Things had started to quieten down with the East Reading park-and-ride and link road scheme but in the last month or so a few significant things have happened. Firstly the government has made a funding announcement. Fortunately East Reading park-and-ride and the link road were not included in the immediate funding. However funding has been promised from 2016/17 onwards. This funding will be dependent on a successful planning application and a business case which stacks up. In a separate funding bid to the government, Wokingham Council have unfortunately secured some money to do the planning application work. This is bad news for the Thames Side area and will represent a wasted opportunity of being able to spend this money on sustainable transport solutions. So what next? Have you shared of this petition with your friends yet? Anything that spreads the word is useful. I have asked for an update from Reading’s transport planners on the things mentioned above. I think it is time to have another small meeting of interested residents to plan the next steps of the campaign to defend the Thames Side and tackle congestion in a sustainable way. What do others think? Best wishes Rob White PS on my blog there is a version of this with web links to some of the documents mentioned: http://cllrrobwhite.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/east-reading-park-and-ride-and-link.html