RBC Spring 2020 Report
The Cycle Forum on 4th December focused mainly on the LCWIP (Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan) that the Council have now submitted in draft form to the DfT for […]
Continue ReadingBarriers To Cycling
Over the past 25 years Sustrans has established more than 16,000 miles of the National Cycle Network – though it actually owns only 500 miles of this. Two years ago […]
Continue ReadingChristchurch Bridge Access
The cycle and pedestrian bridge over the Thames near Reading Station, or Christchurch Bridge to give it its official title, was opened in 2015. Although our plea for it to […]
Continue ReadingReading Bike Kitchen
Reading Bike Kitchen (RBK) is an entirely volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation founded to encourage cycling by making low cost bicycle maintenance available to all. You can find out more via our […]
Continue ReadingDecember 2019 Newsletter
The December 2019 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: […]
Continue ReadingCar Door Cycle Lanes – A Brief Reprise
In 2015 we made a big fuss when RBC painted cycle lanes in the car door danger zone alongside parking bays on Wokingham Road. We pointed out that this was […]
Continue ReadingNarrow Parking Lanes for NCN 422
We pointed out the dangerous cycle lane markings in Wokingham Road as they were dangerously close to car doors and therefore in contravention of good practice. When RBC repainted them, […]
Continue ReadingNew Cycle Lanes for NCN 422
The new cycle lanes for NCN 422 in Berkeley Avenue.
Continue ReadingTransport In An Emergency
In early February 2019 RBC received a petition from 798 residents urging the Council to declare a Climate Emergency. A motion was moved at Council on 26 February 2019 confirming […]
Continue ReadingTransport for the South East
Transport for the South East is a regional body representing the views of local authorities and local enterprise partnerships. At the moment it is consulting on its draft Transport Strategy; […]
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