The Secret Life of Oxford Traffic Signals
Tues 26th Oct
7.30–9.00 pm
Public meeting – Friends’ Meeting House, 43 St Giles, Oxford.
A Presentation with slides, followed by Q&A, kindly given by Mike Best, Senior Traffic Signal Engineer, Highways & Transport, Oxfordshire County Council. Which particular signals in Oxford work well for cyclists? Which ones are frustratingly slow? Name and shame!
Notes from the meeting by Andy: All you wanted to know about Traffic Lights-Oct2010
Cambridge Cycling Campaign visits Oxford
Weekend cycling and discussion – August 14th and 15thJoin Cambridge cyclists on their Oxford cycling experience. Here’s how Cambridge are describing the planned trip . Simon Hunt has arranged the use of a room in Keble College so do come along to give your views of cycling in Oxford and hear how Cambridge has improved things there.
Join us in Keble at 11.30 for the meeting or at 1pm by the Ghost Forest exhibition outside the University Museum for the rides. Email if you are interested or look out for more details. All members welcome.
David Jaques celebration ride – Evening of Thurs 22nd July:
We had a celebration ride to thank David for the work and inspiration he has put in to Cyclox over the years. All Cyclox members welcome. 18:30 h, meet at Tourist Info on Broad St, OX1 3AS. It was a cycle followed by a riverside pub visit.
Free Oxford rides – 19-27 June 2010
All Oxford rides started from the Tourist Information Centre, Broad Street unless stated otherwise (see here for a map of all locations http://tinyurl.com/obw-map ). Check this live programme for current details (click ‘refresh’ on your browser if the programme gives an error first time). Details for the trip to wychwood and brakspear brewery Sunday 27 June.
The bike rides were organised by a collaboration of 7 groups/organisations:
Bainton Bikes offers bike hire and tours www.baintonbikes.com
CTC The national organisation for cycling www.oxonctc.org.uk
Cycle Oxford, includes co-op and workshop www.mycycleoxford.coop
Cyclox The voice of Oxford cyclists www.cyclox.org
Freewheeling Organise regular rides from Abingdon www.abingdonfreewheeling.org.uk
Isis Cyclists Runs social rides for women http://isiscyclistsctc.wordpress.com/
Sustrans Volunteers look after the National Cycle Network www.sustrans.org.uk
(There are also bike week events organised from and around Witney – see WitneyBikeWeek2010 ).
[note change to Cotswold Line trip 9:30am start time]. The rides are informal social occasions. Speeds are low, and busy roads are avoided. Bring lights, water and (just in case!) a waterproof. Rides guided both ways. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Children under 16 accompanied by an adult. Please ensure your bike is in good working condition with properly inflated tyres and effective brakes. ]
The bike rides have been organised by a collaboration of 7 groups/organisations:
Bainton Bikes offers bike hire and tours www.baintonbikes.com
CTC The national organisation for cycling www.oxonctc.org.uk
Cycle Oxford, includes co-op and workshop www.mycycleoxford.coop
Cyclox The voice of Oxford cyclists www.cyclox.org
Freewheeling Organise regular rides from Abingdon www.abingdonfreewheeling.org.uk
Isis Cyclists Runs regular social rides for women http://isiscyclistsctc.wordpress.com/
Sustrans Volunteers look after the National Cycle Network www.sustrans.org.uk
Thursday May 27th, 7.30pm in the Town Hall.
A joint meeting between OxPA and Cyclox, the cycling campaign for Oxford:
‘To share or not to share?’
Can people on foot feel happy and safe when people on bikes are in their midst?
Can people on bikes be satisfied with routes they have to share with people on foot?
Come and join the debate.
We hope to have councillors and council staff there to hear the discussion.
Bike to Work Challenge
Time to get your workplace galvanised for this light-hearted competition. See the flyer on the website. The three-week Challenge will run from Monday 7 to Sunday 27 June. During this time, organisations across Oxford will compete to see who can get the most staff cycling for just 10 minutes. Participants will log their cycling online at www.oxfordcyclechallenge.org.uk.
“Bike Polite” open meeting Held at 7.30 pm, 25 March 2010 in the Friends’ Meeting House, St Giles. Click here for the report.
Cyclox meeting with Oxfordshire County Councillors Rodney Rose and Arash Fatemian 4th February 2010. Click here for the report.
Cyclox Christmas Social Gathering Thurs 17 Dec 2009: Drop in any time 7-11 pm The Rusty Bicycle pub, 28 Magdalen Road, Cowley OX4 1RB.
Cyclox public meeting – 26th Nov. Local Transport Plan. A meeting led by Simon Hunt and Richard Mann discussed Cyclox members’ priorities for future cycling developments. Do get involved if you can – it’s an important opportunity to have an impact on the future of Oxford.
Cyclox AGM – Thurs 22nd Oct., Asian Cultural Centre, Manzil Way, Oxford, OX4 1GH. After the (brief) business part we will discuss the east-west and north-south cycle routes through the city centre in the light of Transform Oxford’s changes to Queen St and New Inn Hall St. We want as many members as possible to tell us their views. And there will be refreshments! All members welcome. You should receive the agenda shortly.
Pedal Power: A celebration of cycling in Oxfordshire – past, present and imagined future. Museum of Oxford Cyclox was one of the sponsors. “The exhibition was a celebration of cycling in Oxfordshire, past, present and imagined future and ran from 25 July until 18 October 2009. It featured historic photographs, including those of Henry W Taunt (Oxford’s most famous photographer), intermingled with modern images. Exhibits included a small selection of vintage bicycles, including a Penny Farthing and a cycle made by William Morris. …” It was curated by Constantine Gras; cyclist and photographer. Museum
Cyclox was at ACCAN (African Caribbean Community Action Network)’s health and well-being fun day on Sat 25 July at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre.
Oxford Bike Week 2009 – 13th to 21st June
FREE bike rides! This year’s theme was escape from the city. The rides, organised by Simon Banks, attracted a large number of people (about 20 per ride). Photographs will appear soon. Some new Wednesday evening rides are being organised by Simon in response to enthusiastic requests from Bike Week attenders. pdf of the Bike Week rides
Pre-election cycling hustings Weds 6 May, 7:30pm Meeting with candidates and councillors from the four main parties.
Thurs 19th March Open Meeting with Rt Hon Andrew Smith, MP to discuss Oxford Cycling.
“Transform Oxford†with County Councillor Ian Hudspeth Thurs 12th Feb.
The County Council launched their plans called “Transform Oxford†in December.
In November 2008, Cyclox had the first in a series of meetings about mapping Oxford using www.opencyclemap.org. This is a wiki-type user-made map based on Open Street Map and we are trying to perfect the Oxford version with a view to creating our own Oxford Cycle Map in 2009.
