The Urban Mobility Partnership
The Urban Mobility Partnership (UMP) is a coalition committed to providing long-term leadership and near-term solutions to improve future urban mobility. Our innovative partnership represents the breadth of the urban mobility landscape.
We were founded to ensure that effective policy at a national, regional and local level, combined with new technology, supports better mobility and helps tackle the major challenges of congestion, air quality and climate change.
Senior Partners
Associate Members
Our Vision
Cities with integrated, multi-modal transport policies that place the needs of the consumer at their heart by reducing congestion and improving air quality.
Our Mission
To represent all of the key transport modes in the debate around the future of urban mobility, across all modes, including bus, rail, coach, tram, car and micro-mobility.
Our Purpose
To provide a forum for the discussion and promotion of new policy ideas around urban mobility, including embracing the role of smart technology in the provision of mobility services that will improve air quality and consumers’ lives.
Get in Touch
If you would like to find out more about becoming a partner of the Urban Mobility Partnership please do get in touch!
Becoming a partner
Our Ideas
Focus on policy
The Power of Public-Private Partnerships
UMP’s new paper sets out how government and industry can deliver an integrated, reliable, inclusive, low-carbon transport system. It calls for earlier private-sector input, longer-term devolved funding, clear guidance on developer contributions (e.g. Section 106), targeted support for local authorities, digital partnerships like MaaS and integrated ticketing, rural solutions, and tighter oversight of Local Transport Plans. Case studies on mobility hubs and depot electrification show how collaboration unlocks investment and speeds decarbonisation.
Focus on policy
Community Bus Partnerships
Franchising is growing across the UK, with the Bee Network, the Buses Services Bill, and new laws in Wales and Scotland, strengthening the case for local bus control. Many authorities want flexible, lower-risk alternatives: Community Bus Partnerships.
The report presents CBPs as an evolution of Enhanced Partnerships, putting communities at the centre, strengthening LTA-operator ties, and using shared accountability to deliver more responsive, inclusive, reliable services, drive modal shift, and offer a pragmatic, locally led path as budgets tighten.
Focus on policy
Mobility as a Service:
A Practical Guide
UMP has created a concise Mobility as a Service (MaaS) guide for public authorities and citizens. Through extensive collaboration within our membership, we’re eager to share our expertise with policymakers and public authorities. Our guide introduces MaaS, outlines local authorities’ diverse approaches to establishing sustainable MaaS ecosystems, and aligns with residents’ social, economic, and environmental goals, including net-zero ambitions.
Focus on case STUDIES
Stagecoach delivers modal shift through flexible bus tickets
Stagecoach introduces flexible bus tickets in response to changing travel habits during the pandemic and rising living costs. The new Flexi day tickets come in bundles of five or ten, usable within 12 months of purchase, offering up to 30% savings on regular fares. This benefits employees in hybrid work setups. Data indicates that 53% of people are using buses more due to Flexi tickets, reducing car trips and attracting new bus riders.
Policy Report
Transforming Corporate Travel and Commuting
The Urban Mobility Partnership’s policy paper on Transforming Corporate Travel and Commuting was based on material gathered at a series of roundtables across the UK. The paper calls for businesses and public sector organisations to urgently reduce grey fleet usage in line with decarbonisation agendas and examines the problems of relying on personal private car usage for business travel, otherwise known as “grey fleet”, offers key recommendations on how to reduce this and provide employees with sustainable alternatives. UMP is committed to developing mobility solutions which help these towns and cities transform how consumers travel.
Read our recommendations below.
Urban Mobility Partnership
Email: info@urbanmobilitypartnership.com
Address:
73–74 The Hop Exchange
24 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1TY