Pedro Abrantes moves on from the Urban Transport Group
After seven years as Urban Transport Group's Economist, and now Senior Economist, Pedro Abrantes, is taking up a new role as Principal Economist for Highways England.
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New report finds NHS missing opportunity to save millions on costs of getting people to hospital
- Calls for NHS to get more involved in ‘Total Transport’ schemes -
A new joint report from an alliance of local transport authorities and the Community Transport Association has identified the potential for massive savings for the NHS through reducing the cost of getting people to hospital.
New chair of Urban Transport Group welcomes Tees Valley as new member of the group
Tobyn Hughes (Managing Director of Transport Operations for the North East Combined Authority) is the new chair of the Urban Transport Group.
Call to action from Urban Transport Group to 'get smart on data'
A new report from the Urban Transport Group published today finds that transport authorities and UK legislation must keep pace with the vast volumes of data generated as people travel in order to provide better customer service and plan services more efficiently.
UTG welcomes all party support for new bus powers
The Urban Transport Group today welcomed backing for the Government's new buses legislation from the all-party House of Commons Transport Select Committee.
New report identifies fivefold economic benefits of investing in active travel
In the run up to the publication of the Government's Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, a new report from the Urban Transport Group (which represents the UK's largest urban transport authorities) sets out the fivefold economic benefits of investing in active travel.
Urban Transport Group responds to Network Rail restructure and MD for the North
Tobyn Hughes, who leads on rail for the Urban Transport Group, said...
UK's largest urban transport authorities set out vision for future of transport in the city regions
Following on from the EU referendum, the formation of a new Government and with the start of the party conference season, the Urban Transport Group has set out a vision for how UK transport policy could unfold in a way that will enable the nation’s largest urban areas to deliver inclusive growth in a smart and sustainable way.
Urban Transport Group welcomes Chris Grayling as new Secretary of State for Transport
Welcoming Chris Grayling as new Secretary of State for Transport, Dr Jon Lamonte said...