CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon)
We are a group of voluntary and campaigning organisations, working across Oxfordshire to create attractive, accessible and people-friendly streets. cohsat.org.uk
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- The chosen structure of unitary councils will have important implications for how transport is coordinated across Oxfordshire
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- Transport consultants Steer offer 6 recommendations for safer streets to support Britain's new Road Safety Strategy. steergroup.com/insights/new...
- Thank you @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social for supporting women and everyone who wants to cycle in safety #MyRightOurRide @cyclinguk.bsky.social
- @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social : 'We're making streets safer for children' @theoxfordmail.bsky.social 'Won't you think of how much it is costing dangerous and illegal drivers?'
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- Robin Tucker of @cohsat.bsky.social was interviewed by @bbcoxford.bsky.social on this morning's breakfast show, about our analysis showing how Cowley LTNs have reduced road casualties by 33 in 3 years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Cowley #Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have saved 33 people from being injured in 3 years. Savings are both in the LTNs and on boundary roads. We talked about this on @BBCOxford this morning. cohsat.org.uk/over-30-casu...
- Casualties were reduced in all 3 LTNs: * Florence Park * Church Cowley * Temple Cowley * And on the Boundary Roads Coming soon: analysis of East Oxford LTNs shows similar benefits, 12 casualties saved per year, mostly on boundary roads.
- The Cowley Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have saved 30 collisions over 3 years within the LTNs and boundary roads according to latest casualty data, analysed by @cohsat.bsky.social The Cowley LTNs were implemented in April 2021, after sporadic coronavirus lockdowns between March 2020 and March 2021.
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- Good news - The improvements to Oxford's bus services and roads can continue, as the High Court throws out a spurious legal challenge from the ORFOL group who wanted to return the city to congestion chaos.
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- Auto Express shares our view. The Government's new Road Safety Strategy is badly needed, but there is probably not enough to achieve its lifesaving target. It will need additional measures along the journey. www.autoexpress.co.uk/opinion/3687...
- Cars have been getting heavier. A average new UK car has risen from 1365kg to 1592kg since 2018 alone. This leads to more serious road casualties and about twice as much road damage (read 'potholes') www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Repeating what happened after the Bus Gates were introduced in 1999, improved transport access to #Oxford, thanks to reduced congestion, has been good for retail business. archive.ph/aQoSq
- People who think that killing 1600 people a year is acceptable, like David Frost, should be derided. What is this death toll bringing us? - A few seconds saved by speeding or dangerous passing ? - An extra beer at the pub? - The laziness of not belting up? It's not something to tolerate.
- In 2024, more than 1,600 people died on UK roads. Yet a major new road safety strategy has passed largely unnoticed. This reflects media acceptance of road danger and a societal complacency—an “it won’t happen to me” mindset. Sadly, it can, and by then it is too late. How do we change this?
- The Government's new Road Safety Strategy is out! It has big targets: 65% cut in deaths and serious casualties by 2035, but does it have enough substance to deliver? Here's our blog...
- #Oxford Park and Ride passengers up 45% following Congestion Charge 💰 Free bus offer is being extended ⏱️ Quicker journeys and nbew services attracting more customers 🚭 This reduces pollution, congestion and road danger for everyone news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/free-park-an...
- 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.
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- 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...
