Evidence in Scottish Transport Decision Making
The ways that people access evidence are changing. Evidence is often complex and increasingly people rely on summaries of evidence generated using AI. However, machine learning is still better at […]
Events
Scotland’s buses in a new era
STSG is 40 years old in 2024. The 2024 AGM was held on 9th December at 12:30 by Zoom. The annual report and accounts are published here. The speaker at […]
Are People Working in Scottish Transport Treated Fairly?
How is Scottish Transport Doing in the Big Reset of Working Conditions? The Scottish Government has said that by 2025 Scotland will become a fair work nation. What does this […]
Is Scotland Good to Go with its Transport Decarbonisation Plans?
At our lunchtime webinar on 1st December (12:30-13:45) we will discuss what needs to change for Scotland to achieve its decarbonisation aims. David Metz will summarise the findings of his […]
2021 AGM – 23rd November 2021 – 10 Things Scottish Transport Operators Must do to Recover from the COVID Pandemic
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 . […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When Buying Better Transport Who do you Trust with Your Money?
A delegation from Kunming Transport in China visited the UK and met with John Yellowlees and Derek Halden from STSG to discuss the recent STSG papers on Paying for better […]