Roll Out of Digital Visitor Parking Permit Scheme
- Proposed digital scheme will allow residents to book visitor parking online without the need for scratchcards
- Residents will be able to book visitor parking for a minimum of one hour at a time
- Review of parking permit scheme includes introduction of permits for motorcycles
Reading makes ‘A’ grade for its climate action for fourth consecutive year
- Reading is one of only 112 towns and cities worldwide to make this year’s Carbon Disclosure Project ‘A’ list
- One of 20 UK local authorities that achieved this top status in the ‘gold standard’ of environmental reporting
Council Bus Service Improvement Plan drives passenger growth
- An ambitious programme of public transport initiatives in Reading has helped make bus journeys more reliable, convenient, easier and cheaper
- Multi-operator Reading All-Bus ticket scheme to continue despite end of initial government funding
- Bus usage is heading towards pre-Covid levels following £26m Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) investment
Another Fifteen Sections of Main Roads To Be Resurfaced In Reading
- Reading's major roads resurfacing programme restarts again on Tuesday 27 May
- 15 sections of major roads will be improved as part of a two-year programme resurfacing 64 sections
- Work is part of a wider £8m Council investment that includes hundreds of residential roads
Council Cost-of-Living Vouchers to Support Reading Households
- Financial support is once again available for low-income households in Reading who may be struggling to pay for everyday essentials
- This year's HSF application process is now open at www.reading.gov.uk/HSF
- Cost-of-living vouchers will also be sent to eligible households before the summer holidays and over the winter period
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Plans for Emission-based Parking Charges to be Discussed
- Motorists with the most polluting vehicles would pay more to park in Reading under proposals being discussed
- Scheme aims to encourage the use of low or no-emissions vehicles, or other alternatives, to help improve air quality and the health of residents
- Councillors will next week consider responses to an informal consultation

Roll Out of Digital Visitor Parking Permit Scheme
- Proposed digital scheme will allow residents to book visitor parking online without the need for scratchcards
- Residents will be able to book visitor parking for a minimum of one hour at a time
- Review of parking permit scheme includes introduction of permits for motorcycles

Reading makes ‘A’ grade for its climate action for fourth consecutive year
- Reading is one of only 112 towns and cities worldwide to make this year’s Carbon Disclosure Project ‘A’ list
- One of 20 UK local authorities that achieved this top status in the ‘gold standard’ of environmental reporting

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