The Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of transport authorities, has welcomed the publication of the English Devolution White Paper, unveiled today by Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner. 

The Urban Transport Group has today welcomed the vision for the Government’s Integrated National Transport Strategy, which was unveiled by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in Leeds.

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.

The Urban Transport Group has today responded to the transport-related announcements made in the Budget.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.