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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...
Fleet News: Greater Manchester introduces IMOVE MaaS pilot
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has introduced a new Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform, powered by Fleetondemand’s Mobilleo app. The pilot project, named IMOVE, was established to create an integrated travel solution for the people of Manchester by...
The Labour Party’s manifesto is a missed opportunity to work with the private sector to deliver sustainable transport future
Following the launch of the Labour Party’s general election manifesto, a spokesperson for the Urban Mobility Partnership commented: “Whilst we welcome the Labour Party’s commitments to invest in and strengthen sustainable transport options this must be done in...
UMP welcomes the Lib Dem’s commitment to planning reform
Responding to the launch of the Liberal Democrat’s general election manifesto, an UMP spokesperson said: “We welcome the strong commitment to delivering reforms to improve urban air quality and promoting a shift to sustainable transport modes from the Liberal...
Introduction to one of our founding partners – Robert Bosch
Robert Bosch, our founder, was an innovator. His driving passion was to improve people’s quality of life, and he quickly realised that the best way to do this was through technology. Bosch’s first major innovation, the spark plug, made the internal combustion engine...
UMP at the Local Government Association Conference – July 2019
The Urban Mobility Partnership were delighted to be one of the major sponsors of the Local Government Association’s Annual Conference last week (2nd -4th July). Whilst it was great to be down at the seaside with some great weather, UMP’s reason for sponsoring and...
Minister told to scrap old cars to create healthier, cleaner Welsh communities
Welsh communities could be healthier and less polluted if older cars were scrapped and replaced with credits to use on buses, trains and daily car or bike hireThat is the view of transport experts who have briefed ministers and government officials on ways to cut...
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Fleet News: Public sector ‘should ban’ grey fleet cars
The Urban Mobility Partnership is urging all 44 public bodies in Wales to ban the use of private cars for business purposes. Simply by using lease cars and ‘car clubs’ instead of the so-called ‘grey fleet’, Wales could reduce the amount of emissions from those...
UMP Budget Submission
Ahead of the budget next week, the Urban Mobility Partnership has written to the Chancellor to outline our suggestions for how HM Treasury can better support the innovations driving the future of urban mobility and industry’s efforts to reduce congestion and...
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