Oxford: B480 Garsington Road - proposed highway improvements

We're asking for your views on the proposals to introduce various highway improvement measures on the B480 Garsington Road in Oxford. These proposals follow a local pre-engagement exercise (details - including a summary of the results & FAQs - can be found here), and are being put forward to help encourage walking, wheeling, and cycling along the Garsington Road corridor. Specifically the proposals comprise of the following aspects:

• Flat Top Road Humps - to be located at the following junctions with the B480 Garsington Road: John Smith Drive, Oxford Business Park, Phipps Road, Napier Road and St. Lukes Road,
• Toucan crossing (signal-controlled crossing for use by both pedestrians &pedal cyclists) - on the B480 Garsington Road, located southeast of the junction with Phipps Road, and
• Shared-Use foot & cycleways:
  • South side – from east of the central island on John Smith Drive, to a point northwest with its junction with St. Luke’s Road, a distance of approx. 308 metres,
  • North side - from southeast of the central island to Oxford Business Park, to a point southeast of the its junction with Phipps Road, a distance of approx. 90 metres.

* Note: dimensions & details (including materials) will be confirmed as part of the final design process should approval be given.

Further information on the 'Garsington Road active travel plan' can be found here, and any questions/feedback outside of this specific consultation can be sent via the online contact page here.

Have your say.

Please read the detailed information provided on this consultation and take the time to complete the survey as your views and opinions matter. Your response should be completed and returned by 5pm on Friday 24 May 2024.

Whilst we will endeavor to answer simple queries during the course of the consultation, any more complex questions/issues will be appraised and dealt with as part of consultation process.

What happens next?

The County Council will review the responses and if necessary (i.e. if objections are received) prepare a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Highway Management at a meeting scheduled for later in 2024. This will be public meeting at which members of the public may apply to speak. The agenda and reports for meetings will be made available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site about a week before the meeting (please note that occasionally it is necessary to defer reports to a later meeting, and it is therefore advisable to check the agenda ahead of attending a meeting). The Forward Plan of decisions meetings can be viewed here.