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 […]
Papers
Time to Stop Minding the Gap and Fix It
People have long thought that transport is male dominated because the people working in the sector have predominantly male interests like are train-spotting and cars. Perhaps we have been looking […]
Aligning Policy Goals with Transport Delivery Business Models
Derek Halden first presented on this subject to the STSG Funding Scottish Transport Conference in 2006. In the 12 years since then much has changed and this presentation to the […]
Occasional Paper 8 – The Economics of Scottish Railways
In this paper Geoff Riddington argues that greater clarity is needed in the way transport funds are raised and spent for rural railways to be justified. Download here
Occasional Paper 5 – Private Finance
This paper considers the government’s emerging private finance proposals Download here
Occasional Paper 3 – A New Port for the Forth
This paper from 1991 by Alf Baird looks at proposals for new maritime services in the Forth. Download here
Occasional Paper 2 – Greening Transport
This paper by Tom Hart looks at options for a greener transport future. Download here
On the Wrong Tracks
This paper was prepared for STSG at a time when privatisation of rail services was being considered in the early 1990s. Many of the issues discussed in it are still […]
Occasional Paper No 10 – December 1997
This paper was published at a time when the incoming Labour Government was looking to refresh bus policy. David Begg and Colin Smith draw from their experience in the bus […]
Lessons from the Oban Rail Line about the Future Roles for Railways
Longitudinal studies of transport change are always useful and in this paper Paul Tetlaw of Transform Scotland uses the case of the Oban Line to illustrate the revival of rural […]
Towards a More Collaborative Transport Economy Report
The initial report of STSG’s review of the collaborative transport economy is now published (collaboration_v1_1). The review reveals that a root and branch review is needed of Scoittish transport legislation, […]
Tackling the Chronic Lack of Investment in Scotland’s Ports
In this paper for the Jimmy Reid Foundation Alf Baird explains how the financialisation of port infrastructure in Scotland has weakened the competitiveness of trade with Scotland. To maximise revenue […]