With budget challenges, declining staff resources, and increasingly controversial transport choices many prospective transport Councillors might be forgiven for trying to duck hard transport choices. However the challenges of declining […]
Within the mainstream media the COP26 outcome has so far been judged by the wording of the final Climate Pact. This is pitched at a high level and makes no […]
From the perspective of many experienced transport professionals, perhaps the most interesting thing about the 21th October article “Scottish Government Dragging its Feet on Smart Ticketing” (republished in the Times […]
There is a lot of talk about ‘what’ changes are needed to decarbonise transport, but far less attention is paid to ‘how’ the change is managed. Are we expecting too […]
The STSG AGM will be held on 23rd November at 12noon by Zoom. Meeting details will be e-mailed to all those who have registered by contacting us at admin@stsg.org . […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]