GREEN party campaigners are trying to put pressure on Reading Borough
Council to reduce residential speed limits.
The party is backing Reading Cycle Campaign’s (RCC) call for 20mph speed
limits in the borough’s residential areas to promote cycling, reduce
noise pollution and improve health.
Reading’s Green Party leader Cllr Rob White said: “One thing that
Reading could do for cyclists is introduce 20mph limits across
residential areas rather than lots of different piecemeal things here
and there.
“The key aim of 20mph speed limits is to encourage more considerate
driving, unlocking the potential for walking and cycling, leading to
better health, less traffic congestion, more social interaction, less
noise pollution and stronger communities.”
The Chronicle has been running a high profile campaign to promote safer
cycling and reduce conflict between pedestrians and cyclists on
Reading’s roads and Cllr White wants more signatures on a petition for
lower speed limits going to next week’s meeting of the traffic management.
But borough transport leader Cllr Tony Page said: “If we come forward
with proposals we want to ensure that we have a proper consultation and
the support of local residents.
“One area will be identified for further work at the next meeting, and
some of the areas we will look at are going to be quite large - but we
have no plans to change our policy on this.”
The traffic management committee meets at 6.30pm on Tuesday [5] petition
can be found at
www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/reading-council-introduce-a-20-mph-speed-limit-in-all-residential-areas-across-reading
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