Scottish Transport Review 61 – August 2021
The latest review considers how visitors to COP26 might view Scottish transport, why the groundbreaking SNP/Green draft cooperation agreement is a key step to building social and political consensus on […]
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50 Years of the Erskine Bridge
There is much to be learned from the Erskine Bridge. Was it a mistake to build it as one part of a ring road round Glasgow that was then never […]
Improving Transport Provision through Land Use Planning
Since the 1990s Scottish planning policy has required new development to demonstrate its sustainability credentials. However a recent report from Living Streets Scotland shows that best practice is routinely being […]
2021 Rail News
John Yellowlees diary notes of significant events in Scotland’s rail history. Italics show items perceived as bad news January 2021 : parapet collapse at Carron Water Viaduct, Carmont, Stranraer reduction […]
Brian Cox 1947-2021
Brian Cox, the retired senior manager from the passenger transport industry, died suddenly on 3 January, aged 74. In a career that spanned over 40 years, he held senior positions […]
Walking the Talk – The Front Line of Climate Change Writing and Campaigning – 24th February with Steve Melia
On 24 February 2021 at 13:00-14:00 UK time STSG is hosting a webinar to ask why there is still more talk than action on Climate Change nearly 30 years after […]
Towards a Democratic Mandate for the Future of Scottish Transport
In November 2020 STSG held a round table to discuss what changes in transport policy needed fresh political commitments endorsed through the ballot box at the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections. […]
Women in Transport
The EU Diamond Project invites you to join their virtual conference on 14th December 2020 between 14:00 and 16:00 to discuss the barriers and facilitators faced by women as employees […]
2020 AGM and Round Table 24 November 2020
We hope as many of you as possible will join us on 24th November at 1pm to review what has changed since our paper on the 2016 election manifestos. Back […]
Scottish Transport Review 60 – November 2020
Observations on how COVID is changing transport, the latest hydrogen developments in transport, electric vehicle charging, statistics update and investment. Read it here.
Old and New at Kintore
The £15M new station at Kintore in Aberdeenshire where trains commenced calling on 15 October 2020 combines the modern functionalities of a state-of-the-art unstaffed stopping place with two pairs of […]
Road Safety The Next Steps
When the Department of Transport Published its road safety plan in 1987 many thought that a large reduction in road casualties at a time of traffic growth would be too […]