Together with Transport & Environment (T&E), Europe’s leading campaign group for clean mobility, Transform Scotland is today launching the Travel Smart campaign to encourage companies to fly less while achieving…
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Local Elections 2022: Securing traffic reduction locally
Transform’s policy officer Marie Ferdelman reflects on this Thursday’s Scottish local elections. In two days people across Scotland will be voting to elect their new Councillors. The issues that will…
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Community rail in Scotland looks to the future
As ScotRail services transferred into public ownership on 1st April, Scotland’s network of community rail partnerships and station groups looked forward to playing an increasingly strong role in shifting Scotland…
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The Big Give: double your donation and help us to campaign for active and public transport
Transform Scotland has been successful in applying to the Big Give, Green Match Fund for our Roads to Ruin campaign. Transport is the single biggest source of climate emissions in…
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ScotRail: It’s time for a concerted rail recovery strategy to win back lost passengers
Commenting on the new start for ScotRail under Scottish Government ownership, Transform’s rail spokesperson Paul Tetlaw said: “We welcome the new start for ScotRail from 1 April with a much…
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Spring Statement does nothing for public transport users. What about the third of households without a car?
Commenting on today’s Spring Statement, Transform director Colin Howden said: “Today’s Spring Statement does absolutely nothing for public transport users. The Chancellor clearly thinks that everyone has a car. What…
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Recent updates from Transform
Transform Scotland’s policy officer, Marie Ferdelman, reports on a selection of our recent campaigning activities. ScotRail briefing session: What to expect from the upcoming change in arrangements On Thursday last…
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The Scottish Association for Public Transport — February member profile
SAPT member profile for Transform Scotland’s February newsletter The Scottish Association for Public Transport (originally the Scottish Railway Development Association) was founded 60 years ago to oppose Dr Beeching’s proposed…
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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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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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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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A Whole Industry Strategic Plan? Then don’t forget about Anglo-Scottish rail routes.
Today, our rail spokesperson Paul Tetlaw responded to Great British Railway’s consultation on their proposed Whole Industry Strategic Plan, which will impact the future of Britain’s railways. In May 2021,…
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