Peter Brett (PBA) | Mass Rapid Transport, Reading Mass Rapid Transit, Reading Back in 1999, PBA, in partnership with Reading Borough Council, created a 2020 vision for the Reading urban area, that identified a transport strategy to support strong economic growth and reduce reliance on car travel. Much of this strategy has now been funded and/ or delivered, including M4 junction 11 with bus priority lanes, major station and interchange upgrades, Christchurch Bridge and a future Green Park station. Mass Rapid Transit is now the focus of investment, delivering a segregated fasttrack public transport network for the urban area, connecting park-and-ride sites to the town centre and stations. PBA prepared a full business case for phases 1 and 2 of the scheme and was awarded £4.5m of Local Growth

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