Charlie Hicks
@charliehicks.bsky.social
Researcher at LSE Cities | Transport, Housing & Future Generations Policy 🚌🏡🌿
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A bus service every 7-8 minutes for Barton, every 7-8 minutes for Kidlington and Oxford Parkway, and every 5 minutes for Blackbird Leys will kick in from 30 November with a raft of timetable changes by Stagecoach. Night buses will operate on all these routes until 3.30am on Friday/Saturday.
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A bus service every 7-8 minutes for Barton, every 7-8 minutes for Kidlington and Oxford Parkway, and every 5 minutes for Blackbird Leys will kick in from 30 November with a raft of timetable changes by Stagecoach. Night buses will operate on all these routes until 3.30am on Friday/Saturday.
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Interesting study around LTNs cutting deaths and injuries, with no impact to outside roads. An effective safety measure.
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Interesting study around LTNs cutting deaths and injuries, with no impact to outside roads. An effective safety measure.
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Conclusion of a new metaanalysis of 112 prior studies examining urban design & loneliness:
Residents are less lonely if their neighborhood offers green space, walkability, and proximity to amenities like bars, restaurants, and shops.
doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
Residents are less lonely if their neighborhood offers green space, walkability, and proximity to amenities like bars, restaurants, and shops.
doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
July 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Conclusion of a new metaanalysis of 112 prior studies examining urban design & loneliness:
Residents are less lonely if their neighborhood offers green space, walkability, and proximity to amenities like bars, restaurants, and shops.
doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
Residents are less lonely if their neighborhood offers green space, walkability, and proximity to amenities like bars, restaurants, and shops.
doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
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Been cycling past this tagged bin for a couple of weeks and today we cleaned it up! 🧼
Latest innovation to the OxClean litter pick! Sign cleaning! 🧹
Latest innovation to the OxClean litter pick! Sign cleaning! 🧹
March 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Been cycling past this tagged bin for a couple of weeks and today we cleaned it up! 🧼
Latest innovation to the OxClean litter pick! Sign cleaning! 🧹
Latest innovation to the OxClean litter pick! Sign cleaning! 🧹
Great to see these pedestrian improvements coming forward, and very happy to see they include rain gardens. This design in particular covers an area recently affected by localised flooding
New Dutch-style entrances to side streets are planned on the Banbury and Iffley roads in Oxford. Oxfordshire County Council wants to introduce level ‘platforms’ to carry the pavement across the joining roads at 11 locations, with Give Way lines set back behind.
February 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Great to see these pedestrian improvements coming forward, and very happy to see they include rain gardens. This design in particular covers an area recently affected by localised flooding
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I'm delighted that both St Joseph's and Barton Park Primary Schools will be among the first to offer Labour's free breakfast clubs, supporting:
🧠 Hungry minds not hungry bellies
⏰ Parents' work choices
✨ Children's life chances
🧠 Hungry minds not hungry bellies
⏰ Parents' work choices
✨ Children's life chances
February 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I'm delighted that both St Joseph's and Barton Park Primary Schools will be among the first to offer Labour's free breakfast clubs, supporting:
🧠 Hungry minds not hungry bellies
⏰ Parents' work choices
✨ Children's life chances
🧠 Hungry minds not hungry bellies
⏰ Parents' work choices
✨ Children's life chances
Very pleased to see this!! Hugely helpful for any council wishing to deliver improvements in walking and wheeling
Do check it out and share with your council comms/engagement & transport teams!
Do check it out and share with your council comms/engagement & transport teams!
New government guidance on how local authorities can include community engagement in the project development process for transport schemes involving walking and cycling. With a nod to @bespokejon.bsky.social for his hard work on much of this www.gov.uk/government/p...
Community consultation and engagement within transport schemes
Explains how authorities can include community engagement in the project development process for transport schemes involving active travel.
www.gov.uk
February 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Very pleased to see this!! Hugely helpful for any council wishing to deliver improvements in walking and wheeling
Do check it out and share with your council comms/engagement & transport teams!
Do check it out and share with your council comms/engagement & transport teams!
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Cars are getting 1cm wider every two years. That may not sound much, but over time it adds up, and they're showing no signs of slowing down 😬
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Cars are getting 1cm wider every two years. That may not sound much, but over time it adds up, and they're showing no signs of slowing down 😬
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
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Fantastic news. Labour is investing in new walking and cycling infrastructure to improve public health!
Oxfordshire County Council is set to receive over £3 million.
High quality infrastructure is key to making it easy and safe to walk and wheel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oxfordshire County Council is set to receive over £3 million.
High quality infrastructure is key to making it easy and safe to walk and wheel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
£38m funding for new walkways and cycle lanes across South East
It is part of a national £291million package to make people healthier and towns and cities greener.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Fantastic news. Labour is investing in new walking and cycling infrastructure to improve public health!
Oxfordshire County Council is set to receive over £3 million.
