Information – Page 20 – Reading Cycle Campaign

Southcote 20 Mile An Hour Limit

1 June 2018Alice1 Comment

Southcote has a new 20 mile an hour speed limit, and various measures to reduce traffic issues, and make it marginally more pleasant for cyclists. This is a success for […]

Chairman’s Letter, June 2018

1 June 2018AliceLeave a Comment

Dear RCC members, I missed the Environmental hustings organised by GREN just before the May elections. I wanted to go, but as the deputy leader of the Council was going […]

Cycle Routes Fit For Cycling?

1 June 2018AliceLeave a Comment

I remember some years ago a Zimbabwean colleague told me a joke that was doing the rounds in his home country. It went like this. Question: how do you spot […]

What the East Reading MRT will mean for cyclists

1 June 2018Alice1 Comment

Recently there has been a campaign raging over the East Reading MRT, a bus, cycle and walking route between the station and Thames Valley Park. Many local people have been […]

GREN – Environmental Hustings

30 April 2018AliceLeave a Comment

On Friday 27th April we attended the Environmental Hustings for the council election on May 3rd organised by GREN (Greater Reading Environmental Network). The aim of the Hustings was to […]

West Reading and Oxford Road Walkabout

13 March 2018AliceLeave a Comment

Oxford Road is due a redesign! As many of you know, Oxford Road is a major route for cyclists into and out of the town. It is certainly not ideal: […]

Getting Your Bike Summer-Ready

9 March 2018AliceLeave a Comment

Check your bike to make sure it is in good running order and safe to go on the road • Check the brake blocks. Make sure there is still plenty […]

Chairman’s Letter, March 2018

9 March 2018Alice2 Comments

Dear RCC members, It took many months of emails, phone calls and Twitter messages before I finally got to speak to a member of the Thames Valley Police road safety […]

Bike Kitchen Update

9 March 2018AliceLeave a Comment

Many local cyclists miss the Bike Kitchen that took over Jacksons in 2014. There was no such thing as a quiet time when the doors were opened, and there was […]

Vastern Road Roundabout Too Dangerous For Cyclists

9 March 2018Alice5 Comments

The Vastern Road roundabout by Reading Bridge is by far the most dangerous area for cyclists in Reading. The official collision records (STATS19) show 19 cyclist casualties in three years. […]