“Addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction”: Transform’s communications officer Rachel McFarlane sets out why cutting fuel duty is not the answer to the Ukraine crisis. The UN Secretary…
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Speaker confirmed for upcoming Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport meeting
We are delighted to announce that Bruce Whyte, Public Health Programme Manager at the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, is the confirmed speaker at the next meeting of the Cross-Party…
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‘End imports of Russian oil to stop financing Putin’s war’
NGOs also demand the country of origin for oil be made clear at petrol stations The European Union should embargo all oil and gas imports from Russia in order to…
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Workplace Parking Levy: attempt to remove important powers from Local Authorities must be opposed
Transform Scotland has briefed the members of the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee ahead of its evidence session with Scottish Government transport minister Jenny Gilruth MSP this…
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What to expect at next week’s Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport meeting
The second Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport meeting of 2022 is taking place next week, on Thursday 24 February at 1-2pm. The main theme for this session will be demand…
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STPR2: Scottish transport spending priorities moving in the right direction
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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