Pedestrians
Walking might be the most dependable means of travel, but busy roads can make it dangerous and unpleasant.
However, pedestrians are represented, and the following contacts should be able to help with your queries.
Oxfordshire County Council
In the County Council, various contacts can be helpful:
- Environment and Economy: Roads and Transport
Among other responsibilities, this office is concerned with the implementation of highway improvements, traffic safety, cycling and pedestrian schemes and traffic management measures. -
Highway Maintenance
This site lists contacts with responsibility for: pedestrian barriers/crossings, paving slabs, and safety barriers, as well as: barriers across highways, bridges maintenance, cats eyes, closure of roads, encroachments, flooding, footway provision, footway repair, grass verges, gully emptying, highway drainage, inspection covers (manholes), kerbing, mud on roads, obstructions, overgrown hedges, permissions for excavation/scaffolding/ skips, pot holes, road closures, road maintenance, road studs, road markings, salting of roads, non-illuminated signs, snow clearance, street fetes, surface dressing, taxi ranks incl. signing/marking, traffic restrictions, trees, unauthorised signs, verges, walls (next to highways).
Street Lighting: For faults and problems, freephone 0800 317802.
Living Streets (Previously The Pedestrian Association) is the main national organisation representing the rights and safety of pedestrians and campaigning to win back the streets for everybody. It aims to make walking safer, more convenient and easier, and provides information and advice to the public, the government, local authorities and other organisations. There is an Oxfordshire Branch at 14 Alexandra Road, Oxford, OX2 0DB, which holds monthly meetings open to the public.
The Slower Speeds Initiative campaigns for: lower and better enforced speed limits; higher profile for speed reduction initiatives; development of speed control technology; changes in the law to allow conviction of speeding drivers who kill and maim. The web-site also has links to other national organisations involved with road safety.
