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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 1d

An unexpected archaeological discovery in Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent @oldenoughtosay.com unearths a fascinating site – and floats an intriguing possibility…

oxfordclarion.uk/have-we-foun...

Have we found St Frideswide’s Priory?

An unexpected discovery at Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent explains more… Oxfordshire County Council received some u...

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Scott Urban @urbanturbo.bsky.social · 23h

Celebrate your wins! Here’s “Flower Lane”, a popular bit of permeability in OX4. The photo is 2024, showing how unfriendly the approach is for anyone using it. 1/

Cars block access to a pedestrian and cycling cut-through.

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 23h

Right just want to mega recommend Spiced Roots on the Cowley Rd.

Awesome fresh Caribbean food and lunchtime menu at £10.

Also lots of vegan, due to “ital” which is the fresh & no animal product way of living & eating which many Rastafarians choose.

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Chris Jarvis @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social · 1d

On Monday, Oxford City Council near-unanimously supported the Green Party motion which made clear our city stands against the far right and against regressive migration policy - from banning asylum seekers from working to scrapping family reunion.

Oxford City Council backs city's minority communities in vote

A Green party motion called on Oxford City Council to oppose far right rhetoric.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 1d

Electric cargo bikes can replace many everyday car trips for the average family and “reshape suburban family mobility”, say Oxford University researchers. 49 British households were loaned e-cargo bikes for school runs, shopping trips, family outings and other day-to-day use.

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 1d

Excited that the Oxford Congestion Charge means that the 3/3A will now run to the station!! Amongst a whole host of other bus improvements.

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 1d

Oxford Bus Co has announced more frequent bus services from November to coincide with the congestion charge coming into effect. The improvements mean Blackbird Leys and Cowley will have services to the city centre every 10 minutes, while Iffley Road gets a new night bus.

Oxford Bus Company 300 stops off for a quick half at the Wetherspoons

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 1d

Idk I think more mandolin might be played without? ;)

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 1d

Just impulse bought a second-hand mandolin and took it home in my bike baby seat. Feeling very Oxford right now.

A mandolin in a baby seat on the back of the bike.

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 4d

🥳 I'm so so delighted that my motion for completely building East West Rail and fully electrifying it passed overwhelmingly at conference.

🙏 Huge huge thanks to @greenchloem.bsky.social , Ed Fraser and @benwheels.bsky.social for speaking in favour.

#TrainsNotPlanes #RailNotRoad
#GPConf

E01: Electrify the East West Railway line as soon as possible

Synopsis
East West Rail will fill an important gap in the rail network and help reduce car and lorry use in the region. It will largely replace the Varsity rail line, much of which closed in the 1960s. However, it should be electrified as soon as possible to replace diesel trains.

Motion Text
insert into Record of Policy Statements “The Green Party supports the building of East West Rail in full from Cambridge to Milton Keynes to Oxford, and calls for the project to be fully electrified as quickly as possible. The railway should be accessible for everyone and be well connected to active transport routes. The route should minimise disruption to local communities as far as possible and bring benefits locally as well as regionally and nationally. The route should minimise negative impacts on housing, public green spaces, nature and wildlife and carry out appropriate mitigation works with sensitivity and generous compensation.”

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted to be back on BBC Politics South this morning talking Digital ID, Green Party Conference, and pharmacies.

Just watched it with the kids: the “which animal is your party” was definitely their favourite feature.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Me in the BBC studio with 3 others guests and presenter Peter Henley, who is soon retiring! Job applications still open. :)

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 6d

Really helpful starter pack for urbanists outside North America - please use and share! #GlobalUrbanists

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11d

NEW STARTER PACK! This time I’m hoping to encourage and support global urbanists from OUTSIDE North America here on Bluesky, so hopefully this will help! Who’ve I missed? Just joined? Let me know! I’ll keep updating, so please keep checking & sharing this pack! And let’s try using #GlobalUrbanists.

Urbanists OUTSIDE North America Worth Following!

Join the conversation

go.bsky.app

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 6d

Big news from my Division (Bartlemas), the Howard St bollards are now IN!! Cos this is East Oxford I genuinely just met 3 people separately talking abut how great they were. “Think of all those sweet kids on cargo bikes” said a woman talking to her elderly companion.

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 6d

Parking Review is a magazine with some good insights. E.g. in the latest edition, an article which says that
getting people on trains is MORE important than station parking revenue.

Reference to relevant Steer report below.

na.steergroup.com/en-us/insigh...

