Transform Scotland’s communications officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a selection of our recent campaign activities. #ThinkRailFirst We were delighted to be back in the Scottish Parliament at the beginning of…
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New Parliamentary cross-party group established to study sustainable transport policy
Today saw the first meeting of the proposed Scottish Parliament Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport. Following today’s meeting, a formal proposal will be made to the Scottish Parliament to establish…
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Director’s Note – Reflections on COP26
Transform Scotland’s director Colin Howden reflects on COP26 and Scotland more specifically, and the varying levels of commitment being shown across the country to reduce emissions. Views vary on the…
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October newsletter – Campaigns update
Transform Scotland’s Communications Officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a selection of our recent campaign activities. Putting Down Routes: Building Scotland’s Active Freeway Network On October 7 we published a new…
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Transform Scotland is recruiting new Policy Forum members!
Transform Scotland is recruiting new Policy Forum members! Do you have an interest in sustainable transport? Are you knowledgeable in transport policy, public finance and/or economic appraisal? Do you have…
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Transform’s Annual Report for 2021
2020/2021 has been a busy year for Transform Scotland. We are delighted to share our activities and progress in the form of our Annual Report, which was published today. We…
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Campaigns Update — June 2021 newsletter
Transform Scotland’s Communications Officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a selection of our recent campaigns activities. Committee structure for new parliament announced It has now been established that there will be…
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Consultation on aviation tax reform
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Open for Business: Gaining business support for transforming city centres
We are launching a new report written by Jamie Wylie titled “Open for Business – Gaining business support for transforming cities”. Oslo introduced one of Europe’s largest car-free zones between…
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Climate Emergency must frame new Ministerial team’s priorities for transport
Transform director Colin Howden reflects on the aftermath of the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, and considers some priorities for the new Ministerial team to prioritise. So after all that, it’s…
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Scottish Ministers should be given full powers necessary to grow the railway in Scotland
Transform’s rail spokesperson Paul Tetlaw has commented on today’s publication by the UK Department for Transport of the ‘Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail’: “We note the publication of the Williams Review…
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Call for new Session of Parliament to scrutinise government transport plans
Along with seven other organisations, we have written to the Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officers to call for transport to be given adequate scrutiny in the new…
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