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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
During 2018 STSG intends to hold regular networking sessions around Scotland, open to everyone who wants to contribute to our lively debates on topical transport issues. One of the most […]
John Yellowlees – January 2018 In her coverage of the recent government reshuffle, Laura Kuenssberg told Radio Four listeners that Jo Johnson MP’s move from minister of state at education […]
STSG was set up in 1984 by transport operators, academics and consultants working in Scottish transport who were concerned that the transport debate lacked clarity and consensus. At that time, […]