kicked off polarised debate
Two impassioned and personal accounts on Oxford’s low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) kicked off a polarised debate ahead of their permanent implementation.
-
Controversial low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) made permanent in Cowley
The measures, which were previously experimental, have now been made permanent by Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green councillors in charge of the county.
-
Have your say on new cycle and pedestrian Oxpens River Bridge at Osney Mead
This is a new pedestrian and cycle bridge linking the future proposed redevelopment of the Osney Mead industrial estate to the proposed Oxpens redevelopment and Oxford city centre.
-
County Councillor blames LTN vandalism for fire service delay
Councillor Jenny Hannaby (Lib Dem, Grove & Wantage), the cabinet member for community services and safety across Oxfordshire was fielding a question on LTNs at this week’s council meeting.
-
County Council Highways chief commits to meeting over Banbury parking fines
Businesses on Parsons Street in the old town area of Banbury have highlighted dismay over the issuing of parking tickets for vehicles they say are delivering to their premises.
-
Councils to trial new combined parking and bus ticket offer at Oxford’s Park & Ride sites
The councils are looking to make the services more attractive for customers and encourage a switch from car travel, in a bid to reducing congestion on the roads.
-
Europe’s most powerful EV charging hub opens at Oxford’s Redbridge Park and Ride
The charging hub will initially offer fast and ultra-rapid charging for 42 vehicles simultaneously at Oxford’s Redbridge Park and Ride, powered entirely by renewable energy.
-
Taxi fares in Cherwell could go up by more than 20 per cent
Taxi operators in Cherwell will be allowed to increase daytime charges by more than 20 per cent if proposed new rates come into effect.
-
County Council gets powers to use cameras to enforce traffic restrictions
It is the first time local authorities outside London and Cardiff have had the opportunity to apply for these powers, and the County Council was among the first to get the new powers from the Government.
-
Double yellow lines for 24 roads and streets in Bicester
Oxfordshire County Council is looking to address safety issues, including parking that blocks parts of pavements, vehicle turning points, accesses and junctions or creates a tight squeeze for buses.
-
Oxford’s 10pm curfew for hired e-scooters to be kept under review
Council officers have been asked to review whether hired e-scooters should be allowed to operate in Oxford beyond 10.00pm as part of an ongoing trial.
-
Parking ban on major Didcot road to help keep cycle lanes free
The council has approved proposals for double yellow lines running the length of Wantage Road in Didcot in a bid to stop people from parking in the cycle lanes.
-
County highways chief disputes police advice on speed reduction measures
This comes as Thames Valley Police questioned the effectiveness of the council’s plans to lower speed limits without other measures such as engineering or continual enforcement.
-
“Paused” Woodstock Road improvements to be revisited in July
The proposals for improved provision for pedestrians, cyclists and buses on Woodstock Road is to be revisited in July, having been put on ice earlier this year.
-
HGVs to be banned from new Watlington relief road
The market town on the edge of the Chiltern Hills suffers from increased levels of traffic running through it, and there are four housing projects on the outskirts set to exacerbate the situation.
-
Go-ahead for the next phase of the HIF1 Didcot road plan
The Didcot Garden Town housing infrastructure programme is a combination of four projects to ensure there is the capacity to connect 12,000 houses set to be built to the south of Oxford.