Transform Scotland
Transform Scotland is a registered charity based in Edinburgh (charity number 041516). They campaign on issues regarding sustainable transport, encouraging improved transport policies and practice. The organisation is made up of over 60 member groups, including those from the private, public and voluntary sectors. Transform Scotland is the sister organisation of Campaign for Better Transport who operate in England and Wales. Transform Scotland use a number of tactics in order to encourage the growth of sustainable transport, including lobbying the Scottish Government, carrying out media work, responding to government consultations, compiling independent evidence and research, producing publications and briefing documents, and holding events and projects. They focus on improving public transport and gaining greater funding for sustainable modes of transport, rather than on increased road use. They are a member of the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) and their Director Colin Howden was formally on the Board of T&E. Transform Scotland has three full-time members of staff and has a number of part-time staff and volunteers. History Transform Scotland was launched in November 1997. It was created by a number of NGOs (Scottish Association for Public Transport, Friends of the Earth Scotland and RailFuture) from the environment and