1992 Paper on Rail Franchising Proposals
In 1992 the Government published proposals for franchising rail services. This paper discusses the merits of these proposals and is interesting from a historical perspective as new ways have been […]
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AGM and Round Table 6th December 2017
At 1pm over lunch on 6th December at 7-9 North St David Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1AW the annual AGM will be held in central Edinburgh. It would be helpful if […]
Technology and Robotics
Nearly 20% of people working in Scotland are engaged with some transport or logistics related activity. From managing supplies in the NHS to driving a bus most of these jobs […]
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, […]
STR59 – Event – Transport Collaboration, Connectivity, Automation and Governance
There is still time to book for the seminar on 23 November from 3-5pm at Napier University, 10 Colinton Road in Edinburgh. Hear the latest review findings from Paul White, […]
2015 Surveys of School Travel
The 2015 hands up survey of pupils in school classrooms shows some places doing better than others. Overall levels of active travel have not been rising as fast as is […]
Key Transport Proposals in Scottish Manifestos
With the publication of the Labour manifesto, the main political parties have all set out their stalls for the 5 May election. STSG had sent the think piece “STR58 – […]
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 […]
New Leadership at STSG
STSG has a new Committee and new Chair to strengthen its role as Scotland’s think tank on all transport matters. New Chair Paul White said: “As an active member of […]
Charging Motorists to Reduce Emissions Cut Congestion and Increase Fairness
By Geoff Mawdsley, Director, Reform Scotland In its report in October 2013, ‘Pay-as-you-drive: the road to a better future’, Reform Scotland proposed a new and better way of charging people […]
What should the 2016 transport manifestos say?
What sort of future will Scots vote for? The democracy of transport markets increasingly dominate the democracy of the ballet box for influence over the future, and the internet of […]
The New Transport Investment Narrative
Lessons from Sweden from Prof Tom Rye, measuring the performance of public transport by Christain Schmidt, and the changing function of taxis in the economy by Moira Weir were three […]