{"id":10455,"date":"2022-06-15T12:45:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/?p=10455"},"modified":"2022-06-15T13:05:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T12:05:30","slug":"recent-updates-from-transform-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/blog\/2022\/06\/15\/recent-updates-from-transform-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent updates from Transform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transform\u2019s communications officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a few of our recent activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Scottish Bus Week success!<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

The first-ever Scottish Bus Week, which took place during the last week of May, centred around the celebration of bus and the role that buses can play as a solution to the country\u2019s transport challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Bus Week was an initiative from our #lovemybus campaign<\/a>, supported by Paths for All and partners including First Bus, Lothian, Stagecoach, Borders Buses and West Coast Motors. It was delivered in partnership with CPT Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n

The #lovemybus team were in different towns and cities across Scotland, speaking with people about their experiences of using buses and the important role they play in keeping communities and people connected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The team was also delighted to gain support from Members of the Scottish Parliament, who came out in force to help strengthen the message: that buses are a key actor in creating a fairer, safer, stronger and greener Scotland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What can Scotland learn from other countries\u2019 response to the Ukraine crisis?<\/b><\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Transform\u2019s policy officer Marie Ferdelman reported from Germany on the new 9-Euro-Ticket the German government introduced at the start of June.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is the 9-Euro-Ticket?<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of a package to ease the impact of rising energy costs, the German government introduced a \u20189-Euro-Ticket\u2019 for public transport over the summer months. This means that from June until the end of August, Germans (or anyone living in or visiting Germany) can take an unlimited number of journeys on all local and regional buses and trains throughout Germany for only \u20ac9 per month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In her report, Marie considers this scheme and deliberates both its positives and negatives. Whether this scheme will secure long-term modal shift remains to be seen. However, by 31 May, approximately seven million people who did not previously hold a monthly or yearly season ticket had bought a 9-Euro-Ticket!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We will certainly be keeping a close eye on the outcomes of this scheme in the months to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marie\u2019s full commentary is available on our website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cross-Party Group concludes its scrutiny of Government\u2019s traffic reduction target<\/b><\/p>\n

We held our fourth meeting of the CPG on Sustainable Transport meeting on Tuesday 24 May, its last meeting prior to the Parliament\u2019s summer recess.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>At the event:<\/span><\/p>\n