The 32-page report, to be released in July, will map Mobility as a Service developments in the UK, surveying the organisations providing technology and data to enable MaaS, and looking at plans to pilot MaaS in towns and cities. While focusing on the UK, the report will include international... continue
Transport Scotland has invited bids for the design, construction and maintain contract to dual about six miles of the A9 between Luncarty and the Pass of Birnam, between Perth and Inverness. The estimated value is £70m. Construction is expected to take two years. The maintenance element of... continue
The future of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport... continue
The use of intelligent road studs to monitor traffic flows at a heavily congested roundabout in Scotland won two trophies in the annual awards run by Intelligent Transport Systems (UK). The UK Scheme of the Year and the Forward Thinking Award for Innovation were presented to the use of an... continue
Better Connected: Glasgow and Edinburgh are now connected by a continuous motorway following completion of the seven-mile ‘missing link’ of the M8 between... continue
Rebellion is in the air in Laugharne, a small town in rural... continue
Pupils and teachers across Edinburgh have joined a campaign to discourage inconsiderate parking at school gates. The ParkSmart initiative, which was launched on 28 April, aims to cut congestion at the... continue
Parking reservation service ParkCloud is now offering spaces at car parks at Aberdeen Airport. Serving over 3.8 million passengers in 2015, Aberdeen is the third largest airport in Scotland and 14th largest in the UK. With an average 7.8% growth per annum since 2012, recent developments include the... continue
Scottish homeowners are increasingly seeking local authority approval to install dropped kerbs allowing them to park their car on a driveway, rather than on the street or pavement. Successful applications for installing dropped kerbs to allow parking access at the front of houses, have risen by 55%... continue
A motorist who ignored parking restrictions because she did not believe parking charges were valid in law is now faced with a £24,500 bill following a judgment from The Scottish Court Service. Carly Mackie ignored hundreds of parking notices for leaving her car at Dundee’s... continue
Local authorities in Scotland made a £40.3m surplus from their parking activities in 2015-16, according to analysis conducted for the RAC Foundation. This is 12% higher than in the 2014-15 financial year when £36.1m was reported. Data analysed for the RAC... continue
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on how to deliver a more consistent approach to managing parking in... continue
The Bon Accord & St Nicholas Shopping Centre dominates retailing in Aberdeen’s city centre,... continue
A bike share scheme in Glasgow looks set to more than double in size in response to demands for more stations from users,... continue
Transport Scotland has shortlisted four bidders to design the dualling of a 26 mile stretch of the A96 from east of Huntly to Aberdeen: AECOM; an Amey Arup joint venture; an Atkins WSP joint venture; and Jacobs UK. The contract, worth up to £50m, should be awarded later this year. The... continue
ScotRail is to install free to use electric vehicle charging points at 50 stations. Each charge point can charge two vehicles at once. ... continue
The city of Edinburgh Council is calling on the Scottish Government to absorb Scotland’s regional transport partnerships into wider partnerships overseeing transport, land-use planning and economic development. Edinburgh’s comments come in its response to the Scottish Government’s... continue
Scottish transport minister Humza Yousaf has announced a new round of the Green Bus Fund for 2017/18, worth £3m, for the purchase of low carbon buses. The competition is open to bus operators, local authorities and regional transport partnerships. The deadline for applications is 30 June. The... continue
The Scottish Government has granted Network Rail a Transport and Works Act Order to undertake major redevelopment works at Glasgow Queen Street station. The rebuilt station will feature improved access to an expanded concourse; enhanced passenger facilities; and longer platforms.... continue
Scottish councils would be given powers to use cameras to enforce moving traffic offences and parking restrictions outside schools under proposals published by Transport Scotland. Powers could also be brought forward to prevent pavement parking, parking on dropped kerbs, and double parking.... continue
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