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Transform Scotland

@transformscot

We are the national alliance for sustainable transport – we campaign for better, fairer and greener transport in Scotland.

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Will the #PfG2025 finally deliver for public transport users? We’re calling for: 🚌 Bus priority 🎟️ Fairer fares 🚶 Active travel investment 🚗 A real plan to cut car use Our calls for Scottish Government 👇 transform.scot/2025/05/05/wil…

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NEW: John Swinney announces ScotRail peak fares to be scrapped for good from 1 September 2025. We're following #ProgrammeforGovernment live 👇 scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meetin…

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Great to see Scottish Government put public transport users first in #PfG2025. Scrapping peak rail fares is a good step – but we still need affordable buses to make public transport truly cheaper than driving. Our response 👇 transform.scot/2025/05/06/wel…

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Our walking campaign 'A Wee Walk Works Wonders' has been shortlisted for 3 national awards! 🏆 Scottish Charity Awards 🏆 Marketing Society Star Awards 🏆 Scottish Transport Awards Find out more about what we're nominated for: transform.scot/2025/05/07/a-w…

Our walking campaign 'A Wee Walk Works Wonders' has been shortlisted for 3 national awards!

🏆 Scottish Charity Awards
🏆 Marketing Society Star Awards
🏆 Scottish Transport Awards

Find out more about what we're nominated for:

transform.scot/2025/05/07/a-w…
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We've reviewed Scottish Government's 20+ transport commitments in its 2025-26 #ProgrammeforGovernment – read our take on what this means for sustainable transport👇 transform.scot/2025/05/08/wha…

We've reviewed <a href="/scotgov/">Scottish Government</a>'s 20+ transport commitments in its 2025-26 #ProgrammeforGovernment – read our take on what this means for sustainable transport👇 

transform.scot/2025/05/08/wha…
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Ahead of the 2026 elections, we’ve joined 50 organisations calling for sustained investment in walking, wheeling and cycling. With funding falling short and the NHS under pressure, parties must prioritise the healthiest, most cost-effective modes of travel. Read the manifesto

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Don't forget – you can show your support for #AWeeWalk by voting for us in SCVO's People’s Choice Award (before 20 May) 👇 scvo.scot/scottish-chari…

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Today we've responded to Scottish Government's Draft Just Transition Plan for Transport. It diagnoses problems but lacks action. Without clear steps, ‘just transition’ risks remaining just rhetoric. Read our full response 👇 transform.scot/2025/05/19/a-j…

Today we've responded to <a href="/scotgov/">Scottish Government</a>'s Draft Just Transition Plan for Transport.

It diagnoses problems but lacks action.

Without clear steps, ‘just transition’ risks remaining just rhetoric.

Read our full response 👇

transform.scot/2025/05/19/a-j…
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Last chance today to vote for our 'A Wee Walk Works Wonders' campaign for the People’s Choice Award at SCVO's Scottish Charity Awards👇 scvo.scot/scottish-chari…

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Want to hear the latest rail updates for Scotland? Join SAPT's conference tomorrow from 13:30 at Glasgow City Radisson Hotel. More details 👇 transform.scot/2025/04/04/agm… This event is *free* and open to *all*. 🚂 Celebrate #Railway200 💬 Hear from an exciting lineup of speakers

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We compared 3 French cities (which have trams) with 3 similar UK cities (which don't): Dijon & Oxford Bordeaux & Hull Montpellier & Bournemouth Could the UK cities have trams too, & what benefits would they bring? #TimeForTrams Here's what we found out! bettertransport.org.uk/blog/look-at-t…

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🎥 Why Newburgh needs its train station back – in under 7 mins 38 trains pass through daily, but none stop... yet. 1 in 5 households have no car. After 15 years of grassroots work, momentum is building. Watch Newburgh Train Station Campaign's powerful short film about how a new station could

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📣Join the #SustainableTransportCPG this Wednesday in @scotparl for its wrap-up event on its inquiry into transport inequalities in Scotland 👇 tickettailor.com/events/crosspa… We'll hear from Cab Sec Fiona Hyslop and panellists: Scottish Women's Budget Group Disability Equality Scotland Scottish Youth Parliament Public Health Scotland

📣Join the #SustainableTransportCPG this Wednesday in @scotparl for its wrap-up event on its inquiry into transport inequalities in Scotland 👇

tickettailor.com/events/crosspa…

We'll hear from Cab Sec <a href="/FionaHyslop/">Fiona Hyslop</a> and panellists:

<a href="/SWBG/">Scottish Women's Budget Group</a>
<a href="/DEScotTweets/">Disability Equality Scotland</a>
<a href="/OfficialSYP/">Scottish Youth Parliament</a> 
<a href="/P_H_S_Official/">Public Health Scotland</a>
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NEW: Analysis on bonnet heights shows the alarming growth rate of bigger and heavier cars – more likely to kill or seriously injure pedestrians, especially children. Read more: theguardian.com/world/2025/jun… If we're serious about having healthy and safe places to live, we

NEW: Analysis on bonnet heights shows the alarming growth rate of bigger and heavier cars – more likely to kill or seriously injure pedestrians, especially children. 

Read more: 
theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

If we're serious about having healthy and safe places to live, we
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It has been long known that Scottish bus manufacturing is at risk from unfair Chinese competition. We said so a year ago. Now it’s happening – and Holyrood is stuck in blame games. Isn’t it time for cross-party action instead of political point-scoring?

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What role can transport play in tackling inequality in Scotland? We discussed this and more with the #SustainableTransportCPG in parliament last night. Look out for the Group's final report and recommendations for Scottish Government next week... 📘 Find out about the CPG:

What role can transport play in tackling inequality in Scotland?

We discussed this and more with the #SustainableTransportCPG in parliament last night.

Look out for the Group's final report and recommendations for <a href="/scotgov/">Scottish Government</a> next week...

📘 Find out about the CPG:
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🚨Scotland’s 20% traffic reduction target is back on track. We welcome this renewed focus — less cars on our roads means better air quality, safer streets and a more efficient network. Now we need action, not just words. Our response: transform.scot/2025/06/13/a-n…

🚨Scotland’s 20% traffic reduction target is back on track.

We welcome this renewed focus — less cars on our roads means better air quality, safer streets and a more efficient network.

Now we need action, not just words.

Our response: transform.scot/2025/06/13/a-n…
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Our CEO Lyn Pornaro joined the Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport. Tackling transport poverty means putting accessibility, affordability, safety, and meaningful engagement with disabled people at the heart of every decision.