Amongst the key topics of conversation and main challenges facing the public transport sector in the post-pandemic world, is that of fostering trust. Monta Drozdova looks back to the discussion at the recent joint City Regions Transport and Women in Transport APPGs session.

Capital investment in transport across English cities is welcome, but we must not forget London. Its success must be maintained, writes Jason Prince.

Following our online event with Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Monta Drozdova takes a look at the best bits of the conversation.

Last week the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt took to the dispatch box to set out what he branded an “Autumn Statement for growth”. Our Policy and Research Advisor Monta Drozdova analyses what the Autumn Statement means for the transport sector.

The road to net zero is building momentum but it will be a complex journey, with bumps along the way. Our Policy and Research Advisor Monta Drozdova examines the challenges facing the roll-out of electric vehicles.

Next week is the Autumn Statement. Policy and Research Advisor Monta Drozdova looks at why transport investment is so important and what city region transport authorities would like to see from Treasury.

"In the words of Heather Small, ‘What have you done today to make you feel proud?’. Well today, I am reflecting on the Urban Transport Group’s Leadership Programme and how proud I am to have had a major part in bringing it all together," writes our Business Coordinator, Saila Acton.

If asked what my preferred verb would be to describe how I would ideally like to travel across a city, ‘glide’ would almost certainly be my top choice. It’s no coincidence then, that Belfast’s iconic bus rapid transit scheme is called Gilder, writes James Kershaw, following a trip to Northern Ireland.

Some of the real positives from the government’s Network North announcements have got lost in the malaise. Details are required, writes Jason Prince, in his column for Passenger Transport magazine.