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Transport and Travel in Scotland 2017

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  • Started 5 years ago by I were right about that saddle
  • Latest reply from chdot

  1. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Surely this;

    https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/43105/sct08183658301.pdf

    and @Morningsider's summary of it;

    highest ever volume of road traffic
    highest proportion of all trips by car
    highest ever number of licensed vehicles
    66% of car trips were single occupancy
    lowest ever proportion of trips on foot
    lowest ever number of recorded bus journeys
    highest ever number of air passengers

    merits a thread?

    Should not all active travel campaigners (including me in my small way) fundamentally rethink their ideas and practice in light of these figures? What we are doing is simply not working. It could even be argued that what we are doing is exacerbating the problem.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  2. gembo
    Member

    Carmageddon

    Posted 5 years ago #

  3. neddie
    Member

    "We" keeping shouting about it. But the government keeps doing the opposite: http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19083

    Posted 5 years ago #

  4. Roibeard
    Member

    <Shrug> Trends in "how did you used to travel and how do you travel now?" (table 10) continue with minor variations. You could switch the tables from any of the last three annual reports and they'd look the same.

    Those that drive, continue to drive; those that didn't drive are most likely to switch to driving, even car passengers!

    Robert

    Posted 5 years ago #

  5. Morningsider
    Member

    Well, nothing new for cycling and walking in the Programme for Government. Quite noticeable puffery for the £17m for electric vehicles, charging points etc. While quickly skirting over the £7,000,000,000 on three road schemes (AWPR, A9 and A96 dualling) and the impact these will have on the viability of public and active transport.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  6. crowriver
    Member

    There's something deeply wrong with transport priorities and policy in Scotland. Very alarming but depressingly familiar complacency from government as per usual.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  7. sallyhinch
    Member

    I hadn't realised quite how bad the AWPR was but it's actively endangering a formerly safe route https://pedalonparliament.org/want-safer-cycling-in-aberdeen-demo-this-sunday/

    Posted 5 years ago #

  8. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @sallyhinch

    Aberdeen is extraordinary. If a brand new white 4x4 stood for election to the council it would win in most wards.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  9. Frenchy
    Member

    Far wid it nae?

    Posted 5 years ago #

  10. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Frenchy loon, I've thocht on't an yer richt. Nae wye. Fae the golden streets o' Bieldside tae the hippy commune o' Fitty Aiberdeen's jist Motor City.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  11. Frenchy
    Member

    Micht stull be some bitties o it far a fishin boatie wid beat yir fowre be fowre, bit they're fyow an far atween.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  12. chdot
    Admin

    https://www.bikebiz.com/landscape/walking-and-cycling-key-to-tackling-poor-air-quality-in-birmingham-says-sustrans

    Posted 5 years ago #

  13. chdot
    Admin

    “Very alarming but depressingly familiar complacency from government as per usual.”

    Yep,

    It’s ‘understandable’ that they play to their voting base, but it certainly doesn’t show understanding/leadership by a Gov that pretends it cares about Climate Change.

    It’s pure (road building) ‘business as usual’ without any concern about cost benefit analyses, public health issues, NHS demands due to unhealthy population, induced demand etc. etc.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  14. chdot
    Admin

    https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-accused-of-green-window-dressing-as-scottish-government-reveals-programme-1-4794344

    Posted 5 years ago #

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