Tag: Active Travel

Junction with crossing for bicycles so they can go when light is red for motor traffic

Why we wrote a design guide

By James McNicoll

Why Oxford’s cyclists created a design guide for safer cycling. (So everyone knows what good looks like.)

Design guide for a safer Oxford

Cyclox has launched a design guide to help create a city where more people can cycle, more often and more safely.

White woman with long blonde hair posing in a field with bike that has child seat and front basket decorated with plastic flowers

Interview with Councillor Emily Kerr

By Richard Scrase

Listen to Richard’s interview with Emily about her role as Active Transport Champion for Oxfordshire, or read the edited transcript

Screenshot from Oxford Travel Options website showing young female cyclist and the words Travel Well, Live Well

Oxford Travel Options website launches

By Julia Patrick

A new website brings together information, advice and inspiration about buses, bikes, walking, Park & Rides, lift sharing and scooting – all in one place.

Newly painted zebra crossing with bike crossing painted beside it, shops in background

Two cheers for the Woodstock Road improvements

By Ian Loader and Danny Yee

The County’s active travel improvement works on Woodstock Road are now complete. Cyclox welcomes some of these, but cycling in Woodstock Road is still dangerous and confusing.

Blue sign on Oxford ring road that says 'Welcome to the city of Oxford. A cycling city'

What Cyclox said to the newly elected County Council

Cyclox has written to all recently elected County Councillors congratulating them and asking for their help to make Oxford streets safer for all. 

Street in Oxford with stream of cyclists travelling along it

Cyclox local election hustings

By Richard Scrase

In the run up to the County Council elections on 1 May, we asked representatives of the four main political parties: ‘What do you think is the best way to make Oxford’s streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians?’

Portrait of Ian Loader. White man with short spiky grey hair in open-necked khaki shirt

Why I care about cycling

By Ian Loader

I feel honoured and privileged to be chosen as the new Chair of Cyclox. I am also a little daunted. But mainly I am excited about taking on this role. I am passionately committed to Cyclox’s values and goals and look forward to working with the trustees and our members to take them forward.

Longtail ebike loaded with bags in garden

A family cycling adventure in the UK

By Valerie van Mulukom

n the summer I attempted my first cycling holiday in the UK with two small children. We headed for Southampton for beach and forest visits, and the long-desired Peppa Pig World.

Screen shot of Google map with cycling routes marked in different colours

Cycling map of Oxfordshire

By Emily Kerr and Robin Tucker

After we created our cycling map for Oxford we realised people across the county were interested in the safest routes for cycling.