Transform policy officer Laura Hyde-White reports on the Sustainable Transport Cross Party Group’s latest meeting, which focused on the intersection of transport and poverty. The recent meeting of the Cross…
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Passenger trains return to Levenmouth after 50 years
As the Levenmouth rail line reopens to public services, Transform public affairs advisor James Mackenzie reflects on the history of the rail link and the success of the community campaign….
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Campaign sees 1 in 3 walking more and driving less
Evaluation of our recent pilot campaign ‘A Wee Walk Works Wonders’ finds 30% of adults in Renfrewshire, Moray and Aberdeenshire walking more for short journeys, instead of driving. Our national…
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Make a difference for life: Our new member offer!
We’re excited to announce a new one-time payment lifetime membership option! Have you supported Transform Scotland for many years and feel like you’re part of the Transform family? Or are…
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Glasgow Caledonian University leading the way on sustainable travel
Our latest report on travel behaviour in the public sector has highlighted Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) as a leader in tackling climate emissions from flying and business travel. Our research…
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New report: Train overtakes plane for public sector travel to London
Our latest report ‘Fight or Flight‘ published today (Tuesday 7th May) analyses the travel behaviour of Scotland’s public sector. The report finds that rail has overtaken flying for trips between…
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Join the movement: Our new free student supporter rate!
Attention all students passionate about sustainable transport, equalities and climate! We’re excited to announce our new offer for students. We want to diversify and engage with younger audiences, so we’ve…
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Tackling transport inequality: A new mission for the Cross Party Group on Sustainable Transport
After the successful completion of two inquiries, the Cross Party Group (CPG) on Sustainable Transport is shifting its focus to a pressing issue…
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Transport spending plans set to lock in carbon emissions for decades to come
Scotland’s City Region Deals are fuelling inequality, damaging the environment and further undermining the country’s climate commitments. Almost £1bn on high-carbon transport schemes Our latest report ‘Dirty Deals’ has scrutinised…
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Climate targets scrapped: Transform response
Commenting on today’s scrapping of Scotland’s 2030 climate change targets, Transform Scotland director Colin Howden said: “It is dishonest of the Scottish Ministers to blame Westminster for its own failure…
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Fair Fares: Lack of action threatens the future of public transport
Transform Scotland has today sent a parliamentary briefing to all Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of this afternoon’s debate, ‘The Future of Public Transport – The Fair Fares Review‘….
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What does the latest Scottish transport data tell us?
Following today’s publication of the new annual ‘Scottish Transport Statistics’ communications assistant Leah Callan reflects on what we can learn from these statistics and how they might inform future policy…
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