We’ve issued a parliamentary briefing to all Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of this afternoon’s opposition debate by the Scottish Conservatives promoting more road-building. Transform Scotland director Colin Howden…
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Scotland set to miss target for bus electrification
NEWS RELEASE Monday 5 September 2022 SCOTLAND SET TO MISS TARGET FOR BUS ELECTRIFICATION: New report reveals whether Programme for Government sustainable transport commitments are being met A new report published…
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Recent updates from Transform
Transform’s communications officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a few of our recent activities. Scottish Bus Week success! The first-ever Scottish Bus Week, which took place during the last week of…
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Decisive decade, or just business-as-usual?
Transform’s director Colin Howden reflects on the National Transport Strategy Delivery Plan, published on 8 June. On the face of it, there is much to welcome and indeed support in…
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#GreenMatchFund campaign success
Thank you. We have been overwhelmed by the support we received for our Roads to Ruin campaign. In total almost £7,000 has been raised. This could not have been achieved…
Read moreThe Big Give, Green Match Fund goes LIVE today!
Transform Scotland has been successful in applying to the Big Give, Green Match Fund for our Roads to Ruin campaign which goes LIVE today. Help stop new road-building in Scotland….
Read moreTransport and climate: putting in place the right incentives
Our director, Colin Howden, discusses the necessity of cutting transport emissions in order to reach our climate targets, and how we might go about achieving this. Transport is the toughest…
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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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Transform calls for ‘Infrastructure First’ in NPF4
Our policy advisor Dr Caroline Brown today gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as part of its inquiry into the Scottish Government’s draft new…
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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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Transform sets out its aspirations for STPR2
Scottish transport spend has in recent years been massively skewed towards high-carbon road-building. To tackle the #ClimateEmergency, this afternoon’s @scotgov #STPR2 announcement needs to prioritise #SustainableTransport investment. A thread on…
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Edinburgh City Plan needs tougher parking policies and to challenge airport expansion
We have today published our response to The City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘City Plan 2030’, the period for representations on which closed on Monday this week (20 December). Transform director…
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