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.

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’.

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. 

Nine in 10 ticket offices in city regions (outside London) are set to close under controversial plans by train operating companies, new figures from the Urban Transport Group show.

The Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of city region transport authorities, has today responded to the announcement that train companies will consult passengers on plans to ‘modernise customer service across the rail network’.

The Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of city region transport authorities, has responded to the Government’s decision to extend funding for bus services to 2025 and continue the national £2 fare cap until October, after which point, it will rise to £2.50 until the end of November 2024.

The Urban Transport Group is pleased to welcome Monta Drozdova as its new Policy and Research Advisor.

Jason Prince has been appointed the new Director of the Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of city region transport authorities.

The Urban Transport Group has responded to the Government’s decision to extend funding to protect bus services and continue the national £2 fares cap until early summer.