Dr Brenda Boardman, Emeritus Research Fellow at the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford, has spoken out on the importance of creating a properly integrated transport system for Oxford.
Speaking on the BBC Radio Oxford Breakfast Show, Dr Boardman responded to recent comments from Neale Coleman, Chair of the Oxford Growth Commission, who described Oxford Railway Station as “pretty lousy” and in need of significant public investment.
As Chair of Oxon4Buses, an informal association of Oxfordshire bus users convened by Low Carbon Oxford North, Dr Boardman has long advocated for joined-up, low-carbon transport solutions that serve communities and the climate alike. She told BBC Oxford Breakfast presenter Sophie Law:
What I'm particularly interested in is that we have a station in future where people can get from the train to the bus in the dry, so you haven't got to wait in the rain at a bus stop hoping one's going to come very quickly.
We want it to be properly designed around the needs of the public, and that's why we've introduced this petition, and we want people to let Network Rail know that this is important to us, because rail and buses go together so well in a proper transport interchange. So that's what we're hoping for.”
As one of the UK’s leading voices on energy efficiency and sustainable living, Dr Boardman has spent her career helping to shape a lower-carbon future — from pioneering research on fuel poverty to practical efforts supporting community-led change.
Listen to the full interview via BBC Sounds (from 1:19:44).