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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.
New powers to “end the blight” of pavement parking welcome, says Urban Transport Group
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.
Government’s new strategy hits home the need to act on road safety
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.
17 April 2026
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Featured blog
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
Listen to the 'Urban Transport Next: The journey to better buses' episode
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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