Today, we’re expecting to hear of a drastic reduction in future active travel funding from the Scottish Government. See here for current spending, obtained from our recent FoI enquiry bit.ly/4cjTwEa

Transport is Scotland's most polluting sector. 🚗🌬️🌬️🌬️ The Scottish Government is way behind on climate but instead of redoubling efforts in this area- it is ditching its 2030 climate commitments. Really important analysis from Transform Scotland 👇

Finance Secretary Shona Robison MSP has just announced cuts to resource spend on sustainable and active travel. Yet despite acknowledging that Scottish Government “cannot afford all of our capital commitments”, it has decided to make *no* cuts to its multi-billion pound road-building

Jim Densham Cycling Edinburgh Transform Scotland Carlton Reid Spokes Porty SW20 Edinburgh Reporter Hart's Cyclery Pedal On Parliament Alastair Dalton Severin Carrell Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Gehl Paul Lawrence Gareth Barwell Sir David King Dr James Richardson 2050 Climate Group Keith Irving Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Phil Goodwin Rachel Aldred Laura Laker Sarah Boyack MSP Daniel Johnson MSP Mark Ruskell Graham Simpson Fiona Hyslop Alex Rowley MSP #ScotBudget 24/25 Cabinet Sec Shona Robison MSP announces big cuts to 24/25 "Sustainable and Active Travel" budget No mention of #trunkroads budget [But details still to be published for both] Responding to a @ross_greer qn, she confirms.. "Many of the cuts are to active travel"

Today: £500m cuts to Scottish public services, with sustainable & active travel a major loser. Two months ago: £185m contract let to an English company for new road-building: transport.gov.scot/news/next-mile… Yes, there's choices to be made in public spending priorities. But Scottish Government

"The Scottish government has now clearly reneged on the majority of its key commitments made over the past 5 years" – Colin Howden / Transform Scotland in BBC News (UK). Our latest report finds Scottish Government is failing on 7/10 of its commitments to public transport and active travel. Read more👇

Scottish Government Transform Scotland Living Streets Scotland Cycling Scotland Sustrans Scotland Cycling Edinburgh edi.bike | weekly news digest Edinburgh Reporter Pedal On Parliament David Brennan Living Streets Edinburgh Cllr Stephen Jenkinson Chas Booth 🇪🇺🇺🇦 Mark Ruskell Laura Laker #PfG 24/25 Despite stressing #ClimateCrisis, the lead infrastructure project is #trunkroad construction & this is the 3rd year when a 'route map' to cutting car-km 20% by 2030 is promised, and we are now half-way through the 10-years since the 20% commitment made Prof. Devi Sridhar

Scotland’s economy underperforms by around £10 billion per year - our poorly performing public transport identified as a major factor. Despite its negative impact on health, climate etc, private car use is subsidised to the tune of £billions. It’s time for road pricing.

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Some interesting speakers, presentations and debates at #CPTScotCon24 as we Transform Scotland focus on bus priority across Scotland and how we tackle the lack in funding 🚌

MSPs are set to debate scrapping the ScotRail off-peak fares trial in @scotparl today: scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meetin… It's contradictory to impose peak fares on rail users while car users face no such pricing, undermining efforts to cut traffic and meet climate targets.

We're deeply saddened to hear that jobs in Scotland's bus manufacturing sector are at risk. It's imperative that Scottish Government ensures its investment in zero-carbon buses benefits Scotland's economy rather than overseas economies. alexander-dennis.com/uneven-playing…

Strange omission for the Green Industrial Strategy to not prioritise transport given it's the largest source of climate emissions. Perhaps if Scottish Government took greater care in supporting existing Scottish bus manufacturing capacity, Alexander Dennis wouldn't be considering severe job cuts.

📣 Calling all Transform members & supporters! Join us for our Annual General meeting on 26 September. We're delighted to be joined by guest speakers from Lumo Hiyacar The Poverty Alliance Cycling UK. Find out more and book a place: transform.scot/2024/07/31/ann…