Reading Borough Council (RBC) Again, little of consequence has happened over the last three months. Cycle Forum and CAST meetings should have taken place in late March or April 2022, but only the CAST meeting was held, with Air Quality being the only agenda item. A late change or correction to the meeting date gave […]
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Dear RCC members, What a strange period we are living through. Nothing seems quite as it should be from the weather – what happened to April showers? – to politics, local, national and international. There have been high spots locally though. The two Kidical Mass rides that took place in April and May showed how […]
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 ReadingAfter a quiet time since meetings in August, the Cycle Forum took place in November (see below), and the CAST meeting is due in December. I’m not aware of any recent infrastructure improvements for cyclists in Reading, but the major road re-surfacing programme has certainly improved the cycle-ability of many roads. Cycle Forum A Cycle […]
Continue ReadingOpening of Newbury Station Cycle Hub The second Cycle Hub on the north/town side of Newbury Station, between the new car park and the western end of Platform 2, was opened on 7 October, providing 176 spaces. This complements the larger hub (with its total of 230 cycle spaces, comprising 180 spaces under cover and […]
Continue ReadingChristchurch Bridge – Berkeley Appeal Planning Rejection Berkeley Homes’ proposed redevelopment of the former SSE site off Vastern Road was seen as a ‘missed opportunity’ to provide a quality southern connection from Christchurch Bridge to Vastern Road. In March this year RBC refused the planning application as it did not meet the requirements set out […]
Continue ReadingNewbury Station Train operator Great Western Railway has opened a new bicycle hub at Newbury station for 230 bikes, with capacity for another 100 by the end of the year. The £1.2m facilities, funded with the support of the Department for Transport and Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, will increase bicycle parking at the […]
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