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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Edinburgh City Plan needs tougher parking policies and to challenge airport expansion
We have today published our response to The City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘City Plan 2030’, the period for representations on which closed on Monday this week (20 December). Transform director…
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Recent campaign activities at Transform
Transform Scotland’s communications officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a selection of our recent campaign activities. #ThinkRailFirst We were delighted to be back in the Scottish Parliament at the beginning of…
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Dear Santa, please read our Christmas wishlist!
With the news that the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) is due to be published soon, Transform director Colin Howden felt that now was the time to make sure that…
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Transport Focus — Understanding people’s attitudes to sustainability in 2021.
Our recent report The Journey Towards Sustainable Travel, was conducted with the overall aim of establishing a base of knowledge about people’s attitude to sustainability in 2021. There is a…
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Union Connectivity Review is not a plan for improving transport connectivity
Our policy advisor Chris Day has prepared a commentary on the Union Connectivity Review final report. Chris writes: “The Union Connectivity Review is not a plan for improving transport connectivity….
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THINK RAIL FIRST: Changing perceptions of train travel
In autumn 2021, we worked in partnership with train operator LNER to encourage people to “Think Rail First” and chose train over flying or driving for UK trips.
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New Parliamentary cross-party group established to study sustainable transport policy
Today saw the first meeting of the proposed Scottish Parliament Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport. Following today’s meeting, a formal proposal will be made to the Scottish Parliament to establish…
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Director’s Note – Reflections on COP26
Transform Scotland’s director Colin Howden reflects on COP26 and Scotland more specifically, and the varying levels of commitment being shown across the country to reduce emissions. Views vary on the…
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