{"id":9071,"date":"2021-04-26T10:59:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T09:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/?p=9071"},"modified":"2021-04-26T11:00:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:00:48","slug":"moving-the-vote-analysis-of-transport-in-holyrood-party-manifestos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/blog\/2021\/04\/26\/moving-the-vote-analysis-of-transport-in-holyrood-party-manifestos\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving the Vote: Analysis of transport in Holyrood party manifestos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> We have today published our report ‘Moving the Vote: Sustainable transport in the party manifestos for the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections’. The report sets out our analysis of transport in the manifestos of the five main political parties standing in the 6 May Scottish Parliament elections.<\/p>\n

Transport is the largest source of climate emissions in Scotland, and Transform\u2019s analysis looks at the credibility of the parties\u2019 manifestos in tackling the Climate Emergency. Our overall conclusion is that while all parties say climate is a priority, few set out a credible platform to tackle the largest source of emissions.<\/p>\n

The report is available at\u00a0https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Moving-the-Vote-report-Transform-Scotland-2021-04-26.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Transform director Colin Howden said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have deep concerns regarding the credibility of the parties\u2019 commitments on transport. Whether one wants new roads or new railways, new decarbonised public transport fleets or free public transport, somebody is going to have to pay for these things \u2013 and we see nothing in these manifestos that demonstrates that the parties have clearly articulated plans for how this will be delivered.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOnly the Greens come forward with new transport pricing policies, suggesting both a Frequent Flyer Levy and support for road pricing and parking levies at the local level. At the other extreme, the Tories\u2019 manifesto contains a long wishlist of infrastructure schemes \u2013 but, in a manifesto which contains numerous commitments to tax cuts, it is difficult to be anything but sceptical about the viability of its proposals.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe can only join the SNP in its desire for a \u2018Green Transport Revolution\u2019. Its manifesto includes many of the policies that are indeed needed for delivering such a transformation, but the credibility of its claims here are not defensible while it continues to promote unlimited new road-building and sets out no credible policies for the traffic demand management that will be required to deliver its commitment to cut traffic levels by 20% by 2030.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever wins this election, what we need to see is detailed and specific plans for climate emission reduction from the transport sector, and less empty rhetoric about \u2018transport revolutions\u2019, green or otherwise.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Transform\u2019s analysis has been carried out against a set of ten criteria:<\/p>\n

* Active travel provision
\n* 20 minute neighbourhoods
\n* Zero-emission bus & rail
\n* Decarbonising ferries
\n* Anglo-Scottish air-rail substitution
\n* Long-haul freight by rail
\n* Investing in digital connectivity
\n* Investing in road maintenance over building new roads
\n* Demand management
\n* Making public transport cheaper than car use<\/p>\n

Publication of Transform\u2019s manifesto analysis also follows the completion of a series of \u2018Moving The Vote\u2019 events held featuring transport spokespeople from each of the five parties, the recordings of which are featured online. See https:\/\/transform.scot\/what-we-do\/campaigns\/moving-the-vote-transport-conversations-with-the-parties\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The final event in this series, which featured current Scottish Government transport minister Michael Matheson was held on Friday last week:\u00a0https:\/\/transform.scot\/blog\/2021\/04\/23\/michael-matheson-msp-discusses-the-snps-transport-vision-in-our-final-moving-the-vote-event\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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