Urban Transport Group welcomes details of £1 billion bus funding
The Urban Transport Group has today welcomed the announcement of how the £1 billion of funding for buses, first set out at the Autumn Budget last month, will be shared across England.
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Budget’s transport measures will ‘enable local authorities to continue to invest in good transport’
The Urban Transport Group has today responded to the transport-related announcements made in the Budget.
Autumn Budget: City regions urge Government to extend funding to protect vital bus services
City regions across England are calling for vital funding for the bus to be extended in the forthcoming Budget, to ensure Government can meet its own ambitions on protecting and enhancing bus services.
Urban Transport Group welcomes Government's plans for how local bus services are run
The Urban Transport Group has today welcomed a package of new measures unveiled by Government which are designed to give greater powers to local leaders over how their bus services are run.
15,000 city-region buses must become zero emissions by 2036 to hit net zero targets, report finds
Around 15,000 buses operating in England’s major cities must become zero emissions by 2036, if city regions are to hit their ambitious net zero targets.
Ambitious proposals to reset rail and urban transport launched
Industry heavyweight Juergen Maier CBE has today announced the publication of the “Rail and Urban Transport Review,” an ambitious report setting out a bold vision and plan for the future of the UK's rail and urban transport infrastructure.
King’s Speech is ‘signal of intent’ on Government’s ambitious transport plans
Today’s King’s Speech represents a strong ‘signal of intent’ on the new Government’s ambitious plans for the transport sector, the Urban Transport Group has said.
King’s Speech: Ambitious transport reforms central to Government’s legislative plans for growth
Reforming bus services and creating Great British Railways are the key transport priorities that cities regions are ready to support should they feature in the new Government’s legislative plans.
Precarious position of public transport in cities laid bare in report
Public transport in English city regions is in a precarious position, exacerbated by the pandemic – as a new report reveals the full extent of England’s changing transport landscape over the last decade.