Map shows Oxford’s one-way streets (From thisisoxfordshire)
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Map shows Oxford’s one-way streets
11:10am Wednesday 29th August 2012 in News
Councillor Jean Fooks
A SPECIAL map showing Oxford’s one-way streets is available to visitors to the city for the first time.
Although one-way streets are marked on Ordnance Survey maps, a document showing exactly which routes to follow to avoid dead-ends was not available from tourism advisers.
But IT officers at County Hall sprang into action after comments from residents, through city and county councillor Jean Fooks.
She said: “One of my constituents told me that such a map did not exist, so I spoke to the city council, and they said they didn’t have one, then I spoke to the county council, and they said it was a good idea.
“The map shows the city centre and the one-way and pedestrian streets to help people who are told to go to such-and-such a hotel. I have asked them to pass it on to the tourist information so they can print it out to give it to people.”
Ms Fooks said she was delighted with the way the comments had been handled by staff at County Hall.
She said: “They were so helpful, and worked very hard.”
- The map is currently available to download from the website oxfordshire.gov.uk
Comments(7)
bart-on simpson
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11:33am Wed 29 Aug 12
Don't see many of them brown ones anymore...
jochta
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3:11pm Wed 29 Aug 12
gymrat34
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3:49am Thu 30 Aug 12
jochta wrote:Ditto.
How about an actual link to the map rather than just saying it's on the Oxfordshire website?
I tried to find it on their website and gave up looking.
SNJ
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7:20am Thu 30 Aug 12
Here is the link you need:
http://www.oxfordshi
re.gov.uk/cms/conten
t/visiting-city-oxfo
rd
People always go on about cyclists and one-way-streets. As I understand it, cyclists are allowed to go the "wrong" way along these streets (as indeed are cars) provided they are already in the street. The law is that you must not drive/ride past the No Entry sign. I live in a one-way-street and many of my neighbours drive the wrong way to get out, and we have been told by the police that they are allowed to do this.
SNJ
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7:24am Thu 30 Aug 12
It should be marked as a "Buses and pedestrians only" street, as otherwise cars will think they can take this short cut to Carfax.
Cathena
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9:05am Thu 30 Aug 12
Dilligaf2010 says...
11:23am Wed 29 Aug 12