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Business on
Cowley Road
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I support the
modification to the loading bay in the vicinity of 232 Cowley Road.
Pedestrians coming out from behind a vehicle onto the zebra crossing
have on a number of occasions surprised me.
The replacement
parking opposite 235 and 239 Cowley Road are a welcome improvement
to the parking and commercial needs of the area.
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This change
will increase visibility of pedestrians for drivers and vice-versa.
Noted
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Oxford Branch
Bus Users UK
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Minutes of
site meeting held with bus operators:
Passenger survey
in 2004 expressed need for stops closer to Tesco and Manzil Gardens.
Oxford Bus
concerned about inbound stop at Leon Close being reinstated as previous
use had proved difficult due to proximity of pelican crossing and
vehicles stopped at this blocking exit from stop.
Dissatisfaction
with inbound stop at Bullingdon Road for operational reasons.
Oxford Bus
concerned that the proposed stop near to James Street was previously
difficult operationally due to parked vehicles. Bus Users UK suggested
that the stop should be located near to Crown Street.
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Scheme retained
existing stops near Manzil Gardens and provided stops closer to
Tesco.
Bus operators
declined to use this stop part way through the implementation of
the Cowley Road scheme implementation as they considered that it
was too close to the next stop at Bullingdon Road. Previous discussions
had indicated that they would use the stop again if the one at Bullingdon
Road was resited.
As this stop
is in one of the areas that the footway is flush with the carriageway
those with mobility problems or parents with pushchairs have difficulty
boarding and alighting. It is proposed to move this stop back to
its original position near to James Street.
Parking was
a problem before the changes to waiting and parking were introduced
last year. The scheme implemented provided better regulated parking
and the obstructions previously caused by "fly" parking have been
removed. Locating the stop nearer to Crown Street would be a possibility
but this would require the proposals to be readvertised. It should
also be noted that the stop would be within the same bay as the
advertised proposal. The proposal that has been consulted on was
previously agreed with the bus operators.
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County Councillor
Craig Simmons
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Object to the
proposal to convert a single yellow line to a residents parking
bay as it will make the conversion of this end of Dawson Street
into a public square more difficult.
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The section
of road in which the residents’ bay is proposed would be within
the area proposed as a public square and would require a change
to the TRO if and when it is created. The single yellow line only
restricts parking during the day Monday to Saturday and is therefore
available for parking outside those times. The proposed provision
of a residents’ parking bay is a response to comments that were
made by respondents when the present Cowley Road restrictions were
consulted on in November 2004.
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