Metro Mayor candidates and the Urban Mobility Partnership

Working with our client the Urban Mobility Partnership (UMP), we began our series of Metro Mayoral hustings and Q+As with Labour Candidate for the West Midlands Liam Byrne MP today , with UMP members taking part in an hour-long virtual Q&A session. The session allowed Liam to outline his vision for transport in the region if he were to be elected and take questions from key stakeholders across the region.

The Q&A was chaired by the Chair of UMP James Lancaster, who introduced the work of UMP in delivering and developing clear policy solutions to improve the future of urban mobility. 

UMP members had the opportunity to discuss a range of key transport issues with Liam Byrne, such as how congestion can be alleviated and air quality improved in the West Midlands. The wide-ranging conversation covered topics including, returning to public transport post-covid, ensuring we get more people using active travel, turning the West Midlands into a pioneer of hydrogen technology, and incorporating new technologies into the West Midlands transport system.  

This will be followed by similar events with candidates in West Yorkshire and the West of England.

If you would like to learn more about the Urban Mobility Partnership please visit - https://www.ump.org.uk/.