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Simon Beasley, Network and Parking Services Manager, gave a presentation on the National Highways and Transport Network Survey Report 2018 for Reading.  He explained that the survey response rate had been over 20% and that the results had been benchmarked against the national picture and against Reading’s results from the 2016 survey.  Overall satisfaction had been recorded at 55%, which was around the national average.  The presentation covered the results from the survey in terms of satisfaction by the themes of accessibility, public transport, walking and cycling, traffic congestion, road safety and highway maintenance.

In terms of national trends there had been a big shift to rail use with a 44% increase over the previous ten years, changes in technology and the way people worked, for example the increase in the numbers of people working from home, meant that there were more people on the roads during the day, there had been an increase in the age of people travelling and nationally journeys by bus had decreased by 11% since 2010.

A copy of the presentation slides was made available on the Reading Borough Council website.

Resolved -    That the presentation be noted.