Joint Cyclox, Civic Society and OxPA Meeting – January 27 2015
Winter Party The January 2015 meeting was our Winter Party at St Michael’s at the North Gate when we were joined by members of Cyclox and the Oxford Civic Society. The evening started with a short presentation from the Chair of each of the three groups on the subject of how to close the ” […]
Joint Cyclox and OxPA Meeting – November 27 2014
The Station Masterplan Speaker: Fiona Piercy, City and County lead project officer for the Station Masterplan. Fiona gave an excellent illustrated presentation of the station proposals, clarifying the complex planning processes involved. See the outline of this development with a video of the whole site.
OxPA Annual General Meeting – October 28 2014
Annual General Meeting Speaker: Amy Aeron-Thomas. Following the AGM, Guest Speaker Amy Aeron-Thomas, executive director of RoadPeace, spoke on“Justice, vulnerable road-users and RoadPeace”. We were given a vivid account of the work of RoadPeace over the last 24 years, towards achieving better treatment by the Police and Courts of victims and families of bereaved. There is still […]
Joint Cyclox, Civic Society and OxPA Meeting – July 22 2014
Conversation with the new City Centre Manager Speaker: Laurie-Jane Taylor, Oxford City Centre Manager. There was a well-attended and lively gathering to meet the new City Centre Manager. After giving a resumé of her very varied background of activities within the city, Laurie explained her role as a “conduit” between the City and County Councils, […]
OxPA Meeting – June 24 2014
Evening Walk For our June meeting we followed one of the Oxford walks from the collection to which several members of OxPA have contributed. The guide to the Oxford Jewish Heritage Walk can be obtained at bookshops and information centres in the City or as a free download from the Oxford Walks website. The self-guided tour begins near […]
Joint Cyclox, Civic Society and OxPA Meeting – April 22 2014
“A future for transport in Oxford City” Speakers: Councillor David Nimmo Smith, Chairman of the County Transport Advisory Panel and Cabinet Member for the Environment. Councillor Nimmo Smith’s presentation stimulated a lively discussion. Summary points include: 1. Choice: an audience member pointed out that “unfettered choice” is not sustainable. If too many people make bad choices, […]
Joint Cyclox and OxPA Meeting – January 28 2014
St Giles Campaign – Survey update Speaker: Keith Frayn Keith Frayn presented an interim summary of the findings of the OxPA survey of traffic in St Giles. The aim of the survey is to document the use of the thoroughfare by pedestrians, cyclists, and motor vehicles with a view to a rational allocation of space. […]
Joint Cyclox and OxPA Meeting – November 26 2013
“A vision for a sustainable city” Speaker: Peter Headicar, Reader in Transport Planning, Oxford Brookes University We have to ask why is it so difficult for walking/cycling campaigns to succeed, in spite of the official positive rhetoric in UK? We are still overshadowed by social/cultural dominance of the car in our society – the “car culture”. There is […]
OxPA Annual General Meeting – October 21 2013
Transport Policy at Oxford Brookes University Speaker: Sebastian Blake Following the business meeting, guest speaker Sebastian Blake spoke about Transport Policy at Oxford Brookes University. From a background in environmental science and waste, Sebastian is now Sustainability Officer with an interest in transport, implementing Brookes University’s Green Travel plans. Brookes has challenges different from those […]
OxPA Meeting – August 13 2013
Evening Walk Our August meeting was an opportunity for an evening walk. On a perfect summer evening a cheerful band of OxPA members and friends, ages ranging from 6 to over 80 years, set forth from Paul Cullen’s memorial bench in Walton Street for a circular walk. From Walton Well Road we crossed Port Meadow, […]