High quality infrastructure is key to making it easy and safe to walk and wheel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oxfordshire County Council is set to receive over £3 million.
High quality infrastructure is key to making it easy and safe to walk and wheel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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@charliehicks.bsky.social is absolutely right in challenging the County Administration to commit to implementing the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly.
We need to bring people together around a sustainable way forward. This means putting residents at the heart of future decision-making.
We need to bring people together around a sustainable way forward. This means putting residents at the heart of future decision-making.
February 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
@charliehicks.bsky.social is absolutely right in challenging the County Administration to commit to implementing the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly.
We need to bring people together around a sustainable way forward. This means putting residents at the heart of future decision-making.
We need to bring people together around a sustainable way forward. This means putting residents at the heart of future decision-making.
here's the cause of the total chaos this morning on our roads 👇
I was told by staff on the ground that @thameswater.bsky.social were meant to reinstate the road this morning, but they had upped and left, leaving the hole there without fixing it, and with no-one monitoring the traffic lights
I was told by staff on the ground that @thameswater.bsky.social were meant to reinstate the road this morning, but they had upped and left, leaving the hole there without fixing it, and with no-one monitoring the traffic lights
Hole on the High Street
Does raise questions what our roads are made of 🫣
Does raise questions what our roads are made of 🫣
February 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
here's the cause of the total chaos this morning on our roads 👇
I was told by staff on the ground that @thameswater.bsky.social were meant to reinstate the road this morning, but they had upped and left, leaving the hole there without fixing it, and with no-one monitoring the traffic lights
I was told by staff on the ground that @thameswater.bsky.social were meant to reinstate the road this morning, but they had upped and left, leaving the hole there without fixing it, and with no-one monitoring the traffic lights
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A new limited-stop bus from Cowley to the city centre is the highlight of Oxford Bus Company’s new timetable from 23 February. The new 500, which stops only at five key locations along Cowley/Oxford Road, replaces the 11X which served only the BMW plant. Buses will run every 10–15 minutes.
February 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A new limited-stop bus from Cowley to the city centre is the highlight of Oxford Bus Company’s new timetable from 23 February. The new 500, which stops only at five key locations along Cowley/Oxford Road, replaces the 11X which served only the BMW plant. Buses will run every 10–15 minutes.
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There are lots of reasons I love being a local councillor but one of them is it empowers you to do slightly chaotic things like hold a party for a bridge 👌
🥰 Grandpont pipe bridge 🥰
🥰 Grandpont pipe bridge 🥰
February 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There are lots of reasons I love being a local councillor but one of them is it empowers you to do slightly chaotic things like hold a party for a bridge 👌
🥰 Grandpont pipe bridge 🥰
🥰 Grandpont pipe bridge 🥰
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Electrifying the railway from Didcot to Oxford – and beyond to Bletchley – was Oxfordshire County Council’s chief “ask” at a rail conference held in Oxford today. Chiltern Railways and GWR are seeking investment to electrify and upgrade their fleets.
January 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Electrifying the railway from Didcot to Oxford – and beyond to Bletchley – was Oxfordshire County Council’s chief “ask” at a rail conference held in Oxford today. Chiltern Railways and GWR are seeking investment to electrify and upgrade their fleets.
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Can't beat physics - 20mph speed limits work
✅ less deaths
✅ less injuries
✅ lower car insurance (!)
✅ cost effective (Welsh scheme past break even after 1 year)
✅ safer, more pleasant streets outside people's homes
Onwards to a blanket 20mph inside Oxford limits
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
✅ less deaths
✅ less injuries
✅ lower car insurance (!)
✅ cost effective (Welsh scheme past break even after 1 year)
✅ safer, more pleasant streets outside people's homes
Onwards to a blanket 20mph inside Oxford limits
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welsh 20mph speed limit: Fall in serious casualties in first year
Ex-minister says it shows policy was the most successful road safety initiative in modern times.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Can't beat physics - 20mph speed limits work
✅ less deaths
✅ less injuries
✅ lower car insurance (!)
✅ cost effective (Welsh scheme past break even after 1 year)
✅ safer, more pleasant streets outside people's homes
Onwards to a blanket 20mph inside Oxford limits
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
✅ less deaths
✅ less injuries
✅ lower car insurance (!)
✅ cost effective (Welsh scheme past break even after 1 year)
✅ safer, more pleasant streets outside people's homes
Onwards to a blanket 20mph inside Oxford limits
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New study provides further evidence that when it comes to travel, what people think is less important than their environment www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This nicely agrees with the Reverse Causality Hypothesis (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) which says attitudes FOLLOW behaviour
January 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
New study provides further evidence that when it comes to travel, what people think is less important than their environment www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This nicely agrees with the Reverse Causality Hypothesis (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) which says attitudes FOLLOW behaviour
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Expanding airports are not a silver bullet for economic growth - and the damage it would incur is massive.
