A new report published today (Tuesday 17 June) by the Cross Party Group on Sustainable Transport reveals that Scotland’s transport system is systematically excluding many Scots — especially women, disabled…
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🗓️ 22 July 2025
Read moreA ‘Just Transition’ for transport? Our response to the Government’s draft plan
Transform has today (Monday 19 May) submitted its response to the Scottish Government’s Draft Just Transition Plan for Transport. We welcome the Draft Plan’s useful summary of inequalities in Scotland’s…
Read moreWhat does the 2025-26 Programme for Government mean for sustainable transport?
After a trend of delays and backtracking, this week’s new Programme for Government (PfG) offers some overdue progress on public transport. The permanent abolition of ScotRail peak fares is welcomed…
Read moreOur walking campaign shortlisted for three awards
In March 2024, we launched A Wee Walk Works Wonders, a media campaign to encourage people to walk for short journeys instead of taking the car. We are delighted to…
Read moreWill the Programme for Government put public transport users first?
Ahead of tomorrow’s Programme for Government, we’re calling for a renewed focus on supporting public transport users – starting with urgent investment in bus priority. Despite repeated commitments to reduce…
Read moreWar on the motorist? Our briefing for MSPs
We’re calling on MSPs to reject divisive rhetoric and back a transport system that works for everyone – not just drivers. Ahead of this afternoon’s Holyrood debate on the so-called…
Read moreTransport & disabilities: Who is being left behind in our transport planning?
The March meeting of the Cross Party Group on Sustainable Transport was the fourth in its series on transport inequalities, this time focusing on the experiences of disabled people navigating…
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A Wee Walk | Evaluation report
The results of the second iteration of our walking campaign, A Wee Walk Works Wonders – whatever the weather!
9,000 Scots walking more and driving less: Our campaign results are in
Evaluation of our recent walking campaign finds 9,000 adults in Moray and Aberdeenshire now walking more for short journeys, instead of driving. Campaign manager Susan Jeynes reports on the findings…
Read moreHow transport planning worsens gender inequality: A parliamentary discussion
Public affairs manager Laura Hyde-White reports on the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group (CPG) on Sustainable Transport’s most recent meeting on ‘Women & Transport’. This December, the CPG on Sustainable…
Read moreDraft Scottish Budget 2025-26: Our response
Colin Howden, director of Transform Scotland, said: “It’s deeply disappointing that no funds were found for reinstating the Bus Partnership Fund. Installing bus priority on the roads is a cheap…
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