Publications
Transport modes:
Air transport
Cars
Healthy transport
Living Streets
Planning
Public transport
Road-building
Road-building: Central Scotland Transport Corridor Study
Transport policy:
Political
Economic instruments
Environment
Expenditure
Planning
Road traffic law enforcement
Road traffic reduction
Socially-Just
Transport
Tourism
Transport
and the Economy
Miscellaneous:
Annual
Reports
Newsletters
Transport
modes:
Air
transport
'Aberdeen
Airport outline Master Plan'
Consultation response to BAA Aberdeen outline Master Plan for Aberdeen
Airport (24th March 2005). PDF
(311KB)
'Scottish
Executive Air Route Development Fund'
Parliamentary briefing in advance of 19/01/06 debate on RDF (17th
January 2006). PDF
(190KB)
'Edinburgh
Airport outline Master Plan'
Consultation response to BAA Edinburgh outline Master Plan for Edinburgh
Airport (31st August 2005). PDF
(308KB)
'Eat
Your Own Smoke! - A 21st Century Air Transport policy Framework: Protecting
People and the Environment'
Will the Government have the political will and courage to develop a truly
sustainable future for air transport, a bold vision that aims to control
and reduce the negative environmental impacts of air transport, allowing
growth within sustainable limits? (July 2003) PDF
(200KB)
'The implications
of sustainable development for air transport'
Text of seminar given to Scottish Office Scottish Airports and Air
Services Study, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, 28/03/99. PDF
(129KB)
Cars
'Automotive
Regulatory Framework of the Next 10 Years'
Reply to European Commission consultation (April 2005). PDF
(456KB)
Healthy
transport
'Healthy
Transport: How transport can contribute to Scottish public health policy'
Launched
at a Parliamentary seminar in June 2004. PDF
(140KB)
'A
walking strategy for Scotland'
Response to the Scottish Executive consultation on walking strategy (2003).
PDF (52KB)
Response
to 'Working together for a healthier Scotland'
A response to the Scottish
Office consultation paper on health (May 1998). HTML
Living
Streets
'Home Zones: A Challenging Experience' conference report
Report on the Home Zones for Scotland Network conference 'A Challenging
Experience' held at Victoria Quay on 26th September 2005 (6th October
2005) HTML
"Changes
in Priority? - The Scottish Home Zones Survey 2005"
Published by Home Zones for Scotland Network (26th September 2005)
PDF (242KB)
'Better Places to Live' conference report
Report on the Home Zones for Scotland Network conference 'Better Places
to Live' held at Victoria Quay on 9th February 2004 (March 2004) HTML
'Scottish Home Zones Survey'
Published by Home Zones for Scotland Network (February 2004) PDF
(60KB)
Living
Streets Scotland report - 'A Disgraceful Walk'
Report into streetscape conditions on Leith Walk, Edinburgh, based on
a survey conducted in March 2003. PDF
(1.1 MB)
Living
Street Scotland 'North Bridge' reports
Reports looking into streetscape, cleansing and conditions for pedestrians
on Edinburgh's North Bridge: initial report 'North Bridge puts on a bad
act for the 2002 Edinburgh Fringe Festival' (August 2002) - PDF
(2.4 MB) and follow-up report 'North Bridge
- a catalogue of errors' (February 2003) - PDF
(4.6 MB).
'Home
Zones for Scotland Network' newsletter
Published
April 2001. PDF
(903KB)
'Reclaiming
Residential Streets for People'
Report summarising Home Zones for Scotland conference held in November
1999, examining the theory of Home Zones, practical considerations and
working examples from elsewhere. The report considers ways in which Home
Zones could become a reality in Scotland (April 2000). Click
here for ordering information
Planning
Planning
etc. (Scotland) Bill
Written
evidence on Planning etc. (Scotland) Bill (6th March 2006). PDF
(284KB)
Public
transport
Are
High-Speed Railways Good for the Environment?
Discussion paper (16th October 2006). PDF
2 MB
New
Cross Country Franchise
Consultation response to UK Department for Transport (7th August 2006).
