Details of Proposed Shinfield Road Cycle Track In November Reading Borough Council ran a public consultation on the £1.2 million cycle facility along Shinfield Road. As a reminder this scheme is being funded by the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund set up to support Local Authorities to implement walking and cycling schemes. The proposed […]
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 ReadingChristchurch Bridge – Southern Extension Design Rejected The cycle and pedestrian bridge over the Thames near Reading Station, or Christchurch Bridge to give it its official title, was opened in 2015. On its southern side the bridge ramps down at right angles to the span, with access to Vastern Road then provided by a narrow […]
Continue ReadingActive Travel for 2021 At the end of 2020 Reading Borough Council was awarded £1.179million through the Department for Travel’s Active Travel Fund (ATF) to support the implementation of walking and cycling schemes in the borough. This award is the second tranche of funding from the ATF; the first tranche funded the ‘pop-up’ schemes that […]
Continue ReadingTarget for Cycle Journeys in 2036 In August we submitted our comments on Reading’s draft Local Transport Strategy to 2036. The draft strategy included the target to increase the number of people who regularly cycle from 5.1% now to 10% in 2036. The Green Party raised a petition calling for a more ambitious target for […]
Continue ReadingThe Draft Reading Transport Strategy 2036 is out for consultation, see https://consult.reading.gov.uk. The consultation on the Reading Transport Strategy includes the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan and the details of what is proposed in terms of cycling routes are provided within the appendices. Appendix C gives an overall cycling network plan and Appendix G […]
Continue ReadingThe Chair and the AGM In normal times we hold our Annual General Meeting in June and elect (or nominate) the committee for the next 12 months. Of course these are not normal times and we have therefore postponed our AGM to the autumn, when we hope that we can get together in person. This […]
Continue ReadingAt the end of 2019 residents were given the opportunity to participate in a consultation on Reading Borough Council’s 2020/21 budget. In the introduction to the consultation RBC’s Labour Leader Jason Brock stated: “I know you think road surfaces are in a poor condition. This budget is proposing Reading’s biggest ever road repair programme with […]
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