Tag: traffic
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Traders and Colleges share my fears about pedestrianisation plan for Oxford
Traders and colleges want changes to £3m Oxford High Street plan (From The Oxford Times)
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Plan to pedestrianise part of Oxford City Centre
Hmmmm, not sure about this at all. Of course it would be good for the centre to be less full of traffic, however I think it may just jam things up a little further away. The plan fails to mention exactly where bus stops would be moved to, which is kind of important. I’m hoping…
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Magdalen Bridge to close on May 1st
Magdalen Bridge is to shut between 4 and 8:30 am on May 1st 2008, to inconvenience much of Oxford, and to prevent idiots jumping off a bridge to celebrate tradition. Let them jump I say, it provides needed income to jobbing photographers, who may be able to sell pictures to the national press when the…
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Magdalen Bridge Roadwork Blues
Magdalen Bridge, at the base of the High Street in Oxford, is one of the main routes into the centre of the city. Cut that off, and you create massive problems for public transport. So why is it being dug up for the second time in a year? Fun? Insanity? Sadistic pleasure? Also, why are…