Low Traffic NeighbourhoodsEarly ideas for the Iffley Road/Cowley Road triangleCurrent Working Group: Chris Jarvis, Cllr Dick Wolff, Rosie Rawle, Ellen Lees, Cllr Craig Simmons

WELCOME

Agenda• Welcome & overview of Agenda: Dick Wolff

• Meeting etiquette/use of ZOOM: Rosie Rawle

• History of traffic management in area: Chris Jarvis

• Background and context: Scott Urban/Damian Haywood

• Area covered – Craig Simmons

• Design concepts – Craig Simmons

• Design ideas – Craig Simmons• ‘Ladder’ streets – Circus St. to Marston St.• Central grid – James St. to Magdalen Rd.• Magdalen Road• South East grid – Magdalen Rd. to Howard St.

• Clarifications – Ellen

• Your views – Ellen

Dick/RosieWARNING: BEING RECORDED

History of traffic management in areaAd hoc measures over the last 20+ years:

• Junction tables/speed bumps

• Continuous pavements

• Build-outs for traffic management and trees

• Some one-way streets

• 20mph speed limits

• Controlled Parking Zones

• Main accident ‘hotspots’ due to traffic turning on to Iffley and Cowley Roads. About 35 accidents per year (>75% involving cycles)

Chris

Background and contextMain triggers for re-visiting traffic measures in this area:

• Success of Waltham Forest’s mini-Holland scheme – Scott Urban

• Oxfordshire Living Streets Initiative – Scott Urban

• County and City Council’s ‘Connecting Oxford’ proposals – Damian Haywood

• Commissioning of low traffic neighbourhoods study – Dick Wolff

Dick

Benefits reported in Waltham Forest SchemeBirdsongMore retail visitorsShop occupancy upMobility scootersCyclist diversityChilled catsFewer road accidentsBetter air quality (90% reduction in NO2 emissions)Considerate driving

People reclaim streetsKids play in the streetMore on foot (+32mins/wk)More cycling (+9mins/wk)ConversationsCommunity activity

Scott

Oxfordshire Living Streets Initiative/Florence Park

https://oxlivsts.org.uk/ © Original Field of Architecture/Chris Proctor

Scott

County and City ‘Connecting Oxford’ proposals• In 2017 the Government published its first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy

which set out the Government’s ambition to make walking and cycling the natural choices for shorter journeys or as part of a longer journey [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy]

• The Strategy supports the transformation of local areas: change which will tackle congestion, extend opportunity to improved physical and mental health, and which will support local economies.

• Led to e.g. ‘Connecting Oxford’ proposals

• Low Traffic Neighbourhoods form part of County’s ‘Oxford Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan’ – approved on 17th March [https://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/documents/s50202/CA_MAR1720R09 - Oxford LCWIP Report.pdf]

Damian

Damian

Background and contextSt Mary’s Ward City Councillors (Craig Simmons and Dick Wolff) took the initiative to fund an outline study from their ward member infrastructure (CIL) fund

• Commissioned one of the engineers responsible for the Waltham Forest Scheme to look at how similar measures could be applied in East Oxford

• Joined by local campaigners Chris Jarvis, Rosie Rawle, Ellen Lees to form an initial working group

Dick

Area covered• The Plain to Howard Street between

Iffley and Cowley Roads

• Initial brief was to cover St Mary’s Ward only (from The Plain to Magdalen Road) but advice from engineer was to extend to South East

Craig

Design concept: Modal Filter• A Modal Filter is generally defined as a

road closure to motorised traffic that maintains permeability for non-motorisedtransport modes.

• Modal Filters are a common methods for reducing the ability for motorised traffic to permeate through an area.

• It is important to note that motorised access to all properties is always maintained and only the ability to travel through an area from one side to the other is restricted.

• Modal filters can be position at a junction, set back from a junction, or anywhere along a road.

• Modal filters can be combined with public realm improvements

Design concept: Gateway treatment• Improvements to the junctions that form

the “gateways” into an area help signify a change in local/road environment to road users and can provide important safety and accessibility benefits on the boundary roads, particularly for non-motorised users.

• Some streets in the study area already have a limited form of gateway treatment but what is proposedhere are more prominent ‘Copenhagen’ style junction improvements.

Design ideas: ‘Ladder’ streetsCircus, Temple, Stockmore and Marston StreetsModel Filters set back from Cowley Road junction and Copenhagen-style gateway treatments at both junctions.

Design ideas: Central GridJames, Crown, Bullingdon, St. Mary’s, Hurst, Henley, Aston, Stanley, Leon, Randolph, Leopold, Green, Hawkins, Denmark, RegentCopenhagen-style gateway treatments at all junctions with Iffley and Cowley Roads. Modal Filters on James Street, Bullingdon Road and Leopold Street between St. Mary’s Road and Hurst Street

Design ideas: South East GridRidgefield, Essex, Hertford, Golden, Silver, Catherine, Sidney, Percy, Charles, Howard, Barnet, Drove AcreCopenhagen-style gateway treatments at all junctions with Iffley and Cowley Roads. Modal Filter on Barnet Street (between Silver Rd. and Hertford St.)Modal Filter on Howard Street (between Silver Rd. and Golden Rd.)Two-way cycling on Howard StSome limited two-way vehicle traffic on Howard Street to allow access to section around Modal Filter.

Most complex street to manage. A number of ideas to consider individually or together:• Modal filter between

junctions with St. Mary’s Road and Hertford Street.

• Cycle contraflow along whole length

• Public realm improvements between junctions with Sidney and Hurst Streets

• Timed vehicle restrictions e.g. 10am to 10pm

• Additional Modal Filter at junction with Hurst St

• Additional Model Filter at junction with Stanley Road

Design ideas: Magdalen Road

• Modal filter between junctions with St. Mary’s Road and Hertford Street.

• Timed vehicle restrictions e.g. 10am to 10pm

• Cycle contraflow• Public realm

improvements; Hurst to Sidney Streets

Option 1A: Magdalen Road

• Modal filter between junctions with St. Mary’s Road and Hertford Street.

• Modal filter between junctions with Hurst and Catherine Streets.

• Modal filter between junctions with St. Mary’s Road and Hertford Street.

• Modal filter between junctions with Stanley Rd and Sidney St.

• Cycle contraflow• Public realm

improvements; Hurst St and Stanley Rd

• Two way traffic

Option 1B: Magdalen Road

Some visualisations: what could it look like?

Before AfterMagdalen Road

Thanks to © Original Field of Architecture

Some visualisations: what could it look like?

Before AfterJunction with Cowley Rd

Thanks to © Original Field of Architecture

Some visualisations: what could it look like?

Simple EnhancedModal Filters

Thanks to © Original Field of Architecture

Lots of other detailed improvements are possible

On-street bike parking

Q & A session

Points of clarification only please by CHAT message

We will ask for your view by survey in a moment:

Ellen

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Ellen

Thank You – Stay SafeDon’t forget to complete the survey!

Dick