Botley Road rail bridge's reopening has been delayed by up to six weeks – pushing it back to mid-October. Three leaks were unexpectedly discovered in a gas pipe at the site, which now has to be replaced. Network Rail says "the pipe has not been damaged by our work".

Cars have grown 1.2cm longer, 0.5cm taller and 0.5cm wider each year on average since 2000 🚗🚙🚗🚙 And the spread continues. “Relentless carspreading” causes more Road deaths, more air pollution, more fossil fuel use www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Carspreading’ could lead to extra 2,600 crash deaths a year by 2040, study finds

Analysis shows cars in Europe have grown longer, taller and wider every year since 2000

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More parking > more traffic > more danger

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Oxfordshire Liveable Streets’ Siobhann Mansel-Pleydell said: “We wholeheartedly support the research centre. What we cannot support is the parking. Operational need has been used to justify commercial tenants’ parking. Three women cyclists have been killed at Headington junctions in recent years.”

Just incase anyone's interested, here are some existing filtered Quiet Lanes we already have in Oxfordshire. Including one requested by Tory Councillor Ian Corkin in 2024.

Anyone know anyone who lives in Kennington / Radley / Abingdon and has opinions on whether Sugworth Lane should be a Quiet Lane closed to motor traffic? Tell them about this survey! radleyparish.gov.uk/sugworth-lan...

‘Quiet Lanes’ – rural roads that are closed to through motor traffic – are to be trialled across Oxfordshire. The County Council is looking for 10 pilot locations, to be suggested by parish councils, where an alternative route already exists for cars.

Today’s Oxfordshire County Council cabinet meeting agreed the policy after hearing that signage-only schemes, asking motorists to slow down, hadn’t worked. One candidate for the new policy will be Shepherd’s Pit Lane near Stanton St John, where cars can use Bayswater Road instead.

A footbridge across Oxford's ring road has closed at short notice. Oxfordshire County Council has closed the Cottesmore Road bridge, which links Rose Hill to Littlemore and Heyford Hill Sainsbury's, after a safety inspection. Diversions are in place. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/diversion-in...

Diversion in place as Oxford footbridge closes for safety reasons

The Cottesmore footbridge, used by pedestrians and cyclists to cross the A4142 Eastern Bypass, near the Heyford Hill roundabout, has been closed for safety reasons.The footbridge, which connects Cotte...

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🎬 Join us with Makespace for a screening of Power Station — the funny, heartwarming story of two Walthamstow artists who decided to turn their road into a community power station. 🕡 Wed 20 May | 6.30–8.30pm 🎟️ Book your tickets: bit.ly/4d77zkj @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social

We had fun on Sunday. Great write up of Cyclox Kidical Mass ride in the @oxfordclarion.bsky.social If you want to be part of this great campaigning organisation join us www.cyclox.org/index.php/jo... oxfordclarion.uk/kidical-mass...

Kidical Mass, spring 2026

They came on balance bikes, cargo bikes, tandems, bikes with stabilisers, bikes with doll seats, and just plain bikes. But they filled the city with energy, and joy, and the tinkling of bicycle bells....

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Fascinating blog on timeline changes to walking and cycling in East Oxford. Notably, County Council switched from Tory to progressive Lib Dem / Green / Labour Coalition in May 2021. wanderingdanny.com/oxford/2023/...

We had fun at Kidical Mass. From the youngest to the oldest, cycling, ringing bells, riding in carriers, we cycled into Oxford and round the city. Cyclox wants to see more people able to cycle more safely and more often on Oxford's roads. Join us if that's what you'd like to cyclox.org

Not my usual cycling post but today is a day to be marked. Yesterday we climbed our penultimate Wainwright - Seathwaite Fell. Today we do our last and 214th - and it is called Great Cockup 😂 🥾🥾🥾🥾

Can you help us reach the finish line? With 4 days to go, we've raised an amazing £1,350 but we still have another £1,825 to get there. We want to see more people cycling safely but we need your support. Every #EarthRaise donation is DOUBLED by going to: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

