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Other forms of transport
10.7. The nearest train station is Haddenham & Thame Parkway which
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is about 15 minutes drive away. There are quite a number of residents who
commute to work by train, but have to use their cars to travel to the station.
There is no bus which runs at an appropriate time to facilitate a daily working
pattern for commuters.

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10.8. Many of the village’s older residents, young adults who do not
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drive, and parents with children would like to have more regular bus services
to Thame (Tuesday market, shopping, friends etc), Haddenham (rail station),
Aylesbury and Oxford (schools, shops, entertainment). Currently, the only
public transport is the number 110 bus, which runs only four times during a
weekday and goes to Thame and Aylesbury via surrounding villages, taking
over an hour to get to Aylesbury. The bus timetable is specifically geared to
school children – the last bus back into the village arrives back at 17.03 and
is hence unsuitable for commuters, and in school holidays a different timetable
is in place. The only way to get to Haddenham and its station or to Oxford is
to catch a connecting bus service in Thame.

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10.9. There are no off road surfaced cycling links in the neighbourhood
area and cycling can be dangerous on the narrow country roads with limited
visibility for drivers. The A418 road is relatively well served with a good bus
service to Aylesbury via the train station and also to Oxford but accessing
this form of transport requires a rather perilous 1.5 mile walk/cycle to
Tiddington down Bridge Road or an even more perilous cycle/walk through
Shabbington. There are bike racks at the bus stops on the A418 at both
locations. Both routes have no pavements outside the villages and very few
grass verges on which it is possible to walk, plus several sharp bends making
it necessary to repeatedly cross from one side of the road to the other.

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10.10. A huge asset to the village would be a cycle path or walkway
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along either road so that Thame, Oxford, Aylesbury and Haddenham and
Thame Parkway Station could all be accessed without a car.
10.11. The village itself is relatively well served by footpaths and
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residents can move about the village without using the roads if they choose
to do so, although there are some issues with maintenance of those paths
which become very muddy and uneven. Golders Close in particular can also
be accessed quickly via alleyways and making allowance for such paths in any
new development would be beneficial. There are also marked footpaths to
the neighbouring villages across open fields.

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10.12. Whilst issues such as speeding, parking and the provision of bus
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services are not directly land use issues and therefore outside the scope of
the Neighbourhood Plan, all new development will be required to provide
sufficient parking to meet modern needs and incorporate traffic calming and
pavements or footpath links where appropriate. Section 106/CIL
contributions will be sought to contribute to traffic calming measures
wherever possible.

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