Our policy advisor Dr Caroline Brown today gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as part of its inquiry into the Scottish Government’s draft new…
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A Whole Industry Strategic Plan? Then don’t forget about Anglo-Scottish rail routes.
Today, our rail spokesperson Paul Tetlaw responded to Great British Railway’s consultation on their proposed Whole Industry Strategic Plan, which will impact the future of Britain’s railways. In May 2021,…
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More air taxis than aviation taxation: New aviation strategy fails to address the climate impact of flying
Transform Scotland has today published its response to Transport Scotland’s proposals for a new Aviation Strategy for Scotland. [1] [2] Transform found the document to be woefully lacking in effectively…
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STPR2: Scottish transport spending priorities moving in the right direction
Transform Scotland NEWS RELEASEFor immediate use: Thursday 20 January 2022 Scottish transport spending priorities moving in the right direction:But focus should be on sorting out failing ferry services rather than…
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Transform sets out its aspirations for STPR2
Scottish transport spend has in recent years been massively skewed towards high-carbon road-building. To tackle the #ClimateEmergency, this afternoon’s @scotgov #STPR2 announcement needs to prioritise #SustainableTransport investment. A thread on…
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In search of a new Chair for our Board of Directors
It was with a heavy heart that we said farewell to Julianne Robertson, our Chair, in December last year. Julianne’s knowledge of the bus industry and her communications expertise made…
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Welcome to Ember, our new member
In each newsletter we highlight the work of one of our members. This edition we are delighted to include a piece from one of our newest members at Transform, Ember….
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Activities Update from Transform
Transform Scotland’s Communications Officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a selection of our recent and upcoming activities. A successful Networking Session to start the year. On Tuesday last week, we held…
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So what does 2022 have in store for sustainable transport?
In his ‘Director’s Note’ for the January 2022 Transform newsletter, Transform director Colin Howden casts forward over the coming six months and more, and asks ‘what does 2022 have in…
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Welcome for 20% traffic reduction route map
Transform today welcomed today’s publication of the consultation on the Scottish Government’s 20% traffic reduction route map. Transform director Colin Howden said: “The evidence is clear: we’re not going to…
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NTS2 Delivery Plan falls short of ambition to protect rights of individuals & advance equality of opportunity
Transform has published its response to Transport Scotland’s impact assessment of its National Transport Strategy Delivery Plan, noting that the timing of this to be “unusual and unfortunate”, and raising…
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Reflections on 2021 by our Chair
Transport is central to all of our lives. We make choices daily about where to go, how to get there, or if we should even travel at all. Perhaps there’s…
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