Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop

Barrister at Garden Court Chambers, Cognitive Scientist, Home-maker, & Lecturer at the Open University Law School

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@OxonFireRescue any update on the large fire in Bicester? Was asbestos in the building and is it safe to go outside yet?

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@LouHaigh That is truly a pathetically small sum given the colossal subsidies given to drivers.

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@CherwellRecycle @gravenhillbuild bottle bank is full

[David Lagnado @david_lagnado]

Delighted to see @paultroop become Dr Troop 😻✨- huge thanks to dream team of examiners Yvonne Mcdermott Rees @TRUE_Swansea and @lasana_harris

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@CoHSATOxon @ShivajiShivaLaw Happy to consider it!

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

We made it to https://t.co/QgehCFJr0x! @BicesterBug

[road.cc @roadcc]

"Their priorities seem all wrong": Calls for cycling ban to be lifted on key shopping street for "great boost to struggling high street"
https://t.co/Vc363zV6cz #cycling

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@Charlie_Hicks_ Skeptical about whether traffic lights are going to make anything better. Certainly going to make matters worse for walking and cycling.

[Bicester Bike🚲 Users🚴‍♂️ Group🤝 @BicesterBug]

A sign of things to come? BBUG campaign leads to a change of direction for Bicester cycling infrastructure

If you go down the Launton Road today, you’re sure of a big surprise...

https://t.co/BQSmUH2rG1

#cycling #bicester #planning #activetravel #oxfordshire

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@blockleymasons @bigdamo I'm guessing you can't imagine being independent of your car!

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@blockleymasons @bigdamo Here's the link to the academic article in case you're not familiar with it: https://t.co/bj9NvqZWP9

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@blockleymasons @bigdamo It's an academic term (-ity, not -ism) referring to the phenomenon that many people think that harms caused by cars are acceptable whereas the same harms caused in other ways are unacceptable.

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@Joshpedals @OxfordshireCC @bricycle @cycloxoxford @OxonCyclingNet @Chris_Boardman @activetraveleng @BicesterBug @RantyHighwayman @Phil_PJA @bicesternews @martinrreeves @bwbconsulting @Tesco Yes, for some reason they are adding more traffic lanes going *past* this development, so it will be 7-8 lanes for a small market town. Madness!

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

Another #activetravel design fail saga at @OxfordshireCC that does not comply with OCC CDS #LTN120 or the #LCWIP @bricycle @cycloxoxford @OxonCyclingNet @Chris_Boardman @activetraveleng @BicesterBug @RantyHighwayman @Phil_PJA @bicesternews @martinrreeves
@bwbconsulting @Tesco

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@OxfordshireCC What good news! Can't understand the noisy minority moaning about the loss of a few carparking spaces in one of the most beautiful parts of the city.

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@OxfordshireCC @bricycle @cycloxoxford @OxonCyclingNet @Chris_Boardman @activetraveleng @BicesterBug @RantyHighwayman @Phil_PJA @bicesternews @martinrreeves @bwbconsulting @Tesco Latest news on this - Ox CC Director has emailed, doubling down on their position and backing the officers. Meanwhile, a range of active travel groups have reiterated their concerns: https://t.co/hfoeSeXJpk

[Save Our Safer Streets - Tower Hamlets @SaveBGstreets]

86 headteachers have written an open letter to Mayor Rahman, expressing deep concern over his decision to prioritize cars over student safety in Bethnal Green and urging him to reconsider.

The Mayor has consistently ignored vital input from schools.

https://t.co/81RHuPkmA6

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@phillipsme I'm sorry to hear that. I agree - some of our local officers are not sufficiently familiar with the local and national guidance. Some are, but far too few at the moment.

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@ado5433 I'm not sure that's necessarily a requirement. Eg Manual for Streets. It's only a 20mph road and in other areas of the town, the highways authority have allowed more direct crossings or smaller offsets:

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

risk users jump across islands (red line), cycle crossing > pedestrian footpath (red circle), abnormal orientation of paths & crossings (pedestrians sandwiched between cyclists & traffic), right > left offset (so users face away from traffic)...

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@ado5433 @BicesterBug I think here they're desperate not to lose face with the applicant. Going back with a new design will imply their previous approach was wrong.

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@cyclisethecity @SiemensHealth @SiemensHealthPR @OxfordshireCC @Cherwellcouncil The problem is @OxfordshireCC officers know they are deemed to be the experts, even if they have limited expertise. It is almost impossible for @Cherwellcouncil planning to challenge them as they are not deemed to be experts.

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

the @OxfordshireCC officers are supposedly the 'experts' so they effectively can't be challenged by @Cherwellcouncil planning or anybody else. If they deem a substandard design 'acceptable' that's the end of it. But all this could have been avoided ...

[Paul Troop https://mastodon.green/@paultroop @paultroop]

@RantyHighwayman @Charlie_Hicks_ @OxfordshireCC @bricycle @cycloxoxford @OxonCyclingNet @Chris_Boardman @activetraveleng @BicesterBug @Phil_PJA @bicesternews @martinrreeves @bwbconsulting @Tesco To be fair to the applicant and their designer @bwbconsulting, they seem fairly accommodating (they've already produced 3 different designs). It seems more that OCC highways officers are squandering all the goodwill by repeatedly asking for problematic designs.