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.

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.

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.

Jason Prince, Director of Urban Transport Group, was recently interviewed by transport journalist and author Christian Wolmar for the Calling All Stations podcast.

The Government must prioritise long term funding certainty for public transport and active travel in city regions in next week’s Spring Budget, the Urban Transport Group has urged.

The Urban Transport Group has commented on the Government’s draft Rail Reform Bill, its plan for the future of the railways.

The Urban Transport Group will act as the Secretariat for a new independent Rail and Urban Transport Review, led by industry heavyweight Juergen Maier CBE.

Government investment in zero emissions buses could deliver an extra 46 million journeys in city regions (outside London) each year by 2035/36, according to new modelling by the Urban Transport Group.

The Urban Transport Group has today responded to the King’s Speech, which has set out the Government’s legislative programme for the next year.