Wokingham Borough Council (WoBC) What’s in a name? After May’s council elections, control of WoBC reverted from Conservative control to no overall control with the subsequent formation of a Liberal Democrat led coalition. At the first meeting of the new Council on 19 May it was announced that Cllr Paul Fishwick will become the new […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been an interesting few months for Active Travel infrastructure planning in Wokingham Borough Council, taking some tentative steps forward, followed by some stalling and now a serious risk that we are heading back to the starting line. If this makes no sense, then hopefully the following will clarify… Starting with a positive: it has […]
Continue ReadingI have to start by giving credit to Wokingham Active Transport Hub (WATCH), a group as the name suggests set up to promote active travel in the Borough. WATCH have been very effective in arranging meetings with and developing rapport with Councillors and in particular their officers as well as the outside contractors brought in […]
Continue ReadingAs Summer approaches and social restrictions continue to be lifted it seems like there is some light at the end of the tunnel that was a long and devastating Winter. It is nice to see more people out and about but compared to last year there do not seem to be as many cyclists and […]
Continue ReadingHappy New Year and welcome to 2021 and it feels a little bit like Groundhog Day for so many reasons. Unfortunately, the COVID pandemic has spiked and we are back in another national lockdown; in addition, the Active Travel revolution heralded by the government and many local authorities last year hasn’t really materialised and whilst […]
Continue ReadingSo, since the last Wokingham cycling update earlier in the year, I think it’s fair to say that everything and nothing has changed. This may sound like a negative statement to make but I’ll explain why I think it’s more of a cautiously positive one. The completion of Wokingham’s section of NCN 422 which is […]
Continue ReadingHaving just landed the position of RCC representative for Wokingham Borough Council, I am still finding my way and hence this report will be shorter than people may have come to expect. It’s to the credit of all those involved at WoBC that the Wokingham section of NCN422 will be completed before the end of […]
Continue ReadingIn 2008 Woodley Town Council sponsored the Woodley Community Partnership, which asked me to produce a report on better cycling facilities for the town. The report was well received by the Town Council, and I offer the following review of the intervening years. The new housing estate on the former University Campus on Woodlands Avenue […]
Continue ReadingWokingham Borough Council (WoBC) recently consulted on the next ‘Greenway’ it is proposing to build. Greenways are traffic-free walking/cycling routes, typically using existing paths and bridleways, and will be shared-use for people walking and cycling. I’m very grateful to the RCC member who told me about the consultation. The new route would go from Arborfield […]
Continue ReadingThere are two new cycle routes on the West side of Wokingham. The first is the next stage of NCN422 between Holt Lane and Simons Lane. This is similar to much of the rest of the Wokingham Borough section, with on-road cycle lanes combined with shared-use pavements, which I believe meets the needs of many […]
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