Our ‘Just the Ticket’ series looks at various international ticketing practices for public transport. In this instalment Transform policy forum member David Giles reports on his experiences with public transport…
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A Fossil-Free Future: CPG Inquiry Into the Decarbonisation of Public Transport
Transform policy officer Laura Hyde-White reports on the Cross-Party Group for Sustainable Transport’s latest inquiry into the decarbonisation of public transport which held its first evidence session in the Scottish…
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Fair Transport Pricing event: Key takeaways
We were delighted to discuss our ‘Fair Transport Pricing’ priority at our recent members policy event, featuring speakers from Transport Scotland and Austria’s VCÖ. Our priority Our Fair Transport Pricing…
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Fair, Inclusive and Green: A Just Transition for Transport
Transform Scotland has today sent a parliamentary briefing to all Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of this afternoon’s debate, ‘Delivering on Climate Change and the Just Transition’. In our…
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In the slow lane: Investment in bus priority
In 2022’s Stuck in Traffic, Transform Scotland reported on the Scottish Government’s commitment to ‘invest over £500 million in improved bus priority infrastructure’. Our Policy Advisor, Chris Day, comments on…
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Free Fares in the Balearics | Just the Ticket
In light of Mallorca’s decision to make public transport free to all residents in 2023, Transform’s Policy Advisor Paul Tetlaw reports on his observations following a recent visit. This is…
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Scottish Transport Matters | SAPT newsletter
Read the latest public transport news, including rail and ferry updates, from the Scottish Association for Public Transport in their most recent newsletter below.
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A Sustainable Transport Commission for Scotland? Lessons from Wales
North Wales Transport Commissioner Sue Flack reports on recent policy developments in Wales and what Scotland can learn from their success. Transform Scotland is always keen to learn lessons from…
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Two Scottish companies among top 10 in global study on corporate travel and reporting air travel emissions
Two companies headquartered in Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and Abrdn, feature in the top 10 of 322 businesses ranked by the ‘Travel Smart’ campaign. reviews how companies are performing on…
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Achieving 20% of freight by rail by 2030
Rail Freight Group’s Martin Bignell highlights the need to shift freight from road to rail and outlines how this can be achieved.
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Mind the Gap: Women’s safety and gender inequality in public transport
Transform policy officer Laura Hyde-White welcomes the Scottish Government’s new initiative highlighting the need for greater safety for women and girls using public transport, and calls for gender considerations to…
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The future of the Caledonian Sleeper: Our expectations
Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth MSP has announced the nationalisation of the Caledonian Sleeper. The service has been managed by Serco since 2015 and the company is said to have lost…
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