High Court refuses Judicial Review of Temporary Congestion Charge
16 January 2026 CoHSAT is pleased that the High Court has ruled against Open Roads for Oxford Ltd (ORFOL) and refused them permission to apply for a judicial review of the Temporary Congestion Charge for cars in Oxford. The High Court also required ORFOL to pay costs to Oxfordshire County Council (OCC). Robin Tucker, Co-Chair […]
The Government’s new Road Safety Strategy – bold ambition, but is there enough substance?
8 January 2026 In Oxfordshire 270 people are killed or seriously injured on our roads every year, that’s equivalent to about 10 coachloads of people or 3 domestic flights. It’s not just about numbers though; if roads are safer, more people will walk and cycle, poisonous emissions will be reduced, and our population will be […]
CoHSAT welcomes more and quicker buses in first month of Temporary Congestion Charge
11 December 2025 The Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel in Oxfordshire, CoHSAT, welcomes the results for the first month of the Temporary Congestion Charge for Cars in Oxford, published this week. The scheme was designed to improve bus journey times in advance of the experimental Traffic Filters, and it is has succeeded in […]
Transport modes unite to support congestion charge
CoHSAT joined leaders of multiple transport modes in and around Oxford united on 4th July 2025 to support the proposed Temporary Congestion Charge and to call for the County Council to implement it. Ten transport leaders, signed a letter declaring ‘The future is multimodal – for reliability and choice’ and setting out how the current […]
CoHSAT analysis of Party Transport Policies for the 2025 Oxfordshire County Council Elections
CoHSAT, the Oxfordshire Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel has analysed the transport policies of six parties standing in the Oxfordshire County Council elections. In early April, CoHSAT launched a Manifesto with five principles for safe, fair and effective transport in the county, it used this as a basis for the assessment asking each […]
CoHSAT launches Manifesto for 2025 County Council Elections
CoHSAT, the Oxfordshire Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel has launched a Manifesto for candidates the coming County Council Elections with five principles for safe, fair and effective transport in the county. “Our current transport system isn’t working,” said CoHSAT Co-Chair Robin Tucker, “we see crashes on the roads causing injuries and delays every […]