New bus ticket offers almost unlimited travel in Oxfordshire
A new Oxfordshire bus ticket, which offers unlimited travel on nearly all local services, has come into operation. The MyBus Oxfordshire ticket offers passengers daily or weekly travel around the county, covering most routes and operators, for a fixed price. It means that one ticket, costing £6.50 a day and £25 a week for adults or £3.50 […]
Oxford’s transition to a fully electric bus fleet underway
Oxfordshire’s 55,000 daily bus passengers will soon have a choice of an eco-friendly mode of travel, with the county’s bus fleet set to become all electric this summer. An Oxford Bus Company spokesperson explained to This Is Oxfordshire that the process began in May last year and the team is confident it is almost complete. The spokesperson […]
Highway works to start in Oxford streets ready for traffic filters trial
Highway works will be taking place from 24 June on Oxford streets to prepare for six traffic filters as part of a trial to reduce congestion approved by Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet in November 2022. Over the summer, the council’s contractors will prepare foundations for traffic signs near the filter points at Hollow Way, Hythe […]
Oxfordshire: Highway works to start for traffic filters trial
Highway works will be taking place from 24 June on Oxford streets to prepare for six traffic filters as part of a trial to reduce congestion approved by Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet in November 2022. Over the summer, the council’s contractors will prepare foundations for traffic signs near the filter points at Hollow Way, Hythe […]
LGTAG Presidential Conference 2024: From research to reality via collaboration
That the Local Government Technical Advisory Group (LGTAG) Presidential Conference 2024 was held at a venue that attendees were virtually obliged to drive to was neither here nor there as the event got off to an auspicious, baton-passing start. Outgoing President Amanda Richards welcomed incoming incumbent Sean Rooney, Head of Highway Service Maintenance at Oxfordshire […]
Oxfordshire: Council delays activation of cameras at LTNs
Oxfordshire County Council is replacing bollards with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) sites. The LTNs are at Crescent Road, Littlehay Road and Littlemore Road in Cowley as well as at Divinity Road, James Street and Magdalen Road in east Oxford, says the Oxford Mail. However, there has been a delay in putting […]
Oxfordshire: Vision Zero strategy to eliminate deaths and serious injuries is approved
A package of initiatives aimed at eliminating deaths and serious injuries on Oxfordshire’s roads by 2050 has been approved. Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet today [Tuesday 23 April] approved the strategy and action plan entitled Oxfordshire – Safe Roads through Vision Zero to 2030. The document builds on the council’s adoption of Vision Zero in 2022, […]
Oxford residents rage at ‘dystopian’ LTN cameras
Business- and home owners in Oxford have reacted negatively to the prospect of ‘dystopian’ cameras being installed at six LTNs across the city. The enforcement cameras will be added to six low-traffic neighbourhood closure points in the city, says This Is Oxfordshire. The ANPR cameras will enforce traffic restrictions while giving access to emergency services vehicles. Bollards […]
£7 million highway maintenance programme to begin next month in Oxfordshire
Surface dressing will improve nearly 100 Oxfordshire roads in more than 50 towns and villages to help prevent potholes Nearly 100 roads across Oxfordshire will be improved as part of a £7 million highway maintenance programme beginning this spring. Oxfordshire County Council and its contractor Milestone Infrastructure Ltd will be visiting more than 50 locations […]
Oxfordshire: April start for £7 million road resurfacing programme
Nearly 100 roads across Oxfordshire will be improved as part of a £7 million highway maintenance programme beginning this spring. Oxfordshire County Council and its contractor Milestone Infrastructure Ltd will be visiting more than 50 locations between 8 April and 3 June to carry out surface dressing work. The programme is part-funded by the government, […]