Oxford City Council: Install lights along the path at the top of South Park
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Anonymous
11 years ago
I would welcome some lighting to the entrance areas of the park, but would caution a full typical city council installation of street lighting along the whole path, which would plunge the rest of the park into complete darkness thus not being aware of who is outside the beam of the light and ruining the ambiance of the top of the park. The entrance to Cheney Lane is particularly densely dark and would benefit from some soft lighting to navigate the path. The Warneford Lane end isn't so bad, as the borrowed light from the street shows the path, but a little soft lighting here wouldn't hurt.
The centre of the park should not be lit and anyone who doesn't feel safe walking through has the option of walking around the park which adds about 3 minutes to their journey, so would rather see money spent on other projects than on people who feel at risk but is not risky enough to add 3 minutes on their journey.
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Steve Davies
11 years ago
This would be a gread idea, and surpised it hasn't been done already.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Really important - only walk in winter if not alone
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Matt Reed
11 years ago
Would be better for people's safety
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Clare Ridley
11 years ago
I think that this petition is a valuable means to capture everyone's opinion on the idea of lighting. I think anyone who opposes the idea should place a COMMENT ONLY onto the site to enable a wide audience to understand the nature of their concerns as well. This would not constitute a signature.
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Isabel Pack
11 years ago
Important to raise security after dark as much as possible along this much used pathway.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
As there are no lights people are vulnerable, especially women.
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Anna Eden
11 years ago
a group of us walk to our singing group this way and the darkness is off putting. When it is too dark, we drive which is no nearly as friendly, healthy or environmental.
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Bex
11 years ago
It needs to be safer
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Safety of students and park-users should be a paramount consideration that cannot be avoided for the sake of budget-cuts. The City Council should be reminded of their duty of care.
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Matthew Hayes
11 years ago
This issue has popped up for years and is still unresolved!
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Emma Phillips
11 years ago
please install lights to allow students to feel safe in their own city!
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John
11 years ago
get it done
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Definitely needed. You can't even see the path when you walk through at night, you have to use the light on your phone to see where you're walking. It's ridiculous.
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Guy Pickering
11 years ago
I am frequently using this path late at night to walk home from university. These lights are much needed to for people's safety and to aid their vision
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Toni-lee beckton
11 years ago
so needed!
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James Murphy
11 years ago
I would also like very much to not be mugged
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Anouska Banks
11 years ago
I am surprised no one has done anything about this sooner
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Anouska Banks
11 years ago
I am surprised no one has done anything about this sooner
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Dominic Everett
11 years ago
Necessary if we are to strive for a safer Oxford. Not only for the public, but for the thousands of students who use this path when travelling to and from the library, cheney student village and the brookes centre of sport!
I would welcome some lighting to the entrance areas of the park, but would caution a full typical city council installation of street lighting along the whole path, which would plunge the rest of the park into complete darkness thus not being aware of who is outside the beam of the light and ruining the ambiance of the top of the park. The entrance to Cheney Lane is particularly densely dark and would benefit from some soft lighting to navigate the path. The Warneford Lane end isn't so bad, as the borrowed light from the street shows the path, but a little soft lighting here wouldn't hurt. The centre of the park should not be lit and anyone who doesn't feel safe walking through has the option of walking around the park which adds about 3 minutes to their journey, so would rather see money spent on other projects than on people who feel at risk but is not risky enough to add 3 minutes on their journey.
This would be a gread idea, and surpised it hasn't been done already.
Really important - only walk in winter if not alone
Would be better for people's safety
I think that this petition is a valuable means to capture everyone's opinion on the idea of lighting. I think anyone who opposes the idea should place a COMMENT ONLY onto the site to enable a wide audience to understand the nature of their concerns as well. This would not constitute a signature.
Important to raise security after dark as much as possible along this much used pathway.
As there are no lights people are vulnerable, especially women.
a group of us walk to our singing group this way and the darkness is off putting. When it is too dark, we drive which is no nearly as friendly, healthy or environmental.
It needs to be safer
Safety of students and park-users should be a paramount consideration that cannot be avoided for the sake of budget-cuts. The City Council should be reminded of their duty of care.
This issue has popped up for years and is still unresolved!
please install lights to allow students to feel safe in their own city!
get it done
Definitely needed. You can't even see the path when you walk through at night, you have to use the light on your phone to see where you're walking. It's ridiculous.
I am frequently using this path late at night to walk home from university. These lights are much needed to for people's safety and to aid their vision
so needed!
I would also like very much to not be mugged
I am surprised no one has done anything about this sooner
I am surprised no one has done anything about this sooner
Necessary if we are to strive for a safer Oxford. Not only for the public, but for the thousands of students who use this path when travelling to and from the library, cheney student village and the brookes centre of sport!