Wokingham have started the consultation process for putting a destructive car park by the Thames in East Reading. The consultation events are being held at Wokingham Waterside Centre, Thames Valley Park Drive, RG6 1PQ on: Wednesday, November 4, 3 - 6pm Thursday, November 12, Noon - 3pm Full details here: http://www.myjourneywokingham.com/park-and-ride It is worrying that both of the consultation meetings are daytime/early evening making it hard for residents to attend and that on the website there are no detailed plans. The beautiful Thamesside area is much loved by the local community who walk and play their often. Many people have concerns about the impact of putting a large car park, a link road into Reading town centre and a bridge over Kennet Mouth on it. Thanks for signing the petition and please spread the word and encourage others to do so. https://www.change.org/p/no-park-and-ride-on-the-thamesside This scheme was known as the Cross Town Route previously, Reading and Wokingham councils don’t want people to think of the park-and-ride, link road and bridge as one scheme. However, if the park-and-ride gets the go-ahead they will then put in for planning permission for the link road and bridge over the Kennet Mouth. Given that the government is predicting road transport to increase by 46% by 2040 claims that this scheme, a car park for more cars, will do anything to reduce pollution and congestion are laughable. We need more radical measures to improve and make cheaper alternatives to the car to reduce car usage. If Wokingham and Reading councils insist on building a park-and-ride, why not put another level on top of the new Winnersh one, which has been designed to allow this. It is on the same route into Reading and would mean we didn’t have to tarmac over yet more green space? I urge people to consider the impact of the car park, link road and bridge when responding to this consultation, and say no. Best wishes Rob White