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Step outside: Oxford Fieldpaths Society turns 100

Step outside: Oxford Fieldpaths Society turns 100

In 1926, in response to urban sprawl and increasing motor car traffic, a group met at Oriel College to ‘to form a Society for the preservation of Footpaths, Bridlepaths and Commons in the neighbourhood of Oxford.’ The Oxford Fieldpaths Society (OFS) was born from this meeting, and pre-dates even the

Is Oxford a walkable city?

Is Oxford a walkable city?

In a world containing the freeways of Los Angeles, the parking sprawl of London’s Westfield Centre, and the 1970s ring road of Coventry, it might seem strange to question Oxford’s walkability. The historic centre is a grid of wide avenues and small connecting streets, several of which have

Oxford’s secret pavement parking ban

Oxford’s secret pavement parking ban

Pavement parking is the scourge of people in wheelchairs or pushing buggies – and it’s getting worse. Crossovers and SUVs now account for 54.8% of new car sales in the UK. Cars are getting wider, but Oxford’s roads aren’t. The result is an epidemic of pavement parking.