This month, Transform members were invited to attend our first event of 2026, where we shared what we knew about the Scottish Budget and discussed how members could influence its content…
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Promoting car-free tourism across the Highlands | Transform Scotland
In this blog article, Transform member Far North Line Community Rail Partnership, discusses how car-free tourism can reduce emissions, ease pressure on rural roads and support sustainable travel across the…
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Mileage charge for electric vehicles a baby step towards a national road pricing scheme
Transform responds to today’s UK Budget. Transform Scotland spokesperson, Emilia Lauder, responds to the Chancellor’s Budget announcement today. “The Chancellor’s decision to introduce a mileage based charge for electric vehicles…
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Too big for our streets: the harms of SUV use in Scottish cities
Professor of Transport & Health at Napier University, Dr Adrian Davis, writes for Transform Scotland. “SUVs are now one of the biggest emerging threats to road safety in Scottish cities.”…
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Safe speed limits? Our response to the National Speed Management Review
We’re urging the Scottish Government to (1) cut car and motorcycle speed limits and (2) reject higher speed limits for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to prevent increased accidents and pollution….
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Our work over the past 12 months | 2024 Annual Report published
We’ve today published our new Annual Report, which reflects on our work and activities for the year 2023/24. Director Colin Howden reflects on our activities over the past 12 months…
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Climate targets scrapped: Transform response
Commenting on today’s scrapping of Scotland’s 2030 climate change targets, Transform Scotland director Colin Howden said: “It is dishonest of the Scottish Ministers to blame Westminster for its own failure…
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New report finds Scotland’s ‘Dirty Deals’ fuelling climate and poverty failures
Scotland’s City Region Deals are fuelling inequality, damaging the environment and further undermining the country’s climate commitments, according to our new report ‘Dirty Deals’, published today. New data uncovered by…
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Scotland’s transport spending undermining climate goals: Zero-Carbon Investment seminar recap
We were delighted to discuss our ‘Zero-Carbon Investment’ priority with our members at our recent policy event. The seminar included a teaser for our upcoming report on the climate compatibility…
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What does 2023 have in store for Scottish transport?
Transform director, Colin Howden reports on what we can expect to see in Scotland’s transport sector in the year ahead. 2022 was a tumultuous year for Scottish transport, with the…
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The climate crisis dictates the need to halt new road construction now
We’ve issued a parliamentary briefing to all Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of this afternoon’s opposition debate by the Scottish Conservatives promoting more road-building. Transform Scotland director Colin Howden…
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Welsh follows Scots lead on traffic demand management, but also lacks clear path towards delivery
Transform’s policy officer Marie Ferdelman comments upon the Welsh Government’s draft ‘National transport delivery plan: 2022 to 2027‘: “Traffic reduction through demand management is now on the political agenda in…
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