Sep 15, 2025 | 2025, Press Releases
UMP is delighted to launch its new report, Transforming UK Transport: The Power of Public and Private Partnerships, which sets out a clear framework for how national, regional and local government can work with industry to deliver a more efficient, inclusive and...
Sep 12, 2025 | 2025, Events, Press Releases, Video
Ruth Harper (DfT), Stelios Rodoulis (Bus Centre of Excellence), Rhiannon Evans (Active Travel England), Liam Henderson (Rail Innovation Group), Julian Scriven (UMP) Last week, the Urban Mobility Partnership, together with Intelligent Transport Systems UK, convened...
Jul 16, 2025 | 2025, Events, Press Releases
Earlier this week, the Urban Mobility Partnership was delighted to continue its series of local policy roundtables with an excellent session in Birmingham, kindly hosted by UMP member Shoosmiths. We brought together local authorities, transport leaders, and mobility...
May 21, 2025 | 2025, Events, Press Releases
The Urban Mobility Partnership was pleased to host the first in a new series of local policy roundtables, starting in Leeds and kindly hosted by UMP member Shoosmiths. The session brought together a diverse group of voices from across the region, including...
May 20, 2025 | 2025, Press Releases
UMP is delighted to launch its new report, Community Bus Partnerships: A proposition to deliver improved local bus services, in collaboration with UMP senior member Stagecoach, to set out our vision for the next phase in the evolution of local bus services. With...
Mar 24, 2025 | 2025, Events, Latest-News, Press Releases, Video
Last week, UMP Chair Julian Scriven had the pleasure of sitting down with Sir Andy Street, former Mayor of the West Midlands, for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, devolution and delivery. Their discussion explored how public and private partners can work...
Jan 15, 2025 | 2025, Press Releases
This morning, UMP’s Senior Members – Enterprise Mobility, Brompton Bike Hire and Motability Operations – had the pleasure of meeting with the Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood MP, along with members of his team and other DfT staff. We had an engaging...
Sep 18, 2024 | 2024, Events, Press Releases
Policy panel at UMP Summit, pictured left to right: Sam Knight (Transport for Greater Manchester, Anne Shaw (Transport for West Midlands),Katie Hulland (Women in Transport), Max Sugarman (Intelligent Transport Systems) and Laura Holloway (Enterprise Mobility) On 5...
Apr 25, 2024 | 2024, Events, Press Releases
On Tuesday, UMP members were delighted to meet with Ben Bradley MP in his capacity as the Conservative candidate for the East Midlands mayoral election. It was very encouraging to hear Ben talk about the need to develop public transport, active travel and shared...
Apr 17, 2024 | 2024, Events, Press Releases
Earlier in April, Greater Manchester mayoral candidates Mayor Andy Burnham (Labour), Councillor Jake Austin (Liberal Democrats) and Green Party Councillor Michael Welton (representing candidate Councillor Hannah Spencer) took part in transport hustings organised by...
Mar 8, 2024 | 2024, Press Releases
Last month, Urban Mobility Partnership member Trainline hosted its second annual I came by train event, a panel session which discussed how to achieve a 30% increase in passenger rail travel by 2035 through behavioural change. Trainline have predicted that this 30%...
Oct 30, 2023 | 2023, Press Releases
Julian Scriven, managing director of Brompton Bike Hire – member of the Urban Mobility Partnership – discusses the success of the Wheels for Heroes Campaign during the pandemic, and the importance of integrating micro mobility with public transport and other shared...
