11-07-2025
E-scooter plan for Newbury and Thatcham
Council e-scooters could be coming to two towns as part of the authority's plans to increase travel options for Berkshire Council said on-street e-scooter hire schemes in Newbury and Thatcham, Berkshire, would give residents a "cost-effective alternative to car ownership", along with shared proposal is part of the council's draft local transport strategy, which aims for 50% of trips within Newbury and Thatcham to be made by walking and plans also include enhancing bus services, increasing car clubs and walking and cycling routes.
According to the plans, electric vehicle (EV) uptake in the district is above the national average and there are several publicly available EV chargers across Newbury and Thatcham."There are, however, locations with limited offroad parking where on-street provision is likely to be needed to support increased EV uptake," it concedes."This could be aligned with the provision of shared electric vehicles."The council also said it wanted to create a high-quality "active travel" link between Sandleford Park, Newbury town centre, Thatcham town centre, north east Thatcham and railway plans also include a trial minibus service from northeast Thatcham to the railway station, expanding the car club network, zero-emissions buses to Reading, and a reduction in HGV and freight e-scooter plan is subject to legislation and an operator, the council consultation into the transport paper closed in will go before the council on 17 July, with the results due on 22 July.
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