Central Oxfordshire Travel Plan

The Central Oxfordshire Travel Plan (COTP) sets out the transport strategy for Oxford and travel connections between the city and Kidlington, Eynsham, Botley, Cumnor, Kennington and Wheatley.

It will be the key document used to bid for relevant funding to deliver transport projects between now and 2050 that support the vision and targets of the county-wide transport plan, the Local Transport Connectivity Plan (LTCP).

The county-wide targets cover all aspects of travel from private car journeys, cycling, freight, bus, and rail journeys and seeks to:

• reduce car trips by a quarter by 2030;
• deliver a net-zero transport network by 2040 and
• have zero, or as close as possible, road fatalities or life-changing injuries by 2050.

You said:

The draft plan was consulted on between 22 August and 13 October 2022.

It resulted in 2,329 responses (2,035 online and 294 via email), with more than 21,000 comments about the proposals made.

The responses have been analysed by an independent research company: Consultation report: Central Oxfordshire Travel Plan (External link) which has resulted in a number of suggested updates to the draft plan.

We did:

Based on the feedback received we are making several changes to the COTP including:

• Providing more information on how the plan will support walking and wheeling 
• Updating details on the delivery of a zero-emission bus fleet
• Providing more ambitious aspirations for public transport and transport hubs including improving the affordability of public transport
• Greater appreciation that for some use of a private car will continue to remain important
• Greater recognition that a balanced approach to transport provision is needed
• Further detail on how the plan will support disability and accessibility groups, the elderly and younger generations
• Further detail on how the plan will support taxis and private hire
• Greater commitment to measures to enhance resident cycle parking provision
• Greater detail and commitment on designing for and integrating significant planned development on the edge of existing urban areas

Next steps:

The plan and proposed changes were approved by Cabinet in November 2022.

The plan will now be updated (with the proposed changes) and will be published in summer 2023.

The COTP will be subject to regular review, as other Area Travel Plans and Local Area Plans are developed and as updated Department for Transport guidance is published.

Background

The Central Oxfordshire Travel Plan sets out our vision to develop a world-leading, innovative, inclusive and carbon neutral transport system with a focus on how people move quickly and safely around the area.

In particular, we need to look at options that free up the limited road space we have in Central Oxfordshire to create a place where buses are fast, affordable and reliable, where people can walk and cycle, in pleasant and safe environments, and where high polluting, unnecessary, individual car journeys take a back seat so that zero-emission buses, taxis and delivery vans are the norm, and that those who need to take essential journeys by car can do so without congestion.

We are proposing a set of 22 actions to help achieve a sustainable and reliable transport system across the Central Oxfordshire area, including three major transport proposals for Oxford City: traffic filters, a workplace parking levy and zero emission zone.

Have your say

A total of 2,329 responses (with more than 21,000 comments) were provided as part of the consultation for the Central Oxfordshire Travel Plan.

The resulted of the survey were analysed by an independent research company: Consultation report: Central Oxfordshire Travel Plan (External link).