The Urban Transport Group has expressed its frustration that city regions have been sidelined in the Government’s consultation on legislation to implement rail transformation, which closes for responses today.

Transport has a key role to play in shaping a new and sustainable era for the suburbs, a new report from the Urban Transport Group says.

A more cohesive approach to accelerating the uptake of zero emission vehicles across the UK’s city regions is vital if ambitious city-wide and national decarbonisation targets are to be achieved, a new report urges.

Metropolitan transport authorities have an integral role to play in responding to the global climate crisis by reducing emissions from, and increasing the resilience of, transport systems, according to a new report.

The Urban Transport Group has today responded to the Queen's Speech.

Responding to today's DfT's funding announcement Chair of the Urban Transport Group, Laura Shoaf, said...

Embracing new technologies will play a key role in decarbonising transport and help towns and cities to achieve net zero emissions – but steps must also be taken to ensure that the way new technologies are applied does not marginalise some groups or reinforce existing inequalities.

The Urban Transport Group is calling for a new national enabling framework to give locally accountable transport authorities the option to regulate key aspects of micromobility rental services (like e-scooters) in line with local needs and circumstances, in a new report, published today. 

The Urban Transport Group has today welcomed the announcement that Government will extend its COVID funding support for local transport for a further six months.