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.

Richard McGuckin, Deputy Chief Executive of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, is the new Chair of the Urban Transport Group.

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.

The Urban Transport Group has today welcomed “new and improved legal powers” that will be given to local leaders, which will make it easier to restrict pavement parking.

The Urban Transport Group has today welcomed the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy for its commitment to reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads. 

The Urban Transport Group has today welcomed the Railways Bill, as the Second Reading of the legislation takes places in the House of Commons today.

The Urban Transport Group is today welcoming the introduction of the Railways Bill into Parliament - the legislation that will create Great British Railways (GBR).

Transport for Wales has become the newest Principal Member of the Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of transport authorities.

Simon Lightwood, the Minister for Roads and Buses, was the special guest on the Urban Transport Group’s podcast yesterday – coinciding with the Bus Services Bill becoming law.