Reading’s active travel plans receive £500k boost
Reading Council has secured funding of £538,000 to develop plans to further improve cycling and pedestrian facilities. The award from the government agency Active Travel England will help the Council develop detailed designs for schemes at Sidmouth Street and Christchurch Green. The funding supports the Council’s aim to encourage cycling and walking in the borough […]
Funding secured to progress cycling and walking projects in Reading
Funding of £538,000 has been secured by Reading Council to develop plans to further improve cycling and pedestrian facilities in Reading. The award from the government agency Active Travel England will help the Council develop detailed designs for schemes at Sidmouth Street and Christchurch Green. The funding supports the Council’s aim to encourage cycling and […]
Reading secures £4.7m funding for first battery electric bus fleet
Two of Reading’s most popular bus routes will be served by the town’s first battery electric bus fleet following a successful bid for funding by the Council and Reading Buses. DfT announced that Reading had secured £4.7m from the Zero Emissions Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) fund. The funding will see the delivery of 24 electric […]
Reading secures funding for network of EV charging points
Thousands of on-street electric vehicle charging points will be installed across Reading after the Council secured £866,000 funding. The money will also pay for up to 150 pavement gullies to allow cables to safely cross footpaths to enable on-street vehicle charging from homes. The programme aims to remove a significant barrier to people choosing electric […]
Work to start on next phase of South Reading Bus Rapid Transit scheme
Works to further improve journey times for buses serving south Reading and the Mereoak Park and Ride are due to get under way next week. The fifth phase of the South Reading Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme on the A33 Relief Road will create further bus lanes, additional bus stops and a new pedestrian and […]
Reading pedestrians to benefit from new dropped kerbs and handrails
Reading Borough Council has begun a series of improvements across the borough that will see an additional 35 pedestrian dropped kerb crossing facilities with tactile paving at residential road junctions, and 24 new handrails installed to benefit pedestrians. The investment totals £480,000 and comes from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) which sees developers pay a […]
New plans for electric vehicle charging and improving air quality in Reading
Plans to create a comprehensive charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and improve air quality in Reading are due to be discussed next week. Members of the Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport (SEPT) committee will be asked to adopt both the Council’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) strategy and Air Quality Action Plan at a meeting […]
Reading school pupils enjoy fun activities to learn about air quality
A new air quality education programme is starting to be rolled out to schools across Reading. The initiative, called Clean Air Living Matters (CALM), aims to raise awareness of poor air quality and increase knowledge of its causes, impacts and solutions with pupils and staff in schools. The programme is being offered to schools in […]
Council’s ongoing £8m road improvement commitments
Reading Borough Council’s £8m investment in the town’s highways will continue with up to 105 more residential roads set to be surfaced in the coming year. In addition to residential roads, up to 90 of Reading’s major roads most in need of repair will also receive surface treatment over the year. The use of advanced […]
Conduent to deliver parking enforcement services in Reading
Smart mobility company Conduent Transportation has been chosen to provide on- and off-street parking enforcement services in Reading. The contract, initially for a four-year term, begins next month. Conduent will provide Reading Borough Council with on- and off-street parking civil enforcement officers to oversee parking compliance while managing on- and off-street pay and display machines. […]
