Urban Transport Group


The Urban Transport Group is a British transport organisation created in 2016, replacing the former Passenger Transport Executive Group.
It has seven full members, the six Passenger transport executives and Transport for London and three associate members: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Bristol and the West of England Authorities, and Nottingham City Council. Transport for Greater Manchester's Chief Executive Dr Jon Lamonte is chair of the organisation.
Its main roles are:
It has widened its focus, compared to the role of the Passenger Transport Executive Group to include strategic highways, active travel, and freight and logistics.
Urban transport is now said to be a key element of the devolution agenda, according to Mike Brown, London’s transport commissioner.