Our new analysis in @businessgreen.bsky.social
Read more here: neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
Our new analysis in @businessgreen.bsky.social
Read more here: neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
January 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Expanding airports are not a silver bullet for economic growth - and the damage it would incur is massive.
Our new analysis in @businessgreen.bsky.social
Read more here: neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
Our new analysis in @businessgreen.bsky.social
Read more here: neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want walkable streets.
50 reasons to want walkable streets.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want walkable streets.
50 reasons to want walkable streets.
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When it comes to long-term behaviour change, attractiveness might be the most overlooked design principle.
Looking past comfort and convenience, it employs beauty—art, lighting, nature, etc.—to create a user experience that entices people onto a bike, even when a car makes the most practical sense.
Looking past comfort and convenience, it employs beauty—art, lighting, nature, etc.—to create a user experience that entices people onto a bike, even when a car makes the most practical sense.
January 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
When it comes to long-term behaviour change, attractiveness might be the most overlooked design principle.
Looking past comfort and convenience, it employs beauty—art, lighting, nature, etc.—to create a user experience that entices people onto a bike, even when a car makes the most practical sense.
Looking past comfort and convenience, it employs beauty—art, lighting, nature, etc.—to create a user experience that entices people onto a bike, even when a car makes the most practical sense.
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LET'S GO 🌹
Broadest shoulders should bare the greatest weight
2x council tax for 2nd homes in Oxford
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2487222...
Broadest shoulders should bare the greatest weight
2x council tax for 2nd homes in Oxford
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2487222...
Second homes in Oxford to be charged extra council tax
Plans to make Oxford “a fairer place to live” by charging second homes in the city extra council tax have been approved by Oxford City Council.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LET'S GO 🌹
Broadest shoulders should bare the greatest weight
2x council tax for 2nd homes in Oxford
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2487222...
Broadest shoulders should bare the greatest weight
2x council tax for 2nd homes in Oxford
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2487222...
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Interesting new report from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social showing higher levels of support for community-owned energy projects than for privately-owned projects in the UK.
![Bar chart comparing public support for community-owned versus privately-owned energy projects, with higher levels of support for the former. The Caption reads as follows:
Figure 1: More People Would Support a Community Owned Energy Project than a Privately Owned Energy Project
Q: To what extent, if any, would you support or oppose the creation of a community/privately owned renewable energy project in your local area? [Asked to half of the the sample; n=2415] for community owned and [Asked to half of the sample; n=2415] for privately owned](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wczoorukhz2exjowalh6pswz/bafkreiaye7am3crn2boku2vgfl7y2wdy2bbgqku44f5bizwoytpzgqbflq@jpeg)
January 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Interesting new report from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social showing higher levels of support for community-owned energy projects than for privately-owned projects in the UK.
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Bus reforms will deliver improvements in services, as will sharing the cash more fairly and over longer timescales. But, buses also need more £££s. Anything less than £1.6 billion annually (+ cash for new buses), unlikely to get us to pre-Covid service levels
Better buses pledge must be backed by cold, hard cash
The government’s grand plans for buses will not meet success without sufficient funding, says CPT CEO Graham Vidler.
www.route-one.net
January 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Bus reforms will deliver improvements in services, as will sharing the cash more fairly and over longer timescales. But, buses also need more £££s. Anything less than £1.6 billion annually (+ cash for new buses), unlikely to get us to pre-Covid service levels
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A community workshop took place this Saturday to gather community input on pieces of art to be featured across Cowley's Templars Square. The murals will reflect what Cowley means to locals and be created by local artist Lisa Made It.
January 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A community workshop took place this Saturday to gather community input on pieces of art to be featured across Cowley's Templars Square. The murals will reflect what Cowley means to locals and be created by local artist Lisa Made It.
Excellent to see this new bus service is soon to begin, linking Cowley to the hospital sites and Park and Rides 🚌
A new ‘orbital’ bus service starts next month, linking Redbridge Park & Ride, Oxford Science Park, Littlemore, Cowley, the JR, and Thornhill P&R, without the need to go via the city centre. The Stagecoach-operated 600 will run half-hourly, dropping down to hourly in the evening and on Sundays.
January 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Excellent to see this new bus service is soon to begin, linking Cowley to the hospital sites and Park and Rides 🚌
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A workshop will take place this Saturday in Cowley, for community input on pieces of art to be featured across Templars Square. The murals will reflect what Cowley means to locals and be created by local artist Lisa Made It. All welcome.
Details 👇
www.templarssquare.com/events/commu...
Details 👇
www.templarssquare.com/events/commu...
Community Art Project Workshop – Templars Square
www.templarssquare.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A workshop will take place this Saturday in Cowley, for community input on pieces of art to be featured across Templars Square. The murals will reflect what Cowley means to locals and be created by local artist Lisa Made It. All welcome.
Details 👇
www.templarssquare.com/events/commu...
Details 👇
www.templarssquare.com/events/commu...