PDF 304KB
Airdrie-Bathgate
Rail Link
Written evidence on Airdrie-Bathgate Railway Bill Committee (2nd August
2006). PDF 293KB
Proposals
for a new approach to delivering public transport infrastructure developments
Response
to Scottish Executive consultation (19th May 2006). PDF
(292KB)
Edinburgh
Airport Rail Link
Written
evidence to Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee (15th May 2006).
PDF (291KB)
Edinburgh
Tram (Line One) Bill - final stage debate
Briefing
for Parliamentary debate (29th March 2006). PDF
(297KB)
Edinburgh
Tram (Line Two) Bill - final stage debate
Briefing
for Parliamentary debate (22nd March 2006). PDF
(292KB)
Public
Transport Users' Committee
Response
to Scottish Executive consultation (20th March 2006). PDF
(302KB)
Glasgow
Airport Rail Link
Written
evidence to Glasgow Airport Rail Link Bill Committee (14th March 2006).
PDF (325KB)
Scottish
Executive debate on Rail
Briefing
for Parliamentary debate (10th November 2005). PDF
(696KB)
Edinburgh
Airport Rail Link
Response
to tie limited consultation (19th December 2004). PDF
(284KB)
Edinburgh
Tram (Line One) Bill
Written
evidence to Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee (22nd October 2004).
PDF
(296KB)
'Tramtime'
consultation response
Written
evidence to Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee (22nd October 2004).
PDF
(296KB)
Deputation
to the Executive of City of Edinburgh Council on Edinburgh South Suburban
Railway: study into reintroducing passenger services
(4th May 2004) - PDF
(40KB)
See also:
'Crossrail 2'
- Capital Rail Action Group's (CRAG) South Sub reopening
proposal (August 2003) - PDF
(116KB)
'Tramtime' consultation response
Our
views on the proposals to build two tram lines in Edinburgh (July 10th
2003). PDF
(72KB)
'Sending Out the Right Message' - from Bus
and Coach Watchdog Edinburgh
Report looking into obstruction of bus stops - and what should be done
to improve the situation. PDF
(1.5 MB)
'Rail
Track and User Charging' - from Scottish Association for Public Transport
'Rail Track and User Charging:
A Critique
of the Second ORR Consultation on Rail Track Access Charges' SAPT Position
Paper 1/2003 (March 2003) PDF
(48KB)
Response
to 'On Track with the Waverley Railway Project' consultation
Response to public consultation on proposal to reinstate the rail
line to the Scottish Borders (August 2002). PDF
(52KB) See also Waverley
Railway Project website for more details.
'Light
at the end of the tunnel?' - from the Scottish Association for Public
Transport
A position paper setting out SAPT's views on delivering railway development
in Scotland. (February 2002). PDF
(100KB)
'Caledonian
Express' - from the Scottish Association for Public Transport
A discussion paper on options for upgrading cross-Central Belt rail links
by upgrading the Edinburgh-Shotts-Glasgow Central rail line. The paper
is an input to the Oscar Faber study of the Shotts line for West Lothian
and other councils (February 2002). PDF
(16KB)
TRANSform
Scotland Public transport policy
Policy position produced by our Policy Committee (December 2001). PDF
(36KB)
'ClydeMetro'
- from the Scottish Association for Public Transport
SAPT's view on developing a railway system for the Glasgow conurbation
(May 2001). PDF (323KB)
Roads
M8
Baillieston-Newhouse road orders
Objection to Transport Scotland road orders (10th May 2006) PDF
(40KB)
Aberdeen
Western Peripheral Route
Response
to Scottish Executive consultation (29th April 2005). PDF
(300KB)
Response
to Forth Estuary Transportation Authority (FETA) draft Local Transport
Strategy
Response to FETA consultation (September 2004). PDF
(156KB)
Review
of Tolled Bridges - Phase One
Response to Scottish Executive consultation (August 2004). PDF
(52KB)
'JAM74
closing statement to M74 Public Local Inquiry'
- from Joint Action against the M74
Closing statement from JAM74 to the Inquiry into Britain's most expensive
motorway project (January 29th 2004). PDF
(100KB)
'M74
Public Local Inquiry - witness precognition from David Spaven'
TRANSform Scotland Chair David Spaven's statement given as part
of the JAM74 evidence (January 12th 2004) PDF
(64KB)
'Heading
in the wrong direction' - from Joint Action against the M74
A briefing on the impact of the proposed M74 Northern Extension on Glasgow,
Scotland generally, and ramifications for employment and the environment
(August 2003). PDF
(244KB)
'JAM74
objection to the proposed M74 Northern Extension' - from Joint Action
against the M74
Objection to the planning aplication for the planned £375-500
million elevated motorway across inner-city Glasgow. (May 12th 2003).
