Congestion Charge results: * Vehicle traffic down * Pollution down * Foot traffic up * Better public transport Sounds familiar, but this is New York, one year on, not Oxford.

Long queues formed outside the Covered Market and on to Market Street as shoppers waited patiently for the ingredients for their Christmas cheeseboard. The Oxford Cheese Company said it would be handing out mince pies and mulled wine tomorrow to customers in the queue, to thank them for waiting.

We're sorry to hear of the passing of Ian Hudspeth OBE, former leader of @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social Ian understood the need for partnership working and a transformation in transport, launching Connecting Oxfordshire and Connecting Oxford with the City Council.

It's good to see electric buses on the X3 route between the JR and Abingdon this December.

It's great that the new, Tramway link in Banbury has enabled more bus-rail connections. Well done Stagecoach and OCC.

Looking at today's Active Travel England (@ategov.bsky.social) updated funding allocations, here is the funding per person per year. I think it makes good sense to fund places that put money to best uses, I made this chart shows how that policy play out in practice. www.gov.uk/government/p...

NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.

Residents in Haddenham and Thame are calling on authorities to end a 25 year wait for a greenway (walking & cycling route) between the two communities. A petition with over 4000 signatures has been submitted to Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire County Councils. www.change.org/p/support-fo...

Turns out you can buy a big TV on a bicycle...

More, better and faster timetabled bus services on Stagecoach Oxford start today, as a direct result of the Temporary Congestion Charge. www.stagecoachbus.com/service-upda...

"Christmas markets in full swing as shoppers pour into city centre" says yesterday's Oxford Times. Opened-up city roads, improved bus services and safer streets for people are proving their worth.

Brilliant to see my daughter Sabine’s first article in print in the Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/255880..., telling her story about the day she stopped waiting for the bus – and started saving £1,000 a year. 1/7

Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.

#Oxford now has a Congestion Charge for Cars and it's worth planning your journey. Here are some tips and humour from local journal @oxfordclarion.bsky.social oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-...

The #Oxford Temporary Congestion Charge for Cars is off to a good start: Sreets that were jammed are now free. Buses can move as they should, and more people are using them. Essential services can get around. Great to go forward, not back to jams! news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/start-of-tem...

Iffley Road as you've never seen it at 5pm on a Friday night. Unjammed! Freedom of mobility is restored, after decades of waiting.

The #Oxford Temporary Congestion Charge for Cars starts tomorrow. If you are not travelling by foot, cycle, bus, train, boat, motorcycle, van, HGV, hearse, military, allowed utility or emergency vehicle, or with one of 23 permit type ... and on a route past a charge point ... here's where to pay:

Campaigners wanting to permit even more traffic in #Oxford will be protesting this week at "key congestion points". Which rather undermines their case that no action was required to reduce congestion in Oxford.

With brilliant timing, Thames Water have already installed a traffic filter, with roadworks on #Oxford High Street that are expected to last all week. No doubt some people will blame tomorrow's Congestion Change for these jams. (Image 9am, inbound)

Network Rail's proposal for a station in Northampton has been deferred by the Planning Committee because it did not have a bus interchange, and instead had a damagingly large car park www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Didcot & Wantage MP Olly Glover has called on the Local Transport Minister, as she visited Wantage, to protect vulnerable road users by supporting the Bikeability cycle training scheme which is funded by the Department for Transport, although with no long term funding commitment.

Chiltern Railways has conceded that East West Rail services from Oxford to Milton Keynes are unlikely to start this year, after troubles were first reported by the Clarion. A statement that “we are confident that trains will be running this year” has been quietly removed from their website.

Bus campaigners say that Oxford station needs a bus interchange – not a multi-storey car park. Oxon4Buses has launched a petition calling for Network Rail to ensure any redevelopment includes “a bus hub, physically and visually linked to the rail station”. www.change.org/p/sign-for-a...

Oxford Bus Museum (at Long Hanborough railway station) is branding its free heritage bus rides as 'Hallowe'en Nightrider' on Wednesday 29 October. This is coincidentally the first day of Oxford's congestion charge. www.oxfordbusmuseum.org/heritage-bus...

