I've been door knocking a lot in the past week, and I'm heartened by the responses I've gotten. Especially one sticks in my mind, that of an elderly gentleman who's faithfully voted for one party for 60 years, but has now lent me his vote. I've taken this away with me, as he said I should.
Residents voted overwhelmingly in a referendum in 2019 (93%) for the Summertown & St Margaret's Neighbourhood Plan to have a continuous south bound bus lane in Woodstock Road, and a segregated bike lane away from the traffic. Andrew Gant endorsed this.
The residents were betrayed
Inga Nicholas retweeted
COR BACKS INGA NICHOLAS FOR WOLVERCOTE, REPLACING 'DISMISSIVE' HIGHWAYS CHIEF ANDREW GANT
'Inga's election will create a powerful advocate for North Oxford, and remove one of the most divisive individuals from the toxic minority-council. Wolvercote will be a better place for it'
Great event yesterday organised by Mark Beer @BeerForOxon and me.
Guests included concerned local residents, business owners, a former local councillor and other independent candidates.
We will carry on with these meetings if elected, listening to you.
Great event yesterday organised by Mark Beer @BeerForOxon and me.
Guests included concerned local residents, business owners, a former local councillor and other independent candidates.
We will carry on with these meetings if elected, listening to you.
There's money for this, but not £200,000 for a bus route from Iffley to Westgate, or £300,000 for a bus route from Cutteslowe to Jericho. #Oxford
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdx…
My website is up and running: inganicholas.com
Check out my thoughts on things, and ask me a question if you want!
Residents are given weeks to take part in a consultation about removing parking. “Early ideas”, “redesign of Banbury Rd”.
“It will create an ambitious vision for how we will reclaim street space…”
People have seen where these consultations end, and it is no wonder they worry.
The Oxford City Council overwhelmingly voted against transparency about pollution levels inside the ZEZ expansion area.
True to form, now Labour, LibDem and Green have voted against independent councillor proposals to evaluate the impact of the traffic filters on businesses.
Today is the last day to fill out the consultation. The proposed changes are enormous. In Summertown this means removing parking from Banbury Rd.
Although the proposed changes will cause upheaval, few people know about the consultations. There is no mention of them on the official Summertown notice board.
letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/…
More on Oxfordshire County Council accounting:
Several General Ledger Codes and Service categories don't match. Jan-Nov 2024:
£41,325,913 logged under "B*Cycle Tracks" matched with "Care Homes".
£5,122,609 recorded as "B*Bus Shelter Repairs" filed under "Foster Care"
Oxfordshire County Council publishes its accounts on a monthly basis. oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/a…
They have 209 General Ledger Codes and 794 Service categories. In contrast, Bedfordshire operates with 16 Services.
Inga Nicholas retweeted
Besides plans to remove on-street parking at the Summertown shops, there are also plans to build over the nearby Diamond Place car park. It's likely that, during the construction phase, the car park will be out of action.
Perhaps some local businesses should have been involved?
I took my elderly neighbour to an appointment at the Trauma Ward at JR Hospital. 3 people were needed for this: another neighbour to drive there, me to stay with her, and my husband to pick us up. We obviously couldn't take the bus -she is 90 and was going to Trauma Ward. I still cannot believe @OxfordCity turned down the request for more parking in the name of green policies.
Inga Nicholas retweeted
Look beyond the pretty pics & fancy phrasing to see a clear intention to remove well used parking across various locations.
We urge Oxfordshires businesses & residents to provide robust feedback. And on May 1st send this County coalition packing.
letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/…