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Transport Committee acknowledges need for greater local role in rail legislation
The Transport Select Committee has acknowledged that the new statutory role for Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) in the railway could risk being “too subject to goodwill” in the report of its inquiry into the Railways Bill.
Liverpool City Region’s Deputy Chief Executive becomes Chair of Urban Transport Group
Richard McGuckin, Deputy Chief Executive of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, is the new Chair of the Urban Transport Group.
New guide launched to build partnerships between GBR and Mayoral Strategic Authorities
A practitioners’ guide to help build locally-led partnerships between Mayoral Strategic Authorities and the railway has been launched, as the journey to GBR progresses.
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A landmark year for local transport
The government has started to deliver the tools we have asked for: meaningful devolved control and long-term funding certainty, writes Jason Prince, in his latest column for Passenger Transport Magazine.
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Transport Minister Simon Lightwood appears on our podcast
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Report
The pathway to a brighter transport future: Invest and grow
This report, published ahead of the Spending Review, calls on Government to provide long-term funding certainty and stability for local transport, addressing the long-term capital and revenue needs of UTG's members to enable them to continue their vital work of driving economic growth in their regions.
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City Regions Transport All-Party Parliamentary Group
The City Regions Transport All-Party Parliamentary Group, for which the Urban Transport Group is the secretariat, is a dedicated cross-party forum to promote discussion and engagement on transport issues facing city regions.
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