Petitions and Public Address
Members of the public who wish to speak on an item on the agenda at this meeting, or present a petition, can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection. Requests must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting i.e., 9am on Thursday <date, month, year>. Requests to speak should be sent to committeesdemocraticservices@oxfordshire.gov.uk
If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that if the technology fails, then your views can still be taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9am on the day of the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.
Decision:
The Chair accepted the following requests to present a petition or speak on an item on the agenda:
“Make the crossing by Abingdon Road (Oxford) Tesco safe.”
Public Address
Item 16 Motion from Councillor Hanna
Vicki Power
Barbara Shaw
Graham Shelton
Minutes:
The Chair accepted the following requests to present a petition or speak on an item on the agenda:
“Make the crossing by Abingdon Road (Oxford) Tesco safe.”
Siobhan Lancaster presented the petition which had over 440 signatures. She outlined how the junction of Abingdon Road and Weirs Lane had no pedestrian crossing. With a Tesco shop adjacent to the junction, housing all around and a park, schools and bus stops in the vicinity, the junction had the effect of cutting people off from local amenities. She felt that private traffic was being prioritised over pedestrian safety.
Councillor Gant, Cabinet Member for Transport Management, thanked Ms Lancaster for the petition and for clearly stating her experiences of crossing the junction. He confirmed that officers were working on a project to provide a pedestrian crossing. This was part of a wider plan to use potential funds from the proposed Workplace Parking Levy to provide better facilities for active travel. He believed that it was necessary to reduce congestion to speed up bus times in order to provide opportunities to install better facilities for active travel.
The Chair accepted the following requests to speak on an item on the agenda:
Item 16 Motion from Councillor Hanna
Vicki Power
Barbara Shaw
Graham Shelton
Any speeches provided to the Council are published alongside these minutes.