Have your say on transport plans for Reading
A series of drop-in sessions are taking place
People living in Reading are being invited to drop-in sessions to view the council’s huge plans for changes to the road network.
The Borough Council is currently holding a consultation on its draft Reading Transport Strategy 2040.
The strategy will determine how getting about in the town could change in the next 17 years whether you are driving, cycling, walking or on the bus.
The council has ruled out an ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) in Reading, but is hoping to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles to reach its net zero emission goals.
That involves improving routes for pedestrians, cyclists and bus passengers to encourage people away from regular car use where possible.
Among the proposals include reducing traffic lanes in London Road from three to two, with the council seeking to introduce segregated cycle lanes on the carriageway at either end of the road.
Sketched designs also show changes to provide crossing points for cyclists at Cemetery Junction as well.
The council is also looking into making changes to Oxford Road to improve travel for cyclists and buses, and possibly re-routing freight deliveries down different roads to ease congestion.
The council is holding drop-in sessions where members of the public can view the proposals:
Tuesday, November 14 – Battle Library, Oxford Road – 1pm to 7pm
Wednesday, November 15 – Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street – 1pm to 6pm
Thursday, November 16 – Caversham Library, Church Street – 1pm to 7pm
Tuesday, November 21 – Whitley Library, Northumberland Avenue – 1-7pm
Thursday, November 23 – Palmer Park Library, St Bartholomew’s Road – 1-4pm
Ambitions in the strategy include doubling the number of bus journeys in Reading in 2040 to 28 million, and rail journeys to 20 million, as well as increasing the number of people using park-and-ride to a million.
You can email questions to transport@reading.gov.uk.
The deadline for responses is Monday, December 11.