We are pleased to announce the appointment of George Lowder as our new chair. Over the past decade, George has played a key role in developing the capital’s public transport…
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Failing on fairer transport: Our response to (another) UK budget fuel duty freeze
Director Colin Howden comments on today’s UK Budget, criticising Labour’s decision to maintain a subsidy for private car use – and the missed opportunity for progressive transport reforms. Today’s UK…
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Walk more and drive less: Our latest campaign
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our “A Wee Walk Works Wonders – Whatever the Weather!” campaign, starting today in Moray and on 28th October in Aberdeenshire. Following the…
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Transport for tomorrow: How do we make transport work best for children and young people?
Public affairs manager Laura Hyde-White reports on the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group (CPG) on Sustainable Transport’s most recent meeting on ‘Transport, Children & Young People’. This month, the Sustainable…
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We’re hiring: Community events coordinator
Apply by Fri 11 October for our community events coordinator role! This is a 3 month contract starting end of October.
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Our work over the past 12 months | 2024 Annual Report published
We’ve today published our new Annual Report, which reflects on our work and activities for the year 2023/24. Director Colin Howden reflects on our activities over the past 12 months…
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Five steps to deliver 20% traffic reduction now
Policy advisor Nigel Bagshaw outlines five urgent steps to cut Scotland’s road traffic by 20% and meet climate targets. Scotland simply has no choice but to decarbonise transport if it…
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Scottish Government failing on 7 out of 10 commitments to sustainable transport
Our new report ‘In Reverse’ published today (Tue 3 September) finds that the Scottish Government has failed to meet 7 out of 10 key commitments made over the past five…
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Decoding carbon footprints: Comparing emissions across different transport modes
Bus priority project manager Susan Jeynes analyses the latest transport emissions data to identify which modes are the biggest climate culprits. Clear choices vs complex comparisons Given that transport is…
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Celebrating 150 years of the Far North Line
This month marks the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the Far North Line to Thurso and Wick – with the last line of track laid on 28th July 1874….
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What is the top transport challenge for the new UK Government?
Policy officer Laura Hyde-White comments on the recent UK general election, highlighting its impact on transport in Scotland. What does the new UK Government mean for Scottish transport? Transport is…
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Climate emergency demands action from politicians on transport
Transform Scotland has today issued a parliamentary briefing to all Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) ahead of this afternoon’s debate on the climate emergency. The debate comes following the…
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