PDF (56KB)
'Western
Peripheral Route Northern Leg Consultation on Options'
Response to Aberdeen City Council's consultation on its major road-building
proposals (February 14th 2003). PDF
(60KB)
The A78
Ardrossan/Saltcoats/Stevenston Bypass - The Case for a Pre-construction
Audit
Scottish Association for Public Transport and TRANSform Scotland
request that Audit Scotland investigate this road proposal (July 2002).
PDF (52KB)
Outline
Statement of Case to Public Local Inquiry into proposed Ardrossan/Saltcoats/Stevenston
Bypass.
Submitted jointly with Scottish Association for public Transport,
Friends of the Earth Scotland and local residents (September 2001). PDF
(12KB)
'A route
to prosperity?' - from Joint Action against the M74
A briefing from Joint Action against the M74 (JAM74), of which TRANSform
Scotland is a member, on the proposed M74 Northern Extension (June 1999).
PDF (188KB)
Response
to consultation "Strategic Review of the Trunk Road Programme in Scotland:
The Appraisal of Trunk Road Investment"
A response to the Scottish Office consultation paper on the review
of the trunk roads programme (October 1998). HTML
Road-building: Central Scotland Transport Corridor
Studies
'Central
Scotland Transport Corridor Studies: Comments on CSTCS Final Reports'
TRANSform Scotland is on the Steering Group of this Scottish
Executive study. This paper (14 pages) makes comments on the Study's Final
Reports (21 June 2002). PDF
(92KB)
'Central
Scotland Transport Corridor Studies: Response to the Funding Sources Report
and the Final Reports on the Corridor Plans'
TRANSform Scotland is on the Steering Group of this Scottish
Executive study. This paper (8 pages) makes a commentary on the funding
gap for the recommended projects and on the projects themselves (13 June
2002). PDF (84KB)
'Central
Scotland Transport Corridor Studies: Critique of A8/M74/A80 Corridor Plans'
TRANSform Scotland is on the Steering Group of this Scottish
Executive study. This paper (14 pages) makes general recommendations and
a set of detailed comments regarding the Study (May 2002). PDF
(116KB)
'Central
Scotland Transport Corridor Studies: Comments on Intervention Options
& Related Issues'
TRANSform Scotland is on the Steering Group of this Scottish
Executive study. This paper (21 pages) makes general recommendations and
a set of detailed comments regarding the Study (January 2002). PDF
(60KB)
'Central
Scotland Transport Corridor Studies: A Submission on Scenarios and Methods"
TRANSform Scotland is represented on the Steering Group of
this Study. This submission outlines concerns we have with the methodology
being used at time of writing (September 2001). PDF
(24KB)
Transport
policy:
Political
- national
Sustainable
Transport - Or Business as Usual?
Response to the Scottish Executive's consultation on its National Transport
Strategy (13th July 2006) - PDF
(736KB)
'National
Transport
Strategy consultation'
Briefing for TRANSform Scotland members (18th May 2006).
PDF (304KB)
'Draft
Guidance on Regional Transport Strategies'
Consultation response to the Scottish Executive (December 2005).
PDF (300KB)
Local
Government and Transport Committee - Freight Transport Inquiry - written
evidence
Written evidence (December 2005). PDF
(101KB)
Seminar:
'Strategies for Walking and Cycling?: Ensuring the National and Regional
Transport Strategies deliver for sustainable transport', Lamb's House,
Leith, 26th November 2005
Seminar report
Transport
(Scotland) Bill - Stage 3 debate
Briefing paper (June 2005). PDF
(45KB)
Transport
(Scotland) Bill amendments
Briefing paper to Local Government and Transport Committee (19th
April 2005). PDF
(64KB)
Transport
(Scotland) Bill
Written evidence to Local Government and Transport Committee (14th
December 2004). PDF
(308KB)
'Scotland's
Transport' consultation response
Our
views on the proposal to set up a national transport agency (December
2003). PDF
(72KB)
'In Reverse'
This
report sets out how Scottish Executive transport policy failed to deliver
during the first term of the Scottish Parliament. The report conducts
a detailed critique of Executive policy - and how implementation differed
from this. (30th April 2003) PDF
(650KB)
'Heading
in the Right Direction?'
