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UMP is delighted to welcome on-demand shared transport provider Liftango as its newest member
The Urban Mobility Partnership is delighted to today welcome Liftango, a leading provider of demand responsive transport systems across the world, to its coalition. The Urban Mobility Partnership is committed to providing long-term leadership and near-term solutions...
UMP hosts its inaugural Summit in Birmingham
Last week the Urban Mobility Partnership hosted its inaugural mobility Summit in Digbeth, Birmingham to discuss the future of urban mobility with leading stakeholders and policy makers from across the transport sector. A key theme of the event was the need for...
UMP launches Transforming Corporate Travel and Commuting paper
The last 2 years have seen society experience unprecedented challenges and changes, the effects of which will inevitably last for a long time. However, some of the challenges we faced pre-pandemic are now coming back into focus. Across towns and cities, congestion and...
Parkinglive.co.uk: An introduction to UMP
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...
UMP Response to 2023 Budget
James Lancaster, Chair of the Urban Mobility Partnership, responds to the Spring Budget: “As Chair of the Urban Mobility Partnership, I am pleased to see a focus on local leadership and levelling up transport in today’s budget. It is fantastic news that these measures...
UMP welcomes new whitepaper by Trainline on boosting sustainable travel
The Urban Mobility Partnership (UMP) is delighted to welcome the new white paper published by Trainline, UMP member, on how collective action can build pride in rail and boost sustainable travel. We were delighted to attend the launch of this white paper at the I...
Greenfleet: Opening your eyes to other ways to travel
Carla Stockton-Jones, UK Managing Director of Stagecoach – co-founders of the Urban Mobility Partnership – discusses the challenge of enticing motorists out of their cars, and why the solution lies in partnership and a multi-modal approach When Stagecoach and...
UMP hosts a roundtable event in collaboration with the NHS on corporate travel
On the 10th October the Urban Mobility Partnership (UMP) hosted a roundtable event on corporate travel and commuting in collaboration with the NHS. The roundtable focused on how to drive a modal shift within the NHS, the current challenges in the NHS and the solutions...
UMP launches Corporate Travel paper at a roundtable event in Newcastle
The Urban Mobility Partnership (UMP) launched its policy paper on Corporate Travel and Commuting at a roundtable discussion in Newcastle. The paper calls for businesses and public sector organisations to urgently reduce grey fleet usage in line with decarbonisation...
UMP featured in an article discussing how MaaS can transform commuting and business travel
Chair of the Urban Mobility Partnership, James Lancaster, is featured today in GREENFLEET UK magazine discussing how Mobility As A Service (Maas) can transform commuting and business travel, and help employers move away from greyfleet vehicles. MaaS can improve...
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