Transform Scotland, the national alliance for sustainable transport, has today published its response to The City of Edinburgh Council’s consultation on the next phase of tram route development in Edinburgh….
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Now’s the time for a proactive bus industrial strategy
Responding to the announcement from Alexander Dennis that the company “intends to keep Scottish manufacturing sites open and operational”, Transform Scotland director Colin Howden commented: “Fantastic news from Alexander Dennis…
Read moreCross Society Groups Support Extending Edinburgh’s Trams
• Transform Scotland, Scotland’s alliance for sustainable transport, has today published a statement of support, backed by 18 organisations supporting proposals to extend Edinburgh’s tram network. • The supporting organisations…
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Twenty years of Scotland’s railway: Our briefing for MSPs
A welcome for Scottish Government motion on 20 years of Scotland’s devolved railway, but calls for serious challenges ahead to be tackled. Ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s Holyrood debate on Scotland’s…
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Welcome for Borders & Fife rail electrification
Transform Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of the electrification of the Fife and Borders railways, and the procurement of new battery-electric trains. Transform’s rail policy advisor Paul Tetlaw…
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Building momentum for 2026: Our member network briefing in Stirling
This week, over 50 of our members and supporters came together in Stirling for our latest Member Network Briefing – a packed afternoon of policy insights and discussion as we…
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‘Mind the Gap’: New inquiry reports transport system excluding majority of Scots
A new report published today (Tuesday 17 June) by the Cross Party Group on Sustainable Transport reveals that Scotland’s transport system is systematically excluding many Scots — especially women, disabled…
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UK Spending Review funds must be prioritised for scottish Public Transport
Today’s UK Spending Review, including the announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves of £15.6 billion in new investment for local transport infrastructure in England, marks a major step forward for public…
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A ‘Just Transition’ for transport? Our response to the Government’s draft plan
Transform has today (Monday 19 May) submitted its response to the Scottish Government’s Draft Just Transition Plan for Transport. We welcome the Draft Plan’s useful summary of inequalities in Scotland’s…
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What does the 2025-26 Programme for Government mean for sustainable transport?
After a trend of delays and backtracking, this week’s new Programme for Government (PfG) offers some overdue progress on public transport. The permanent abolition of ScotRail peak fares is welcomed…
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Will the Programme for Government put public transport users first?
Ahead of tomorrow’s Programme for Government, we’re calling for a renewed focus on supporting public transport users – starting with urgent investment in bus priority. Despite repeated commitments to reduce…
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War on the motorist? Our briefing for MSPs
We’re calling on MSPs to reject divisive rhetoric and back a transport system that works for everyone – not just drivers. Ahead of this afternoon’s Holyrood debate on the so-called…
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