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 […]
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What Should be the Future for Micro-Mobility?
Segway is ending production of its celebrated 2 -wheeler. It was popular for tours and with the police but once the novelty had worn off electric scooters were proving to […]
Edinburgh Light Rail – How the Axis Turned
It is difficult now to believe that Edinburgh once had a suburban railway system comparable with Glasgow’s. However unlike in the west there was no hinterland of large satellite towns, […]
The Railway Family
John Yellowlees Whatever the name to which they may happen to answer this week, Britain’s railways are world experts in restructuring, and successive waves of new kids on the track […]
Youngest Ever Harbourmaster
Ashley Nicholson is first female President of the UK Harbour Masters’ Association – and youngest certified harbourmaster to hold that role
Net Zero Scottish Transport
The Scottish Government is seeking to move to a net-zero economy by 2045. This will mean huge changes for the transport sector in Scotland. To achieve this level of change […]
Covid-19 and Scottish Transport
The global pandemic is transforming attitudes and behaviour. Please use this page to post observations and comments about the unfolding events and their effect on Scottish transport.
Scottish Transport Review 59 – February 2020
Prospects for the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Review of Policies and Investment, Planning for Electric Vehicles, Transport Heritage, and other commentary and analysis STR59
The Role of Battery Electric Cars in Contributing to Net-Zero Emissions from Scottish Transport
The road to net-zero is far from clear but positive steps are being taken that point the way forward. Douglas Robertson of the Electric Vehicle Association Scotland (EVAS) presented to […]
2019 AGM and Presentation by Joan Aitken OBE – 26 November 2019
The Scottish Transport Studies Group’s 2019 AGM will be held at the Royal Scots Club, 29-31 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE on Tuesday 26 November. The programme will be : […]
Clarify Accountability for Better Road Maintenance Performance
Clarifying accountability, investing in capabilities, and rebuilding business models for better performance were the three key messages STSG Secretary Derek Halden made to the Rural Affairs and Connectivity Committee scrutiny […]
MaaS Movement or Delusion
Jonathan Bray, director of the Urban Transport Group writing in Passenger Transport magazine explains that the much talked about Mobility as a Service has everything yet still to prove. There […]