The developers pledge to invest massively in public transport, even offering to fund the long-awaited East-West Rail Link (link below.)
http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/headlines/display.var.2188794.0.ecotown_plans_florencestyle_bridge_over_a34.php"A key and indeed fundamental component of the scheme is the delivery of the East-West Link between Oxford and Milton Keynes, which will be funded by the developers and implemented as part of it.
"A new station will be built at Weston Otmoor.
"Up to five trains per hour in each direction (to Oxford in six minutes) will be provided.
"A chord line to Bicester will mean a one-hour journey time to London."
The eco-town would also have a continuously running tram system, with a free transport service into Oxford.
Keith Mitchell, the leader of Oxfordshire County Council, said because of the promise of infrastructure investment, the council would not be opposing the scheme out of hand. But he said he remained sceptical about whether it would "stack up financially"
A bridge over the A34, based on the world-famous Ponte Vecchio in Florence, is set to be the centrepiece of the eco-town.
