UK county pivots to ‘decide and provide’ transport planning

Oxfordshire County Council is aiming to halve the number of car trips in the county by 2040 and implementing a new ‘decide and provide’ approach to help achieve this.

The move represents a shift away from predictive planning based on previous traffic patterns.

Oxfordshire's Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP) aims to create a net zero transport system by 2040 by reducing private vehicle use and prioritising walking, cycling and public transport.

The council’s cabinet recently approved new requirements for transport planning based on the principle of ‘decide and provide’ rather than ‘predict and provide’ which it says will help the county with its goals.
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