Implemented in spring 2021, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Temple Cowley, Church Cowley and Florence Park cover most of Cowley. The aim of the scheme is to make streets safer, easier and more pleasant to walk, cycle or reach the bus stop for short local trips. Access to residential roads is Read more…
One of the main criticisms of the Church Cowley LTN is that the Littlemore Road traffic filter has ‘cut-off’ Littlemore residents from Cowley, specifically the Templars Square and John Allen shopping areas. This article investigates why the Littlemore Road filter is crucial to creating a key Active Travel corridor for Read more…
As part of the creation of three Cowley Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, large planters have been installed as traffic filters allowing people cycling and walking to pass through and restricting private cars. These have been planted up with lavender plants by Oxfordshire County Council. There are now 30 mini “lavender fields” Read more…
How do we use our low traffic streets to build a stronger, more liveable community? Your neighbours need you, your ideas and a little bit of your energy! Walkable Cowley / 15-minute Cowley How many people went for a walk during lockdown and said to themselves “I hadn’t noticed that Read more…
We’re aware that there is quite a lot of discussion in Church Cowley about the plans for a filter on Mayfair Road. One concern is this will create a large (and dangerous) volume of traffic using the southern arm of Westbury Crescent. A related concern is that this traffic will Read more…