New Study Shows Best Ways to Unlock Value of UK Railway Station Estate | Steer

na.steergroup.com

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 8d

Delighted that street works in Howard St are now taking place to improve pedestrian and cycle access for the kids who use this route (flower lane) to get to school.

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 14d

.. because in so many places, improving access to the rail stations will also benefit other local cycling trips. E.g. we fix Culham station to Abingdon, benefits all the Europa kids & people who work at Culham. Fix Wallingford to Cholsey - benefits the community. Ditto Thame to H&T Parkway.

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 14d

I urge everyone in Oxfordshire (or who uses our rail systems) to reply to this consultation on the 2040 plans for rail. I've talked about how improving cycling connectivity up to our stations could be transformative for rail travel AND local communities (1/2)

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxrail-2040

OxRAIL 2040: Plan for Rail

OxRAIL 2040: Plan for Rail (the Plan) is Oxfordshire County Council’s bold plan to improve rail transport across the county over the next 15 years. We would like to hear your thoughts on the Plan to u...

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 17d

Kids reclaimed the streets of Oxford in Kidical Mass, a family bike ride, around the city centre earlier today. Our special report and photo gallery 👇

oxfordclarion.uk/kids-claim-t...

Kids claim the streets of Oxford

The latest Kidical Mass family bike ride attracted a record turnout, according to organisers Cyclox. More than 200 cyclists of all ages converged in Oxford ringing bells as they circled the city centr...

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16d

We were delighted to be mentioned in this powerful Guardian article by George Monbiot about the state of British journalism. “You cannot speak truth to power if power controls your words… but perhaps the ground is shifting.” #wearealltheclarion www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Screenshot of George Monbiot article citing "innovative new outlets" in local journalism

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19d

Btw it's 76,000 now and going up every minute....

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20d

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

📈 The Green Party has just hit 75,000 members!

💚 There's no time to waste. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 21d

Absolutely love Oxford's Covered Market and very pleased to see successful local businesses continuing to open second outlets there - despite all the naysayers and predictors of doom due to the fact that a nearby carpark (broad street) is now pedestrianised.

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 21d

Five new businesses have taken space in Oxford’s Covered Market over the summer, according to the City Council. They include Lula’s Ethiopian Café, opening a second outlet after a first on Frideswide Square, and Cowley Road’s Arbequina, taking on the former Blueblood premises.

The former Blue Blood premises, set to be Arbequina

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 21d

Brilliant day out in Wantage & Grove today with W&G Active Travel and Sustainable Wantage.

A few thoughts. First, really showed me how new housing can be bad (Persimmon, see cycle lane with cars parked in it) OR quite OK (see St Modwen Homes, great BSB).

Cars parked in a cycle lane which has a useless and dangerous kerb, next to a yet-to-open secondary school which has shockingly bad AT links. New housing development by Persimmon

Decently designed bus stop bypass in the development by St Modwen homes. Development is Similar in size and description to the one by Persimmon but very different in vibe.

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 21d

Really thrilled to see this being done in Glos - having parishes apply to have 20mph in Oxfordshire resulted in a huge number of 20mph schemes across the County (I think 300/340 parishes applied).

20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 22d

Good to see the demand for 20mph in villages throughout Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire villages interested in 20mph zones reaches 150

Villages and communities across Gloucestershire express an interest in bringing in 20mph limits.

bbc.in

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 21d

There's a great team trying to make this happen, AND there's an LCWIP consultation just closing.

Could use more stuff which shows cyclists EXIST (signs, cycles painted in the road, cycle stands).

I think it'll get there - look forward to coming back.

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wantage-and-...

Wantage and Grove Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan

Welcome to the engagement page for Wantage and Grove Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP).  We want to make walking, wheeling and cycling easier and more enjoyable for all in Wantage ...

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 21d

In conclusion, there's some surprisingly great infrastructure in W&G (ppn 20k+). There's also some pretty awful infrastructure. We saw some other cyclists - almost all men. Tho we did have a "4 bromptons in the same place" moment, 3 of us women. It's got some way to go before it's a cycling town.

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 21d

Had lunch at this fabulous community cafe Down To Earth in Wantage (featured in this week's OM) which uses foodwaste. Genuinely brilliant. Tell all your friends in Wantage & Grove.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2546589...

Cafe's Ready Steady Cook event results in 'delicious' apple turnovers

An Oxfordshire café’s event - described as like former BBC show Ready Steady Cook - resulted in a variety of delicious dishes.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

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