Reading 2050
The Reading 2050 project was established in 2013 to deliver a strategic, long-term vision that will support growth and prosperity in Reading, and help ensure that a truly smart and sustainable city can be delivered by 2050. The project was ‘co-created’ as a partnership between the University of Reading (School of the Built Environment), Barton Willmore and Reading UK CIC. Tim Dixon leads the input from the University and the work has used innovative urban foresight and city visioning techniques. The project has connected to the Government Office of Science Future of Cities work and is cited in Reading Borough Council’s Local Plan. Further funding bids and research projects are being developed as a result of this research.
- Dixon, T.and Cohen, K. (2015) Towards a smart and sustainable Reading 2050 vision. Town and Country Planning, January. pp. 20-27. ISSN 0040-9960
- Dixon, T.and Montgomery, J., (2015) Towards a smart & sustainable Reading UK 2050: full report. Project Report. Barton Willmore pp54
- Reading 2050 lecture series