Scottish Bus Week is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate bus! An initiative from #lovemybus (from Transform Scotland) is supported by Paths for All and partners – including First Bus, Stagecoach…
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Too few Scottish businesses pledge to reduce business flying, new corporate ranking finds
Together with Transport & Environment (T&E), Europe’s leading campaign group for clean mobility, Transform Scotland is today launching the Travel Smart campaign to encourage companies to fly less while achieving…
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Local Elections 2022: Securing traffic reduction locally
Transform’s policy officer Marie Ferdelman reflects on this Thursday’s Scottish local elections. In two days people across Scotland will be voting to elect their new Councillors. The issues that will…
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Transport and climate: putting in place the right incentives
Our director, Colin Howden, discusses the necessity of cutting transport emissions in order to reach our climate targets, and how we might go about achieving this. Transport is the toughest…
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STPR2: Lack of traffic demand management spoils transport infrastructure strategy
Transform Scotland has today published its response to the Scottish Government’s Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2). The proposals have much to welcome, with a welcome set of proposals for investment…
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Reducing the dominance of cars in Scotland: a question of equality.
We have today published the video and minutes from the Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport meeting, where Bruce Whyte, the Public Health Programme Manager at Glasgow Centre for Population Health,…
Read moreTraffic reduction route map: Strong target, poor plan.
Transform Scotland has today published its response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the ‘20% reduction in car kilometres’ route map. We strongly support the target and commend the Scottish…
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NPF4: Like NPF3, this plan will fail to deliver without clear capital investment programme
Transform Scotland has today published its response to the Scottish Government consultation on National Planning Framework 4. Our conclusions are that: There are many positive developments in the proposed framework….
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ScotRail: It’s time for a concerted rail recovery strategy to win back lost passengers
Commenting on the new start for ScotRail under Scottish Government ownership, Transform’s rail spokesperson Paul Tetlaw said: “We welcome the new start for ScotRail from 1 April with a much…
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Spring Statement does nothing for public transport users. What about the third of households without a car?
Commenting on today’s Spring Statement, Transform director Colin Howden said: “Today’s Spring Statement does absolutely nothing for public transport users. The Chancellor clearly thinks that everyone has a car. What…
Read moreOil madness: Why we must avoid fuel duty cuts
“Addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction”: Transform’s communications officer Rachel McFarlane sets out why cutting fuel duty is not the answer to the Ukraine crisis. The UN Secretary…
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Funding secured for Active Travel, now time to secure engagement from those with the powers to spend it
Transform Scotland has today sent a parliamentary briefing to all Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of this afternoon’s debate, ‘Delivering on Active Travel Commitments’, which is being led by…
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