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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 1h

Yup, or if it was a shared cargo bike maybe secure parking at a community centre/ place of worship/ car park. Everything is possible if we put our minds to it... and there are grants available too.

Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 17h

good question! Do you need to own said cargo/ child-carrying bike? Could it be shared? Could it be stored locally? Could the community/ council facilitate this? Can we find a way to make this work?

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 23h

Expensive luxury or cheap alternative to the car?
E cargo bikes are cheaper to buy and to run than cars but a very expensive addition (up front cost) to a household already running a car.
We need to seriously consider how to support the rapid proliferation of such alternative modes of transport.

J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine ecargo bikes in every workplace, that would drastically accelerate the normalisation of cycling. Get people out of vans. Make cycling practical and boring. share.google/8OBemqXLvIMF...

E-cargo bikes could be the key to winning over cycling sceptics, says study | BikeRadar

Researchers gave 49 UK families an electric cargo bike for a month, and found they were used to replace cars for many journeys, with riders reporting greater tolerance by drivers

share.google

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 2d

This looks like an excellent free session on line. @cagoxfordshire.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social @liveablecowley.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social

Low Traffic Future @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social · 7d

How do we persuade decision-makers, politicians, and communities to take bold action on traffic reduction?

Join us and Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social for this free one-hour online session to explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence.
actionnetwork.org/events/commu...

Low Traffic Future - Local Campaigner Feedback Session

Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey, inviting your views on how Low Traffic Future can best support you in pressing for a low traffic future in your area.. We would now like to inv...

actionnetwork.org

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 2d

We're looking for new trustees! If you want to see more people cycling in Oxford and be part of making cycling safer, apply to join our board.
We're especially looking for people with financial/ fundraising experience. www.cyclox.org/index.php/wo... #cycling #trustee #Oxford #makeadifference

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 7d

It's next week (Oct 13 - 17) can you pledge to ride to school for a day...2 days... 5 days? Click the link for more info.

Tag us if you're in Oxford and you cycle to school next week.
#Oxford #cycletoschoolweek

www.bikeability.org.uk/cycletoschoo...

Cycle to School Week - Bikeability

Could you use pedal power to get to school? Find out more about Cycle to School Week and how you can get involved.

www.bikeability.org.uk

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 7d

⚠️ IMPORTANT: BIKE RACK REMOVAL ON BROAD STREET + PARKS ROAD ⚠️

Ahead of the Oxford Half Marathon, Oxford City council will be removing and suspending bike racks on Broad Street and Parks Road this Sat 11 Oct from 6am.
Bikes not removed by Friday night will have locks cut and will be kept for 35 days

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 9d

If you're need of some positivity in your day, watch this! So heart-warming. Teaching children with movement difficulties to ride a bike - on a low budget, with volunteers, with donated space and with much patience. 👏#cycling #OxfordBrookes #joy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ6B...

Learning to ride a bike | Oxford Brookes University

YouTube video by Oxford Brookes University

www.youtube.com

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 15d

Ever turned up late because you couldn't find a parking space...for your bike? Or considered locking to a railing and blocking the pavement for wheelchair users?
Here's a proposal for pedal cycle parking in 9 locations on the road.
Please take the survey
letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford_cycle...

Oxford: Various locations - proposed on-street pedal cycle parking (September 2025)

We're asking for your views on the proposal to introduce new ‘on-carriageway’ cycle parking places at various locations within Oxford. The proposals will provide additional cycle parking capacity for ...

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 15d

Did you know #Oxford has
*free online cycle map
*cycle parking
*free bikeability training for children
*free cycle training for staff and students at University of Oxford

Find out more
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/better-trave...

www.cyclox.org

yellow heart with a bicycle sign inside it

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 16d

So good to see St Frideswide's bike bus taking off.
A great way to start the day.

Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 18d

Such an excellent start to a Friday!

A third trip for me to St Frideswide.
#BikeBus as they were short a marshall.
The kids were zooming around having fun for ages beforehand too.

Three cheers for @cycloxoxford.bsky.social et al. & @holybollards.bsky.social for making sure today's went ahead!

Four adults and five children wearing helmets and with their bikes.
In keeping with my wear pink bike bus theme, I am wearing a bright pink silk scarf that I bought age 14 in Florence on a family train trip to Italy.

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 21d

Join #Oxford Glow Ride.
There are Glow Rides all over the UK.
Together, we’ll light up the night and call for safer streets and better cycling infrastructure, especially for women riding after dark.

Organised by Cowley Road Condors

Wed Oct 22

Meet 18.00
Manzil Way
Oxford
OX4 1YH

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 22d

Cars take up so much space in our cities.
What a shame that this commercial was advocating for cars and not people, despite what they say at the end.
Let's share the space on our roads fairly. @andrewgant.bsky.social @greenpartyemma.bsky.social @emilykerr36.bsky.social

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22d

WATCH THIS: The most amazing thing about this remarkable 2002 car commercial is that it didn’t seem to realize at the time, or perhaps didn’t care, how effectively it made the point that cars and car infrastructure are a HUGE waste of space in cities. Award-winning 2002 ad for Saturn car company.

Saturn Ion commercial

YouTube video by Eliyahu Biton

youtube.com

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 23d

Another joyful, safe #kidicalmass on Sunday

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you Marshalls (just a few shown here)

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 23d

So glad you could come! Enormous thanks to all the Marshall who made it safe.

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 28d

It's Kidical Mass time in Oxford. However old you are, ride into town in a joyful, safe, marshalled group this Sunday 21 September or just meet up with us in town.
Let's take back the streets!

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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 29d

Join Kidical Mass this Sunday! All welcome 🚴‍♀️💚🚴‍♀️
@cycloxoxford.bsky.social

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · Sep 12

You're not allowed to wander on to a building site but walking along a pavement right next to a HGV is not seen as a major safety risk.
Maybe we need to think that through. www.eta.co.uk/news/why-hea...

Why heavy lorries should be capped at 15mph in UK towns | ETA

Why UK roads need a 15mph limit for HGVs

www.eta.co.uk

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · Sep 11

Oxford congestion charge, clean air, less noise, faster bus journeys...what's not to like? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oxford congestion charge 'insulting', say critics

Oxfordshire County Council voted on Wednesday to introduce the temporary £5 charge by 10 November.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · Sep 11

Where do we need more cycle parking in #Oxford? Having somewhere to securely leave your bike... whether that's an ebike, a cargo bike or just a 'standard' bike... can be the deciding factor as to whether you can cycle somewhere or not. www.cyclinguk.org/blog/problem...

The problem with cycle parking

Lack of usable cycle parking is a major barrier to more people cycling. This isn’t good enough, but it’s a problem that could be easily fixed, says Content Officer Rebecca Armstrong

www.cyclinguk.org

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · Sep 11

Would you like to work with us? We are the voice of cycling in Oxford. We want to see more people cycling so we need better infrastructure and better policies.
We're recruiting an Infrastructure and Operations lead. Deadline for applications Monday 15 Sep
www.cyclox.org/index.php/work

Adults and children and bikes gathered in Gloucester Green square with the words 'we're recruiting' over them

Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · Sep 11

@oxfordshirecc.bsky.social have done the modelling for this, we're looking forward to seeing how the congestion charge (the traffic alleviation programme) works out in practice

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · Sep 11

And if you do own a car and need to drive in Oxford, guess what? fewer traffic jams.

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · Sep 11

If you don't own a car (that's 30% of Oxford's residents) you will benefit from faster buses, more pleasant cycling, cleaner air, quieter environment... oh, you'll benefit from all those things if you own a car too!

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