The Spring 2026 RCC newsletter pdf is now downloadable from the Newsletters page, or you can also click on each article to read them separately. In this issue we talk about: RBC Spring 2026 ReportWoBC Spring 2026 ReportChairman’s Letter Spring 2026Kidical Mass Spring 2026 ReportBike Theft Survey for ReadingOther Bike Theft Information Contact and campaign details, including […]
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Dear RCC members The theme of this newsletter is ‘Get out on your bike’, which is part of the founding mission of the RCC we have been promoting for over 40 years. It was, then, with some puzzlement that I recently received a questionnaire from Reading Borough Council with a set of questions about walking […]
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Cycle Forum The Cycle Forum meeting was held on 29 February and RCC tabled a number of issues we hope to get some answers and actions on. Oxford Road and London Road Bus Lanes These two schemes were approved by Council, but unfortunately RCC were not consulted. Both schemes would remove the possibility of some […]
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One of the biggest frustrations with cycling in Reading is the lack of progress with many cycle schemes – there doesn’t seem any logic that relatively small but useful improvements seem to be outstanding whilst other much more costly major schemes are progressed. The answer to this is the hit-and-miss way that cycle schemes in […]
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Two Traffic Management Sub-Committees, a CAST (Cleaner Air and Safer Transport) forum and the Cycle Forum have happened since my last report in November. Traffic Management Sub- Committee (TMSC) 10 November and 23 January RCC has raised the issue of the traffic calming measures in Redlands Road area being difficult and maybe dangerous for cyclists. […]
Continue ReadingI have the deep joy of using this roundabout several times a week, so I was very interested to see the Council remarking the faded lines as a first step in improving the shocking accident figures on the worst blackspot for cyclists in the town. However it simply does nothing for the problem of drivers […]
Continue ReadingDear RCC members As a cycle campaigner I often feel a little isolated. We are a small committee and even though we have lots of members, it is hard to know how much backing we have. I also have a variety of reasons for campaigning for better infrastructure. Cycling numbers in Reading are really low […]
Continue ReadingDear RCC members, You will no doubt know by now that the “Mass Rapid Transit” project proposed by Reading Borough Council has been abandoned, and soon the Council will be consulting on ways to solve some of the congestion and pollution issues facing Reading. If anything was like asking turkeys to vote for Christmas, this […]
Continue ReadingA Cycle Forum meeting took place on 31 October with RBC, RCC and other representatives present. A range of issues were tabled: Potholes etc We were informed about the highway maintenance procedures for repairing potholes and other defects. Apparently a slightly more flexible system is being introduced whereby the highway inspectors can report defects that […]
Continue ReadingSince the last Campaign News in the summer we are awaiting a Cycle Forum meeting, maybe in September. Unfortunately, there has been little visible action that I can see on any of the planned and hoped for cycling schemes and improvements. This includes the NCN422 route from Calcot to Wokingham Road, town centre signing and […]
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