Transform Scotland has today welcomed the key message from the Just Transition Commission in their final report, published today, that: ‘We must move beyond GDP as the main measure of…
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Comment on ScotRail moving to state ownership
Transform Scotland rail spokesperson Paul Tetlaw said: “We note the statement from the Cabinet Minister on the intention to transfer the ScotRail operation to public ownership. We fully support the…
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Moving the Vote: Carole Ford outlines the Liberal Democrats’ vision for sustainable transport
We held the second in our ‘Moving the Vote: Transport Conversations with the parties’ event series yesterday, Thursday 11 March. A recording of which can be found here. We were…
Read moreAll five speakers confirmed for ‘Moving the Vote’ series
Transform Scotland has today confirmed all final speakers for its ‘Moving the Vote: Transport Conversations with the parties’ series. Transform spokesperson Marie Ferdelman commented: “We are very pleased to be…
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Union Connectivity Review fails to take serious approach to Climate Emergency
Transform Scotland has issued its initial views on the interim report of the Union Connectivity Review. Chris Day, who prepared Transform’s evidence paper to the Review, commented: “We have no…
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Climate Plan scrutiny failure to tackle high-carbon bias in transport investment
Transform Scotland has issued a parliamentary briefing ahead of this afternoon’s debate on scrutiny of the Climate Change Plan. Transform director Colin Howden said: “We welcome the joint parliamentary committees’…
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Action on bus priority needed to turn around bus patronage trends
Commenting on today’s publication by the Scottish Government of its ‘Scottish Transport Statistics 2020‘ publication, Transform director Colin Howden said: “It’s hardly surprising that people will abandon buses if bus…
Read moreMoving the Vote: transport conversations with the parties
The Scottish Parliamentary elections in May will prove crucial for the future of sustainable transport in Scotland. In advance of May’s Scottish Parliament elections, we are hosting a series of…
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Moving the Vote: Graham Simpson outlines the Conservatives’ vision for sustainable transport
We held the first in our ‘Moving the Vote, transport conversations with the parties’ event series on Monday 15 February. We were delighted to welcome Graham Simpson MSP, the Shadow…
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“Now is the time for bolder, more transformational action” — Welcome for Edinburgh city mobility plan
Transform Scotland today warmly welcomed The City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘City Mobility Plan‘, which was published this morning. Transform’s director Colin Howden said: “It’s great to see the new emphasis…
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Support for Scottish Ministers’ proposal for Direct Award of ScotRail contract
Transform Scotland have today responded to Transport Scotland’s ‘Franchising Policy Statement Consultation’. In our response, we agree with the Scottish Ministers that it should pursue a Direct Award for ScotRail…
Read moreTransport priorities must change to achieve a Green Recovery
Ahead of this afternoon’s Scottish Parliament debate, we have published a parliamentary briefing welcoming the Scottish Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee’s inquiry report on Green Recovery. The…
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