Join Thames Valley Fellows Breakfast. Discussing the Elizabeth line and it's estimated £42 billion boost in London's economy. It has facilitated over 350 million journeys since 2022, spurred the development of 55,000 new homes, and supported substantial employment growth, with 60% of new jobs within 1km of its stations.
Connecting cities is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Specifically, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities which aims to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
This includes targets like providing access to safe, affordable, and sustainable transport systems for all, enhancing inclusive and sustainable urbanisation, and supporting positive economic, social, and environmental links between urban, peri-urban, and rural areas.
The local Thames Valley ICE branch is hosting a Fellows Breakfast with special guest Mike Reader, Labour MP for Northampton South (APPGInfrastructure), and Matt Rodda MP for Reading East, to engage in a conversation about “Engineering in Government”.