We asked the four parties who are represented on the current Council for their views on 6 specific cycle-friendly policies; here are the responses we received. To see the image more clearly, click the link for the full size document.
Continue ReadingOur next committee meeting is on Wednesday 18th May (7:30pm). Members are welcome to attend as observers or suggest items for the agenda. Contact: secretary@readingcyclecampaign.org.uk for details
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Our next Open Meeting will be on Wednesday 15th June at 7:30pm. All members are welcome to join the discussion and raise any cycling related issues. For joining details email secretary@readingcyclecampaign.org.uk
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The March 2022 RCC newsletter pdf is now downloadable from the Newsletters page, or you can click on each article to read them separately. In this issue we talk about: Traffic Calming – Best Practice for Cyclists and Pedestrians RBC Spring 2022 Report WBC Spring 2022 Report WoBC Spring 2022 Report Other Spring 2022 Campaign […]
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Reduced speed limits of 20mph (or less) and providing traffic calming are popular in town centre and urban areas. They improve road safety and increase the attractiveness of walking and cycling, as well as making residential and shopping areas more pleasant. 20mph limits will normally need traffic calming and/or other physical measures to be effective. […]
Continue ReadingLittle of consequence has happened over the last three months. Cycle Forum and CAST meetings should be taking place in late March or April 2022. Shinfield Road Scheme RCC made comments about safety and usability on parts of the Shinfield Road scheme proposals, but are unaware of whether changes have been made in line with […]
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The West Berks Cycle Forum met on 18 January. Extension/s to the Eling Way The extensions are viewed as being part of the Newbury–Didcot link connecting large villages in West Berkshire. WBC sees a real opportunity to build on the momentum that the completion of the initial section of route has generated, coupled with the […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been an interesting few months for Active Travel infrastructure planning in Wokingham Borough Council, taking some tentative steps forward, followed by some stalling and now a serious risk that we are heading back to the starting line. If this makes no sense, then hopefully the following will clarify… Starting with a positive: it has […]
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A Town of Three Boroughs You could be forgiven for thinking that the people who run Wokingham Borough Council may not think that the Reading Cycle Campaign has anything to do with them. But that would not be true. Thanks to the vagaries of local government reorganisation in the 1990s Berkshire was carved up into […]
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Dear RCC members, To Boldly Go I have lived for 40-odd years near the hospital and university and have cycled into town on countless occasions, but as far as I can remember, I had never gone via Sidmouth Street. So now that the council has converted the southbound lane into a dedicated and segregated two-way […]
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