Is this perhaps public art that was a condition of the planning consent, ie actually an obligation on the developers? Either way nurturing nature might be more beneficial and produce a lower carbon footprint.

But I suppose if your local councillor is playing politics and deliberately scare mongers about how difficult the congestion charge is making things, you might believe the lies and go elsewhere!

Oriel.

Anything would be better than over-manicured lawns; some colleges are getting creative.

How does this fit the University's biodiversity policy, headed, 'We are encouraging and enhancing biodiversity across the University estate'?
Instead, a great deal of energy and expense spent on re-turfing these lawns to eliminate wild flowers. A missed opportunity to showcase an alternative.

And of course whatever distance feels manageable to individuals, the walking/cycling provision and conditions will encourage or deter...

I don't know what's considered to be the 'walking catchment' for a station, but for me it's 2.3 miles from Oxford station, as at no time of day is there any guarantee the buses will not take longer and the uncertainty is more stressful... (Appreciate that's too far for some/for regular commuting.)

I agree the materials are good, & quite like the look of the two next to Jowett Walk. But I hate the lack of variety of the group opposite the church; all identical, no variety to the roof line, bleak landscaping, open to the pavement and little planting. @ballioloxford.bsky.social should do better!

I think, sadly, it'll take more than a piece of public art to improve this horribly bleak and dreary development...

I was rather generalising, but yes it’s the ‘everyone outside the ring road is eligible for parking regardless of need’ type of policy that’s frustrating. Some who live on bus routes *and* drive past a park & ride complaining about efforts to reduce the congestion, which they also complain about!

A problem with work-place parking. Those who have a place apparently fail to consider not driving, or only doing so as far as needed to get a bus or train, but instead just drive all the way in. Those without parking still manage to get to work, but suffer the consequent delays to their journeys.

Old people and young families without cars might take issue with Mr Mogford’s comments. Once again he calls for other solutions but with no hint of what they might be.

Likewise, as if from nowhere!

"Assassination, Jerry"

A pity development of the Cowley Solar Farm hasn’t required creation of a community path from Sandford to Nuneham Courtenay, as a crucial part of a link to Berinsfield and new roads north of Didcot. Seems a missed opportunity!

Snowdrops in our garden in Oxfordshire are only peaking about now! They do seem to be later than some locally (ours mostly nivalis). And certainly not bored yet, with the excitement of division still to come.

'Ignore completely'? At least 50% of the roadway is given over to motor traffic!
Traffic at the front of the queue is all in the right lane waiting to turn into the shopping centre car park (lights for going straight on are green). So more a problem with signal phasing or car park capacity/demand?

Well done! Though understandably difficult to lose so many followers. I hope some of those 30k will be inspired by you to do the same and hopefully many will then find you here. 🤞