We want Oxford's roads to be safe for everyone. Just wishing doesn't make it happen though. Can you support our work of campaigning and getting more people cycling by donating via the Big Give? Give this week and your donation will be doubled! Thank you! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Thanks to all who have already signed, we're almost at 1800! Let's keep pushing, please sign if you haven't already ⬇️ @cohsat.bsky.social @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social

Tina Leonard 🧡💙@leonard3tina.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Oxon4Buses calls for a world-class public transport hub at Oxford Rail station “A transport hub that caters properly for the needs of all users … connecting the station to the rest of the city” Now’s the time to put pressure on Network Rail & influence local decision makers! @lowcon.bsky.social

“Consultees had a full, fair and informed opportunity to have their voices heard and they took it” – the view of the judge who dismissed an attempt to block Oxford’s congestion charge, in a judgment published today. Mr Justice Fordham rejected all three grounds advanced by Open Roads for Oxford Ltd.

Judicial Review against @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social's Congestion Charge has fallen (or rather not even been considered relevant to be heard, maybe a lawyer can explain). Just announced. Good news for safe streets advocates everywhere. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/judi...

One of the Netherlands best daily spectacles is the school run: every weekday at around 08:00, streets in cities, towns, villages, as well as in the countryside, fill up with children cycling to school. Made possible by safe, seamless bike infrastructure and plentiful school bike parking.

One of the really fun things about being an Active Travel Champion is getting to do stuff like trial the new Lime Bike model - now in Oxford! It's lighter and smaller frame and zoomy and all that, BUT most vitally it's still got a great handbag space. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2594765...

That is fantastic. 20mph makes for quieter roads, a more pleasant environment, and most importantly it saves lives!

Cllr Emily Kerr 💚@emilykerr36.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Oxfordshire has now launched 275 20mph schemes! All locally requested and approved by Cllrs of all political parties. Because people like 20mph where they live. Also @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social is giving away FREE 20mph stickers. @20splenty.bsky.social news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/get-your-fre...

They have returned! There doesn’t seem to be a collective noun for newts, but they have gathered in their dozens in our pond.

A conversation earlier today reminded me of this slide I put into a recent talk. How did we decide the tiny human-sized machine is the special case, and the massive overpowered machine full of empty furniture is the norm?

Traffic levels on Magdalen Bridge have fallen by 13% and on Folly Bridge by 14% since the introduction of Oxford’s congestion charge, according to the latest data. The year-on-year changes also saw drops on Banbury Road, Marston Ferry Road and Thames Street, with rises of 0%–6% on the ring road.

Is riding an e bike cheating? No, it's just like doing 20 reps at a low weight instead of 10 at a heavy weight in the gym. You get the exercise anyway. AND you might be more likely to get on the bike in the first place. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2586115...

E-bike scheme gives 67-year-old joy and a new lease of life

Frances King, 67, who lives with osteoporosis, was referred to Cherwell District Council’s Move Together programme to support her in becoming more…

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Are you Cyclox' new treasurer? Could you volunteer with our team of friendly trustees? We're not looking for an accountant, just someone with a head for figures who wants to see more people cycling more often and more safely in Oxford, more info here www.cyclox.org/index.php/wo...

The Movement for Good is a quarterly prize draw giving charities the chance to win funding. Please nominate Cyclox - it takes no time at all. Click ‘Nominate a charity’ Enter ‘Cyclox’ Select the ‘Health’ category movementforgood.com/draws/1000

Nominate a charity - Movement for Good

Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.

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Please sign this @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: No increase in car parking at Warneford Park! The increase of nearly 50% will increase congestion and goes against the city transport policy. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...

No increase in car parking at Warneford Park!

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and University of Oxford are jointly planning a major redevelopment of Warneford Park as detailed on the Warneford Park Consultation website, which will result in a ...

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This makes an agonising read. What an opportunity lost. And information was withheld from Oxfordshire County Council 😦 oxfordclarion.uk/exclusive-10... All uncovered by @oxfordclarion.bsky.social

Exclusive: £10m of Government funding for Oxford was sent back

A £10m grant for infrastructure in north Oxford was returned to Government unspent – just as a safe cycleway on Woodstock Road, to be funded by a very similar Government grant, was cancelled due to a ...

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Wind and solar used to play a niche role when I started to work on energy in 2004. Last year they overtook fossil generation in the EU for the first time.