An evaluation of the party manifestos for the May 2003 Scottish Parliament
elections (28th April 2003). PDF
(150KB)
'Making
The Links'
Third Annual Review of Progress towards Sustainable Transport in Scotland
(14th November 2002). PDF
(336KB)
'Reversing
the unsustainable?'
An analysis of the Local Transport Strategies. (February 2001). PDF
(286KB)
'Transport
(Scotland) Bill'
A two-page briefing produced jointly with FoE Scotland (September
2000). PDF (125KB)
'Still
some way to go'
Our response to consultation paper 'The Integrated Transport Bill:
The Executive's proposals' (May 2000). PDF
(230KB)
'On Track
for Holyrood: how the party manifestos match up to a sustainable transport
future.'
Election briefing for May 1999 Scottish Parliament elections comparing
the manifestos of the six principal parties represented. (April 1999)
HTML
'One
journey Scotland has to make'
Text of the leaflet that set out our challenges to Scotland's new parliament.
Still very relevant today! (March 1999) HTML
Response
to consultation "Regional Transport Partnerships and the National
Transport Forum for Scotland"
Submitted March 1999. PDF
(129KB)
Response
to the Transport White Papers
(September 1998) HTML
Transport
White Paper briefing
A four page briefing (July 1998). HTML
'Sustainable
Transport for Scotland'
A response to the consultation paper, "Developing an Integrated Transport
Policy" (November 1997). HTML
PDF (92KB)
Political
- Aberdeen
'Union
Street Project'
A response to the Aberdeen City Council consultation paper (July
2004). PDF (292KB)
Political
- Edinburgh
'Local
Transport Strategy consultation'
Consultation response to The City of Edinburgh Council (February
2006). PDF
(96KB)
'Edinburgh
Standards for Streets'
Consultation response to The City of Edinburgh Council (December
2005). PDF
(300KB)
'Transforming
Edinburgh' - from South East Scotland Transport Activists Roundtable
(SESTAR)
A manifesto for sustainable transport in Edinburgh (February 2003).
PDF
(432KB)
Political - Glasgow
'Glasgow
City Council Environment Strategy & Action Plan 2006-2010'
Consultation response
(11th July 2006). PDF
(327KB)
Glasgow
City Council 'City Plan 2'
Consultation
response (14th April 2006). PDF
(337KB)
'Glasgow City Council Environmental Sustainability Strategy'
Input to Glasgow City Council's draft Environmental Sustainability
Strategy (14th January 2006). PDF
(296KB)
Response
to "Keep Glasgow Moving"
A response to Glasgow City Council's draft transport strategy (July
1998). HTML
Economic
instruments
Bridge
tolls
Parliamentary briefing issued in advance of SNP debate calling for removal
of bridge tolls (30th March 2006) PDF
(296KB)
'Taking
Charge: Will Edinburgh follow London's success in implementing road user
charging?'
Report
on conference held in October 2004. HTML
Report launched prior to above conference (September 2004) PDF
(348KB)
'City
of Edinburgh Council: Proposed Congestion Charging Scheme'
Supporting statement from TRANSform Scotland to the Public Local Inquiry
(February 2004) PDF
(56KB)
'Transport
and the Pre-Budget Statement: a briefing from TRANSform Scotland'
Argues for the retention of the fuel duty escalator (upon which topic,
as we now know, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown later capitulated).
(November 1999) HTML
'Tackling
Congestion' response
Our response to the Scottish Executive consultation paper on road
user charging (October 1999). PDF
(36KB)
'Fuelling
the Debate'
Our view on the true prices and costs of transport, our pressing environmental
imperatives and how the level of fuel prices can help reduce pollution.
