By Oxford City Council set to install 130 additional bike parking spaces at park and rides during Bike Week
This week, during Bike Week, Oxford City Council will begin installation of 130 additional bike parking spaces at Park & Rides to help commuters cycle the last miles of their journey into the city – with many more spaces across the city to follow.
Bike Week aims to encourage and celebrate cycling and its benefits. Oxford has the second highest prevalence for cycling at least once a week in the country (39% of residents), and the second highest rate of residents cycling to work (25% of residents).
The proposed work will see 64 new bike parking spaces installed at Redbridge Park & Ride, 42 new spaces installed at Peartree Park & Ride, and 24 spaces at Seacourt Park & Ride to allow commuters to reach their final destinations in Oxford using a bike.
Councillor Yvonne Constance, Cabinet Member for Environment, Oxfordshire County Council, said:
“Oxfordshire County Council is working hard to make sure cycling is strongly supported as the lockdown is lifted and into the future. We have a detailed plan of action for the future in our Local Cycling Walking and Infrastructure Plan to change the way we travel.”
At Peartree Park & Ride, the space for the new bike parking spaces will come from underused and available blue badge parking spaces. However, the situation will be assessed continuously, and if the need for additional blue badge parking spaces increases, the spaces will return to this usage.
The City Council will also be working with the County Council to explore how cycling from this park and ride can be made more convenient.
At Redbridge Park & Ride, the new bike parking spaces will installed be alongside the existing bike parking on the pathway by the building.
At Seacourt Park & Ride, two car parking spaces will give way to 24 cycle spaces, located close to existing cycle parking.
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