Travelling to #Oxford Hospitals from next week and not sure whether to go by car or bus? Here's a handy guide to free Park and Ride services www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-an...

We'd like to make sure that #Oxford station has a top-notch bus interchange when it gets redeveloped by Network Rail. * More bus stops * Well connected to the station * Clear walking & cycling routes * Lots of cycle parking Please sign a petition to show your support: www.change.org/p/sign-for-a...

Turns out the real political spectrum is just how people feel about free parking 😂 Tag yourself!

More and better #Oxford bus services as a result of the Temporary Congestion Charge. Following improvements to Oxford Bus services announced earlier this month, Stagecoach Oxford has announced improved services to the north and east of the city, and P&Rs.

Last night saw a ‘Glow Ride’ with over 70 people, mostly women, cycling Oxford’s streets to call for safer streets and better cycle routes, especially for women riding after dark. Oxford’s ride organised by Cowley Road Condors and other groups was one of 60 across the country.

Great to be out the #Oxford #GlowRide with Cowley Road and Condors @cyclinguk.bsky.social tonight. #MyRideOurRight for women cycling

Another example of the land does not belong to the adjacent property, but is treated like parking - The Slade x Cinnaminta Rd

CoHSAT member group #Oxon4Buses is calling for a transport interchange when Network Rail redevelops #Oxford station rather than a multi-storey car park. This is a chance for rail, bus & more hub, or it could be lost forever. Please sign the petition ✍️ c.org/DX66nvC5qn

Cardiff approves higher parking permit charges for heavier, more dangerous vehicles. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Give us options" they said... Free bus travel and a host of extra services are coming to Oxford, thanks to clearer roads of the Temporary Congestion Charge www.oxfordbus.co.uk/free-bus-tra...

We and other #Oxfordshire transport groups are delighted that the Temporary Congestion Charge will start on 29 October. Several bus routes have already been upgraded in anticipation of the Traffic Filters. www.oxfordbus.co.uk/travel-group...

The foot and cycle diversion on the Thames towpath south of #Oxford centre is over and that section of path nicely repaired. However, **caution** of gravel by the river for a few days.

With car insurance profits under pressure, the industry is looking at lower speed limits positively for massive cost (and life) savings www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/brea...

Inspiration for tomorrow's #Oxford #KidicalMass The family ride in Haringey last weekend organised by @haringeycyclists.bsky.social

Sometimes, the solution to so many problems appears so obvious that you've got to question why it's not just implemented anyway. Oh yeah, the car lobby and their profits. Nevermind.........

Undertaxing large and dangerous cars, such as so-called SUVs, exposes the public to harm and loses the Government around £2 billion in tax, says transport consultant @transportenvironment.org www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

Kidical Mass is back in Oxford this 21 September! Cycle safely with your children on a big friendly ride through the city. Join one of 4 feeder rides 2pm, or at Gloucester Green 2:30 for 3pm ride.

People wanting to walk or cycle between Thame and the station at Haddenham are currently forced to choose a dangerous road or a muddy path. Please support this petition to give them a safe and viable option. www.change.org/p/support-fo...

People who know people in Wantage & Grove - please share, the LCWIP is out for consultation until 18th Sept. Good input into "Local Cycling & Walking Plans" is always helpful. letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wantage-and-... @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social

Traffic is back and the @theoxfordmail.bsky.social are making the case for the Temporary Congestion Charge for Cars... and for bus lanes.

Local residents have set up a petition to oppose an increase in parking at the proposed Warneford Park develpment. The plans include creating an additional 230 car parking spaces, which residents say are likely to result in at least 500 extra car trips a day. actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...

"Smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too." Seeing this billboard up has been incredible and this shot from @visionzerovancouver.ca of the team of volunteers is pretty moving TBH.

The new railway bridge walkway on the north side of Botley Road has opened, just hitting the “end of August” deadline. The route will eventually be a 4m-wide path with space for pedestrians and cyclists, but for now cyclists are still being asked to dismount.

Support the Greenway Between Haddenham and Thame - a vital route for safe and clean travel. Petition: chng.it/MkrPSsmsDL