Urban Transport Group responds to NHS campaign to tackle climate change
The Urban Transport Group has welcomed the launch of the NHS’ campaign ‘For A Greener NHS’ designed to tackle the climate “health emergency”, which it announced this weekend.
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UTG welcomes new government’s commitment to invest in urban transport
Responding to the outcome of the election, and the Queen’s Speech, UTG Chair, Stephen Edwards, said:
Urban Transport Group commissions new city region bus planning tool
The Urban Transport Group has commissioned a new and improved model to help city regions plan the future of their bus networks through forecasting how factors such as population, employment, car ownership, service levels, fares and public funding will drive bus patronage over the next decade.
Cities have opportunity to address climate crisis & create more liveable places by joining dots between transport, energy & built environment
City regions in the UK and beyond have the opportunity to address the escalating climate crisis whilst creating healthier and more liveable cities, by making connections between the transport, energy and built environment sectors.
Groundbreaking research identifies factors behind high bus use
Groundbreaking new research has identified the underlying conditions that best predict levels of bus use in local areas, as well as additional factors which may explain why some areas exceed expectations with higher levels of bus use than predicted.
Urban Transport Group responds to Chancellor’s party conference speech on buses
The Urban Transport Group has today responded to a speech made by the Chancellor in which he described buses as the “backbone of our public transport in most of the country.”
Critical challenges and solutions to improving transport in city regions identified ahead of party conferences
The challenges to improving transport in the UK’s city regions and the solutions needed to overcome them have been set out by the Urban Transport Group today.
MaaS movement? New report sets out three key factors that will decide future of Mobility as a Service
A new report from the Urban Transport Group says that ‘the future of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is yet to be decided’.
City transport bodies call on Government to make practical policy changes to improve air quality
A coalition of city region transport authorities have today called on Government to make five practical policy changes to help assist them in improving air quality in their areas.