Five active travel schemes have been awarded funding totalling £22.5m by the Scottish government. The shortlisted projects, to be delivered by charity Sustrans, will receive... continue
Transport Scotland is consulting on whether to raise the eligibility age for free bus travel to the state pension age. Scotland’s free travel scheme is currently open to residents aged 60 and over, as well as people meeting disability criteria. Concessionary cardholders are... continue
The City of Edinburgh Council has clarified the treatment of optimism bias in the costing of the proposed three-mile tram extension from the city centre to Newhaven (LTT?01 Sep). The council estimates the line will cost £165.2m in outturn costs, assuming an opening in 2022. This comprises... continue
Consultant Local Transport Projects will open a Scottish office following its appointment earlier this year to Scotland Excel’s four-year engineering and technical consultancy framework, which is used by councils. Director Andy Mayo said the firm would open an office “somewhere in... continue
On 8 September The Scotsman’s transport correspondent, Alastair Dalton, enthused about the benefits of low emission zones (LEZs), several of which are due to be implemented in Scotland in the next few years. “Tough vehicle restrictions [are]... continue
A draft Bill to make 20mph the default speed limit on Scotland’s ‘restricted roads’ – non A and B roads within built-up areas – is attracting a mix of views from councils. Consultation on Green MSP Mark Ruskell’s proposed Restricted Roads (20mph limit)... continue
Low Emission Zones will be implemented in Scotland’s four biggest cities – Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee – between 2018 and 2020, the Scottish Government has announced. The first LEZ will be implemented in 2018 but enforcement would not begin until some... continue
The scottish Government is to double investment in walking and cycling to £80m a year from 2018/19, Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon... continue
Philip Glennie is joining Edinburgh-based Ansons Consulting as a senior consultant. He was smarter choices manager at Sustrans Scotland.... continue
The Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out ambitious plans to phase out the need... continue
Councils in the Glasgow City Region have outlined how regional spatial and transport planning could develop under the Scottish Government’s planning reforms. The Government intends to scrap strategic development plans for Scotland’s city regions, replacing them with a strengthened... continue
Rail’s share of the travel market between Edinburgh/Glasgow and London rose from 20% to 33% between 2005 and 2015, according to a new report by environmental campaign group Transform Scotland. The group says rail’s market share rose from 24% to 34% for Edinburgh-London travel and from... continue
A three-mile extension of Edinburgh’s tram... continue
The Queensferry Crossing over the Forth estuary between Fife and Edinburgh opened this week. The overall 13.7-mile project, costing £1.35bn, includes... continue
The outline business case for extending the Edinburgh tram system has been published by City of Edinburgh Council. If approved, Leith and... continue
SEStran, the South East Scotland regional transport partnership, may rebrand in an attempt to raise its profile and reduce confusion with active travel charity Sustrans. SEStran business partner Keith Fisken told last week’s board meeting that the regional transport partnership (RTP)... continue
The new Queensferry Crossing over the Forth estuary will open on 30 August. It will then close temporarily to allow pedestrian tours, re-opening permanently to vehicles on 6 September. ... continue
An average speed camera system along a 51.5-mile section of the A90 trunk road between Dundee and Stonehaven will go live in October, Transport Scotland has announced. The system contains 30 sites (15 cameras in either direction) with camera locations 5-7km apart. The system is costing... continue
Gordon Edgar has been elected the new chair of SEStran, the South East Scotland Transport Partnership. Edgar is an independent councillor on Scottish Borders Council and spokesman for roads, transport and infrastructure. He has been a member of SEStran for nine years. SEStran has also appointed two... continue
City of Edinburgh Council has launched the third phase of its roll-out of 20mph speed limits. The council says that calming traffic has... continue
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