Participating towns and cities

United KingdomReading, United Kingdom

Population:
240.000 inhabitants
Department:
Transport Strategy
Contact:
Sarah Mosely
Civic Offices, Reading
RG1 7TD Reading
(++44) 0118 9390883
Reading already registered 3x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2009 2008 2007

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Reading organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Reading Borough Council are keen to encourage both residents and commuters to participate in sustainable travel, thus contributing to the focal theme 'Clean air for all'. Some of the activities that we plan to hold as part of the European Mobility Week are:

- Issuing free return tickets for the Madejski Stadium Park and Ride facility. These tickets will be distributed on Monday, 22nd September between 7am and 9.30am.

- Travel Surgeries will be held through the week, providing people with information regarding their travel choices.

- Park and Cycle from the Holiday Inn

- Cycle rides into town led by Reading Cycle

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Reading implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Accessibilities
Enlargement of pavements

Car-free day Car-free day

Reading carries out a Car-Free Day 2008 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Reading town centre's pedestrianised area, Broad Street.