Local Voices
Read the stories of Oxfordshire residents who make bikes, buses, walking or wheeling a part of their everyday lives.
Elizabeth
While participating in the Oxford Car Free Challenge Elizabeth travelled by bus and on foot, and enjoyed encouraging fellow students on her nursing course to join her in walking with her to the next bus stop: "They all went with me. And along the way, we’re talking, we’re engaging. So I gained friends.” She felt walking was also good for her physical health: “At times I could become breathless, but when I started walking it was flowing, it was easy. I really enjoyed it.”
Michael
“I like just having a moment to myself before heading into the office. I find it a way to release stress. Although it’s quite a short walk it’s pretty nice. I get to go through a big open park, there’s a Japanese garden here with a water fountain so that’s quite therapeutic first thing in the morning; almost like a meditative practice.”