"There has been no engagement with businesses, residents or the City Council until today - yet again the city is being done to rather than engaged with in preparing transport proposals.
We are concerned that this scheme allows people who can afford to do so to buy access to our streets. Those who can’t will struggle.
We believe that Oxford residents deserve clear proposals to deliver a cheaper, more comprehensive bus service in the city – not just vague promises of improvements. Any revenue from this scheme should be spent in the city on public transport.
We also want to see further action on tackling the very real impact that private school traffic has on congestion in the city, with specific actions taken to reduce it.
Comparisons made by the County Council to London are unrealistic considering the variety of other public transport options available in London. We are not anywhere near there yet in Oxford.
Doing nothing is not an option. We need a full review of transport policies with a view to tackling congestion in our city. This is something a Greater Oxford Council would do."
Councillor Susan Brown, Leader of Oxford City Council
Read Oxfordshire County Council's press release on the proposals.
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