Make Reading's Cycle Routes Fit for Cycling
Make Reading's Cycle Routes Fit for Cycling
Why this petition matters
Reading Borough Council has announced that it will implement "Reading’s biggest ever road repair programme with £9 million on new road surfaces, prioritising residential streets".
After years of cuts to local government funding it is recognised that Reading’s roads are in a poor state of repair. Pot-holed and rutted road surfaces disproportionately affect cyclists, who are amongst the most vulnerable of road users, and this discourages the take up of cycling for urban journeys.
Reading Borough Council has declared a climate emergency and needs to take measures to actively promote sustainable modes of transport. To this end we request that the upcoming road repair programme prioritises the roads that form Reading’s designated and branded cycle network.