Urban Transport Group responds to scrapping of HS2’s northern leg
The Urban Transport Group has today responded to the announcement made by the Prime Minister that the northern leg of HS2, from Birmingham to Manchester, will be cancelled.
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Oct
2023
UTG Leadership programme launch 2023-24
City regions respond to Government’s ‘Plan for Drivers’
The Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of city region transport authorities, has responded to the publication of the Government’s ‘Plan for Drivers’.
Updating bus laws - a smoother ride to improving services
If you find yourself waiting for a bus at Bolton Interchange this Sunday, perhaps the first thing you’ll notice when one arrives is the colour: yellow. You might also clock that your bus is quiet, as it’s electric and zero emission. And you probably won’t fail to spot the bee logos - representing the worker bee, the symbol of Greater Manchester.
End ‘spiral of decline’ of bus services by handing control to councils
The Local Government Association and the Urban Transport Group have called for new powers for councils to decide the way local bus services are delivered to end a “spiral of decline” of services by protecting vital bus routes and reinvesting in local networks.
A Smoother Ride - Reviewing the Bus Services Act 2017 to empower local areas
Back on the saddle: Can we return to pandemic levels of cycling?
Recent statistics show that the growth in cycling levels during the pandemic has been lost, with cycling trip stages returning to the same level as 2019. Can we get back to those levels, asks Tom Ellerton.
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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2023