Public affairs manager Laura Hyde-White comments on the outcome of the 7 May Holyrood elections and what the results could mean for transport in the next parliamentary session. What does…
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7 steps to cleaner freight: A plan from the Sustainable Transport Cross Party Group
The Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Sustainable Transport inquiry has set out a seven-point plan to clean up Scotland’s supply chains, from zero-emission zones in city centres to reinstating…
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How do we move goods more sustainably? A new focus for transport Cross Party Group
Following a series of inquiries this parliamentary session into traffic reduction, public transport electrification, and inequalities in transport, the Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport is turning its attention to a…
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A Fossil-Free Future: CPG Inquiry Into the Decarbonisation of Public Transport
Transform policy officer Laura Hyde-White reports on the Cross-Party Group for Sustainable Transport’s latest inquiry into the decarbonisation of public transport which held its first evidence session in the Scottish…
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Achieving 20% of freight by rail by 2030
Rail Freight Group’s Martin Bignell highlights the need to shift freight from road to rail and outlines how this can be achieved.
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Achieving 20% reduction in car kms: A question of logistics
We have today published the video and minutes from the Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport meeting that took place on Tuesday 24 May. At this meeting Clare Linton, the policy…
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Scotland’s Railway in 2022
The year ahead promises many changes and challenges for the railway in Scotland and Anglo-Scottish rail links. This commentary focuses on both the ScotRail network and the crucial Anglo-Scottish links. …
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Union Connectivity Review is not a plan for improving transport connectivity
Our policy advisor Chris Day has prepared a commentary on the Union Connectivity Review final report. Chris writes: “The Union Connectivity Review is not a plan for improving transport connectivity….
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