By Emily Kerr
Tiffany and Dawn are dinner ladies at a central Oxford primary school. Until this term, they shared a car to travel to work, along with another friend, commuting in to the city from Blackbird Leys. But what they really wanted was to try cycling.
By Kathryn McNicoll
How long have you had your bike? Perhaps 5 years? 10? Well, Jennifer has had her bike for 31 years.
By Annette Pattinson
This May, JoyRiders Oxford celebrated its first year running free, women-only group cycle rides led by trained female volunteers. In that year, we ran 33 rides in and around Oxford with 50 individual participants.
By Kathryn McNicoll
When the pandemic hit in 2020, Cyclox started refurbishing donated bikes to hand out to key workers. This year we were asked by Asylum Welcome if we could do something similar for refugees. The answer was of course: yes!
Sanctuary Wheels will provide free, refurbished bikes, and tuition for hundreds of refugees across Oxfordshire. This includes the many refugees fleeing war in Ukraine and arriving into our county. We will provide bikes, lights, locks, helmets and translated tuition so that refugees can benefit from being able to get around independently, access essential services, and get…
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By Jen Graystone
In 2011 I moved to Oxford to start a new job at the John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) as a consultant surgeon. As a surgeon, I work odd hours, sometimes finishing operations after midnight. I also have to be on call. I very quickly got into the habit of driving the 2.3 miles to work at the hospital on a daily basis.
By Matt Roebuck
Next weekend, on 11 June, one of the world’s most prestigious cycling events, The Women’s Tour, comes to Oxfordshire. According to its organisers, it brings with it a safety “bubble with…world class riders at the centre”.
By Jonny Ives
In the past 12 months cargo bikes have become a common sight across Oxford. Jonny Ives went up the hill to Headington to find out what lies beneath the growth of the
By Emily Kerr
Cars can be convenient. But private car ownership is expensive (c. £4k a year in the UK). Cars cause congestion, take up space on the streets, and threaten the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. Exhaust fumes damage people’s health and are one of the UK’s biggest contributors to the climate crisis . Car sharing offers a potential solution.
By Andy Chivers
We hear a lot about how closing roads to private motor vehicles will be bad for business. But just look around Oxford and it is clear that cargo bikes are now providing an alternative form of carriage.
