We have worked with Leighton Park School to encourage Reading Borough Council to prioritise the need for a new pedestrian crossing to be installed on Pepper Lane in April 2021, just south of the entrance to the Whiteknights campus. The new crossing will help us all continue to use sustainable travel methods.

The findings of our bi-annual student and staff travel surveys have repeatedly highlighted this as an area for improvement. There will be a new right-turn into Whiteknights campus, and a slight move to the south-directional bus stop.

Dan Fernbank, Energy & Sustainability Manager, said

“We are pleased to have worked with Leighton Park School on this initiative, and to see the Council are listening to the concerns of our students and colleagues. Our travel surveys show that 82% of students and staff already travel to the University using sustainable travel methods. We are committed to increasing this further, and recognising that improvements to facilities outside of our campuses are a key way to help encourage this.”

The most recent staff and student travel survey was completed in January 2020. The University is continuing conversations internally and externally about other priority areas for improvement around our campus sites.