Controversial Edinburgh roundabout upgrade set to continue – for now
A push to axe Edinburgh council’s support for a controversial upgrade to a congested city roundabout has been snuffed out by the city’s transport boss. Plans to upgrade the busy Sheriffhall Roundabout in Dalkeith, the only flat junction on the bypass, have been in the works since 2018, but work has not yet started on […]
£10m for active travel schemes in Glasgow
£10.6 million has been found to fund a wide range of measures in Glasgow including building more active travel infrastructure and improving the safety and accessibility of public spaces for pedestrians. Initiatives such as those which encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling on the school commute will receive funding support, as will upgrades to bus […]
Clearview Intelligence-led project wins Scottish Transport Award
Clearview Intelligence, in partnership with Angus Council and Waterman Aspen, has won the Excellence in Walking, Public Realm and Cycling award at the Scottish Transport Awards 2025. The company says the award is a “fantastic recognition of the collaborative work put into a project that’s making a real difference to active travel and public space […]
Scottish councils to be given full powers to introduce road charging
Ministers are to provide councils with the powers needed to charge drivers for using roads as part of a new strategy to cut car use. The move came after the City of Edinburgh Council’s transport leader said last month charging should be considered, but the relevant legislation remained incomplete. The pledge forms part of a new Scottish Government strategy […]
Stagecoach cancels Ayrshire services as drivers strike
Stagecoach services in the west of Scotland will be hit by cancellations and disruption as drivers start six weeks of industrial action from today. More than 400 drivers at depots in Ayr, Arran, Ardrossan and Kilmarnock are taking industrial action. They will not work again until July 21, forcing Stagecoach to run a limited service in the affected […]
Number of people killed on Scotland’s roads increases
Provisional road casualty figures released today by Transport Scotland show an increase in road fatalities between 2023 and 2024, but a reduction in overall casualties over the same period. In 2024 there were 160 road fatalities, an increase of 13 from a revised figure of 147 in 2023. There were 1,931 serious casualties in 2024, which […]
Scotland’s motorways ranked from worst to best (including ‘clear winner’ and ‘most bonkers’)
Despite Scotland’s transport network having the reputation of “lagging behind” other countries (whether that’s deserved or not is open to interpretation), the country’s 10 motorways are designed to help drivers get from A to B in a reasonably quick time. But not all motorways are created equal and Scotland’s 10 each have their own characters, […]
Closures planned for Rest and Be Thankful route over summer
The Rest and Be Thankful stretch of the A83 has “a number of road closures” planned for the next two months, a report has revealed. A Transport Scotland official has also advised that roadworks with temporary lights are set for Arrochar over a six-week period. Further details have also been published of works at other […]
Sustrans: Children in Scotland want safer places for walking, wheeling and cycling
Children in Scotland want to see improved streets for walking, wheeling and cycling, according to our first ever Children’s Walking and Cycling Index Scotland report. The national report reveals that 84% of children in Scotland would like more traffic-free paths and quiet routes for walking and cycling. Meanwhile 77% of children support the creation of more segregated cycle […]
Scottish government drops target to cut car use by 20%
The Scottish government is dropping a key climate change target to cut car use in Scotland by 20% by the end of the decade. The aim – which was a previous SNP manifesto commitment – was to reduce the amount of kilometres travelled by car across the country in order to cut harmful emissions and […]