Sir – We in Oxford Pedestrians’ Association (OxPA) wish to add our voice to the many tributes paid to Paul Cullen, who chaired our organisation from 2000-2010.

With his background in traffic consultancy, Paul was able to hold all road users in mind whilst championing the rights and needs of the pedestrian.

He brought to OxPA a breadth of vision which kept us linked in to national initiatives and brought them to life in Oxford, whilst retaining a capacity to zoom into the smallest details of schemes and see how they would (or would not) work for walkers in practical terms.

He campaigned against pavement parking without attracting the ire of motorists, primarily because he treated everyone with dignity, warmth and respect.

Paul is known as a prime mover behind the ‘Life Begins at 20’ and the ‘20 is Plenty’ campaigns, which resulted ultimately in 20mph limits on most of Oxford’s streets.

Paul very strongly believed that pedestrians and cyclists can share space (eg on New Inn Hall Street and Queen Street) without risk to either group so long as people remain aware of one another, and motorised traffic is removed.

His dry wit, wisdom and warmth are irreplaceable and terribly missed.

Sushila Dhall, Chairman, Oxford Pedestrians’ Association, Oxford