(September 1999). PDF
(258KB) HTML
'No truck
with the truckers'
Our response to the special pleading of the road haulage industry
(July 1999). PDF
(1 MB)
Environment
Scottish
Executive debate on climate change
Parliamentary briefing sent to all MSPs in advance of Scottish Executive
debate on climate change (8th June 2006). PDF
292KB
"The
'Big Ask' for Scotland - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets Bill consultation
paper "
Response to consultation on Bill proposal from Mark Ruskell MSP (21st
September 2005). PDF
(298KB)
Environmental
Assessment (Scotland) Bill
Written evidence to Environment and Rural Development Committee (13th
April 2005). PDF
(304KB)
Scottish Parliament Climate Change Inquiry
Written evidence to Environment and Rural Development Committee (2nd February
2005). PDF
(352KB)
Response
to consultation paper "UK Climate Change Programme"
Submitted February 1999. PDF
(65KB)
Expenditure
Briefing
on Scottish Executive spending review 2004
Released
in advance of the Finance Minister's statement (September 2004). PDF
(192KB)
Scrutiny
of the Scottish Executive's 2003/04 Budget Proposals
Evidence presented to Scottish Parliament Transport & the Environment
Committee (April 2002). PDF
(44KB)
'Spending
Priorities for Sustainable Transport'
A two page briefing (September 2000). PDF
(194KB)
Planning
Response
to consultation on Scottish Planning Policy 17 on Transport and Planning
(SPP17)
TRANSform Scotland & Living Streets Scotland joint consultation
response (April 2004). PDF
(100KB)
Response
to 'Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan: Draft for consultation'
TRANSform Scotland consultation response (March 2002). PDF
(48KB)
Response
to consultation on Draft National Planning Policy Guidance 17 (NPPG17)
and Planning Advisory Note (PAN57) on Transport and Planning
A response to the Scottish Office consultation papers on transport and
planning guidelines (October 1998). PDF
(88KB)
Road
traffic law enforcement
'Slow
Down Scotland'
Briefing produced jointly with Friends of the Earth Scotland and the
Sunday Herald newspaper (August 1999). PDF
(608KB)
Road
traffic reduction
'Moving
On - A Green Transport Bill for Scotland'
Response to Transport Bill proposal from Chris Ballance MSP (12th
April 2005). PDF
(296KB)
Response
to the Scottish Office circular on the Road Traffic Reduction Act (1997)
(May 1998) HTML
Socially-Just
Transprt
'Socially-Just
Transport' briefing
Launched at a Parliamenary seminar held on 23rd November 2005. PDF
(196KB)
Tourism
'National
Park Plan consultative draft'
Consultation response to Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National
Park consultation on its draft National Park Plan (31st August 2005).
PDF
(296KB)
Transport
and the Economy
'Eddington
Study'
Submission to DfT / HM Treasury study led by Sir Rod Eddington (12th
January 2006). PDF
(312KB)
Miscellaneous:
'Transforming Scotland' brochure
Four-page
marketing brochure (November 2004). PDF
(366KB)
Annual
reports of TRANSform Scotland
Annual
Report for 2002-03
Annual
Report of TRANSform Scotland 2002-03 (November 2003). PDF
(72KB)
Annual
Report for 2001-02
Annual Report of TRANSform Scotland 2001-02 (October 2002). PDF
(44KB)
Annual
Report for 2000
Annual
Report of TRANSform Scotland 2000 (June 2001). PDF
(64KB)
'Hitting
the Road'
Biennial report of TRANSform Scotland: 1998 and 1999 (July
2000). PDF
(581KB)
Newsletters
Update
- Summer 2006
Two-page
newsletter (August 2006).
PDF
- LO-RES (500KB)
PDF - HI-RES (6.1 MB)
Update
- Spring 2006
Two-page
newsletter (April 2006). PDF
(164KB)
Update
- Autumn 2005
Two-page
newsletter (November 2005). PDF
(100KB)
Update - Spring 2005
Two-page
newsletter (May 2005). PDF
(131KB)
Update
- Summer 2004
Two-page newsletter (August 2004). PDF
(210KB)
Update
- Spring 2004
Two-page
newsletter (April 2004). PDF
(180KB)
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