Active Travel Groups' response to Scottish Transport Strategy branded as 'hogwash' by Highland Councillor

28 October 2019

October 2019

Responses to Scottish National Transport Strategy consultation

Public consultation on Transport Scotland's draft National Transport Strategy closed on 23 October 2019.  Read the draft document here.

Here are two local responses 

Katie Walter  responded on behalf of the Highland Cycle Campaign.  Read the HCC response.

TBI director Sheila Currie responded on her own behalf.  Read Sheila's response.

(The format of these documents has been changed from the original response form to make them easier to read).

Other responses

The HCC response refers to the "vastly expensive Longman Roundabout project, costing more than the entire annual budget for Scotland for Active Travel",  as being out of line with the vision of the Transport Strategy.

In June this year Highlands and Islands Green MSP John Finnie said the road-building project should be cancelled after both the Scottish government and Highland Council declared a "climate emergency".  He said the money should instead be spent on schools.

A group of active travel organisations - Cycling Scotland, Cycling UK, Forth Environment Link, Living Streets, Paths for All, Ramblers Scotland, Sustrans Scotland and Transform Scotland - prepared a joint report in a clear summary format.  

This response, in particular the recommendation to end new trunk road construction, was branded as 'urban hogwash' by Caol and Mallaig councillor Allan Henderson.  
Press & Journal report   24 October 2019