Oxford Mail readers have given their latest views in the ongoing debate about the controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme.

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods were introduced to Church Cowley, Temple Cowley, and Florence Park in March by Oxfordshire County Council as a trial.

While some residents have said the initiative has caused more congestion and consequently more money spent on fuel, other people say they have been reaping the rewards.

A number of residents from Cowley have said that the new LTN has prompted them to walk or bike short journeys that previously they would have made by car.

Their positive reaction to the LTNs has prompted further debate.

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RAMEEZ ALI: “I live on Florence Park Road and have done so since 2006. What tends to happen is every summer when the weather is as it is, I see a huge amount of cyclists and people walking. The neighbourhood is filled with children cycling to and from school. The problem is, come winter and rainy days, which is most of the year, these same people vanish and are no longer seen. The traffic around Iffley Road and Oxford Road is horrific at the moment, I’m dreading to see what these roads will look like come winter and everyone’s back in their cars.”

HAZEL LEE-JONES: “It’s because the poor people can’t work out how to get out of their street past all the flower boxes - not helpful when your sat nav is unaware of the flowers and encourages you to proceed to the route!”

COLIN STRAUGHAN: “It’s all good in the nice warm summer - sure everyone will be walking and cycling .With pouring rain, driving wind and darker days, I can’t see people jumping on electric scooters and strolling their way to work.”

OXFORD MAIL READER: “Oxford Mail locals - don’t know what you meant by that - it’s a complete failure so far if you really talk about locals.”

JACQUI COLLIER: “What’s the definition of 'locals' here?

“If someone who could already walk from street A to street B in five minutes reports walking it post-LTN, I’m not particularly impressed or surprised. The issues are with ‘unavoidable’ journeys that are now routed twice as far - from 1 mile to 2+, from 2 to 4, and so on.

“Unavoidable: those who cannot walk/cycle, transporting items, trade journeys, etc.”

JAMES WEBB: “Where are the “locals” that agree?

“If people are switching then why is there so much traffic?

“All they’ve done is block roads make journeys longer and created traffic jams on what use to be quieter roads.”

DANNY YEE: “If there’s too much traffic on main roads, the solution to that is not to divert through traffic down side streets, but to implement city-wide traffic-management. In Oxford, that means Connecting Oxford.”

KATHRYN WHITBY: “Wait until there’s another ‘perfect storm’ of incidents that clog up the ring road at the same time.”

LUKE MELCER: “With the LTNs in Littlemore the council have caused a massive problem.”

STACIE MARIE: “It’s a nightmare!”

JULIE JAYCOCK: “Wish they would put one on our street so people stop using it as a short cut.”

REBECCA COMLEY: “Well I am a local and I say they are not.”

NATE JAY: “These are an amazing idea, the city needs more of them.”

SAQIB FARADOON: “People are driving longer and there are more tailbacks - you’re having a laugh it’s working! Can the council subsidise my petrol bills.”

VAL WINTERBOURNE: “It’s a nightmare.”

MATTHEW SHELTON: “Let’s see what happens in the winter.”

BERNIE KELLY: “Decision made by someone living in a village on the outskirts.”

OXFORD MAIL READER: “ Yet again, the Oxford Mail creates an article, not a story, spouting the opinions of a handful of people lucky enough to have the good health to be able to walk.

“One of these people quoted already had a cycle trailer for her children. "There is no evidence here, just he-says, she-says, from a group of pro-LTN residents who had already made their decisions before the installation. I hope this will be balanced with an article exploring the impact on those opposed. I sat in traffic for 30 minutes on July 9, driving between the Marsh and Cowley Centre, and consequently missed the bank. I’d love to have the option to walk or cycle.”