Transform Scotland NEWS RELEASEFor immediate use: Thursday 20 January 2022 Scottish transport spending priorities moving in the right direction:But focus should be on sorting out failing ferry services rather than…
Read more
Cars
Categories
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…
Read more
Programme for Government commentary
Transform’s response to the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government this year took the form of a tweeted commentary from our director Colin Howden. (In truth, there wasn’t much new in…
Read more
Transform responds to Workplace Parking Levy consultation
We have published our response to the Transport Scotland consultation on Workplace Parking Licensing regulations and guidance. Transform director Colin Howden said: “Our response is based on the principle of…
Read more
Roads to Ruin: New report finds climate-wrecking roads programme due to double in size
Transform Scotland NEWS RELEASETuesday 10 August 2021 ROADS TO RUIN:New report finds climate-wrecking roads programme due to double in size despite Scottish Government’s Climate Emergency pledge Transform Scotland [1] has…
Read more
TRO Review “fails the test of transparency”
We have responded to Transport Scotland’s ‘Traffic Regulation Order Review Consultation‘. In our response, we call for a more fundamental review of the TRO process, arguing that the current process…
Read more
Alarming failure by STPR2 to consider economic instruments for reducing traffic
Transform Scotland has today published its response to the Transport Scotland consultation on the Jacobs/Aecom ‘STPR2 Update on Phase 1 Recommendations’ report. Amongst other things, the report sets out a…
Read more
Moving the Vote: Carole Ford outlines the Liberal Democrats’ vision for sustainable transport
We held the second in our ‘Moving the Vote: Transport Conversations with the parties’ event series yesterday, Thursday 11 March. A recording of which can be found here. We were…
Read more
Action on bus priority needed to turn around bus patronage trends
Commenting on today’s publication by the Scottish Government of its ‘Scottish Transport Statistics 2020‘ publication, Transform director Colin Howden said: “It’s hardly surprising that people will abandon buses if bus…
Read more
New nationwide road pricing system must include zero emission vehicles
Transform Scotland is publishing its response to the UK Parliament’s call for evidence on zero emission vehicles and road pricing. The call for evidence is set in the context of…
Read more
“Now is the time for bolder, more transformational action” — Welcome for Edinburgh city mobility plan
Transform Scotland today warmly welcomed The City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘City Mobility Plan‘, which was published this morning. Transform’s director Colin Howden said: “It’s great to see the new emphasis…
Read more
Welcome for hard shoulder running for buses on M8 and M9 Trunk Roads (Newbridge to Hermiston Gait)
Transform Scotland has responded to Transport Scotland’s ‘Consultation on the M8 and M9 Trunk Roads (Newbridge to Hermiston Gait) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Speed Limit) Regulations’. The consultation remains…
Read more