For the first time in many decades, rail has overtaken flying as the most popular mode of transport between Edinburgh and London. Between April and August 2022, 57% of travellers…
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Our campaign activities over the last month: Travel Smart & The Big Give
Our communications officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on our campaigning activities over the past month. Travel Smart: Fly less while achieving more. On Tuesday 10 May, Transform Scotland joined Transport &…
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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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Transform’s campaigning updates
We’ve recently seen the release of a number of key transport policy documents, including STPR2, NPF4, the traffic reduction plan consultation and a consultation on a new Aviation Strategy. Our…
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More air taxis than aviation taxation: New aviation strategy fails to address the climate impact of flying
Transform Scotland has today published its response to Transport Scotland’s proposals for a new Aviation Strategy for Scotland. [1] [2] Transform found the document to be woefully lacking in effectively…
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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 research shows government action needed to shift Anglo-Scottish travel from air to rail
Transform Scotland, the national sustainable transport alliance,[1] has today (Wednesday 10th) responded to the findings from transport experts Steer that taking the train is faster, cheaper, and more reliable than…
Read moreTreasury’s aviation tax proposals would create perverse incentives for flying over rail
Transform Scotland has published its response to the HM Treasury’s ‘Aviation Tax Reform’ consultation. Transform’s policy officer Marie Ferdelman said: “Flying is by far the most climate-damaging form of travel….
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Campaigns Update — June 2021 newsletter
Transform Scotland’s Communications Officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a selection of our recent campaigns activities. Committee structure for new parliament announced It has now been established that there will be…
Read moreConsultation on aviation tax reform
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Read moreObjection to Edinburgh Airport access road proposal
As submitted today in response to the Edinburgh Airport’s proposed new access road: Planning application 21/00217/FUL – Formation of new access road and active travel route from east of terminal building…
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Union Connectivity Review fails to take serious approach to Climate Emergency
Transform Scotland has issued its initial views on the interim report of the Union Connectivity Review. Chris Day, who prepared Transform’s evidence paper to the Review, commented: “We have no…
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