THE National is launching a new investigative series exploring how we can transform public transport in Scotland.
Many of us use public transport every day, relying on busses, trams, trains and ferries to get where we need to go.
There are positive examples of transport policy improving in Scotland. From ending peak fares on nationalised ScotRail, to bringing in £2 max fares on busses, to providing free bus travel for under-22s, these all positively impact day-to-day journeys for Scottish residents.
But too often, we're left paying over the odds for poor services from private firms who care mainly about their profits (thanks to Thatcher-era policies!). Some of us benefit from publicly owned services with tightly controlled fares, while others face route cuts and spiralling costs. People in rural areas are left isolated, while families in deprived urban areas are priced out.
Affordable, sustainable, efficient public transport improves lives, health, economies, the environment – it seems a no-brainer to look at how we can make it the best it can be.
So that's exactly what we're doing this week, from Monday to Friday.
What you can look forward to
- Explainers on who owns and profits from our transport systems
- Deep-dives on how Westminster parties' policies dismantled parts of Scotland's transport system
- Interviews with campaigners from across Scotland, exploring solutions to the problems we face
- Interviews with experts in Europe, learning about the very best examples of how to make public transport truly work for the public
- Features on positive cases in Scotland and how we can expand them across the country
- Special multimedia content including shareable graphics and podcast episodes
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