infrastructure investment

Oxford’s new gateway

Oxford North will transform the area to become an exciting extension to the city, creating a highly accessible and connected district.

Helping people to move safely and efficiently around Oxford North and the local area in the most sustainable ways, we will be:

• investing £100 million into infrastructure, including £30 million on improving the walking, cycling, bus and highway networks • working with Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council and Highways England to ensure proposals meet policy design

Site and safety requirements Railways Main traffic routes • turning inaccessible fields into a new sustainable and connected community linking to Oxford Parkway station, the city centre, Surrounding road and rail network Wolvercote, Summertown and a wider range of destinations • providing more cycle parking than car parking across the whole site, supported by an ongoing parking management strategy to actively limit traffic impacts and encourage access by sustainable transport modes Peartree • exploring opportunities for early delivery of infrastucture Interchange

Peartree Park & Ride A34

A44

View of the transformed A40

A40

Wolvercote Roundabout

The illustrative masterplan transformed A-roads

Transforming local roads

Improving the road network around Oxford North is crucial to provide safe travel by all users and improving capacity across all modes of transport.

We will be delivering: • a comprehensive transformation of the A40 & A44 into tree-lined streets with reduced speed limits to 30mph to create a welcoming gateway to Oxford and providing access to Oxford North for workers, residents and visitors • new street running through the district’s central area, Proposed A40 street section with a 20mph speed limit, directly linking the A40 & A44 • £5.9 million of advanced A40 transport infrastructure improvements, with funding secured from the central government Local Growth Fund by Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire LEP.

Extensive assessment work has been undertaken in consultation with Oxfordshire County Council and Highways England to assess the traffic impact of the development. This has involved the use of both strategic and local area traffic models to assess Oxford North's impact. Through this work, the measures proposed have been refined, and the modelling outcomes provisionally agreed with both Oxfordshire County Council and Highways England. Proposed A44 street section

Proposed transformation of the A40

CGI of the new central street Proposed transformation of the A44 new and improved cycle routes

Oxford Canal to Coventry Route 51 A44 To Bicester South Midlands To Bicester

To Worcester Route 5 To Banbury West Midlands

Kidlington A34

Yarnton

A44 Oxford Parkway To Worcester

A34

A4165 Worton North Oxford Golf Club

To Witney A40 10min Cutteslowe Park

Wolvercote 20min

Sunnymead

0.8 miles A40 Godstow To London

A4144

A4165 Port Meadow

A34 Burgess Field Summertown

Park Town

Oxford University Parks

Jericho

Oxford Oxford city centre to Chesham

To London Paddington

North Oxford cycle network Local cycle network Walking and cycling

Providing safe and secure walking and cycling connections is a key transport • 3,000 new cycle parking spaces priority for Oxford North. • commercial buildings with on-site shower and changing room facilities • ongoing Travel Planning activities including the appointment of site In excess of 8,000 people live and work within two miles of Oxford North, wide travel plan coordinator responsible for ongoing measures to and more than 47,000 people live and 88,000 work within five miles of encourage walking and cycling; this could include provision of Oxford North. information and marketing campaigns and/or cycle hire, training, On full occupation, it is anticipated that in excess of 2,000 new two-way repair and maintenance schemes. cycle journeys will be made per working day from Oxford North towards Additionally, Oxford North will make financial contributions towards the the city centre. delivery of the following broader network improvements: Therefore, investing in the pedestrian and cycle networks in and around • potential signalisation of Peartree Interchange incorporating new signal Oxford North and across the broader network is a priority in respect controlled pedestrian/cycle crossing facilities of delivering local transport improvements including: • supporting Oxfordshire County Council’s delivery of an improved: • pedestrian/cycle route to Oxford Parkway via Banbury Road • new signal controlled pedestrian/cycle Toucan crossing facilities: and Five Mile Drive two on the A40, and three on the A44 • pedestrian/cycle route to Oxford city centre via Woodstock Road • dedicated on-carriageway cycle lanes for commuter and confident cyclists with cycle bypass facilities at bus stops In total, 2.8 miles of new routes will be delivered alongside an investment of • off-carriageway shared pedestrian and cycle paths on both more than £5 million to deliver improvements to 2.9 miles of existing routes sides of the A40 & A44 on the Banbury Road and Woodstock Road corridors. • provision of a clear network of safe routes across the site and These proposals will provide a network of on and off-site facilities enabling enabling direct access to existing public rights of way, including access to key local facilities and services including local schools in Wolvercote to the south via Joe White's Lane and Summertown. • area of shared surface in the new central street to provide easy movement for people across the link road connectivity

Existing Highway Carriageway improvements New illustrative pedestrian/cycle connections Upgrade of existing bus lane New bus lane New bus stop facility and waiting area New dedicated on-carriageway cycle lanes Upgrade of existing footway/cycleway New footway/cycleway Upgrade of existing footway New footway New signal controlled crossing facility Full application boundary Shared Surface

Existing routes serving Oxford North Proposed Oxford Parkway service Proposed Eastern Arc service Potential additional services

Dedicated bus lanes Public transport opportunities Site transport improvements

Improved bus access In summary

The transformation of the A40 & A44 corridors includes significant A comprehensive transport strategy has been designed in consultation improvements to existing public transport infrastructure. with a number of local stakeholders and seeks to:

In response to this, the scheme will deliver: • provide an integrated local network, prioritising access by walking, cycling • extended in-bound bus lane on the A44, incorporating a dedicated bus and public transport ahead of the private car, whilst managing the residual lane exit from Peartree Park & Ride and lengthening the existing bus traffic impacts on an already congested road network lane approach towards Wolvercote roundabout • transform the existing A40 & A44 road corridors, to result in a safe and • new out-bound bus lane on the A44 along the site frontage accessible environment for all users of all transport modes • new in-bound separate bus lane on the A40 site frontage, complementing • give an ongoing commitment to travel planning and parking management Oxfordshire County Council’s proposals for an extended A40 in-bound to influence future travel behaviour and maximise the adoption of bus lane from a new Park & Ride site at Eynsham sustainable modes of transport following occupation of Oxford North. • two pairs of new bus stops on the A44 and one pair of new bus stops on the We have a responsibility to provide the necessary infrastructure to help A40, incorporating modern bus shelters and real-time information systems. facilitate Oxford’s growth, addressing the local transport issues, supporting In addition to these local bus infrastructure improvements, discussions are future county planned developments and contributing to the whole Oxford ongoing with Oxfordshire County Council and the local bus companies to to Cambridge corridor. explore opportunities to deliver new local bus services to Oxford Parkway Oxford North will be helping the city by further connecting the region, and areas in east/south Oxford. both locally and nationally. Also, we are in discussions with Oxford City Council in respect of potential financial contributions to deliver improvements at Peartree Park & Ride which could include new interchange waiting facilities, parking management controls and/or modifications to the site layout to provide better pedestrian and cycle connections.