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Evaluation of Scottish Road Safety Week Pilot

25 Feb 2016

This report presents the findings of an evaluation to assess the possible impact the pilot might have had in realising the aims of SRSW and to provide evidence to help inform whether there may be value in developing SRSW as a regular initiative to support the co-ordination and delivery of road safety themed activity across Scotland’s delivery partnerships

Carbon Account for Transport No. 7: 2015 Edition

17 Dec 2015

This document provides an annual update of the Carbon Account for Transport, first published in August 2009

Recycled tyres in noise barriers

6 Nov 2015

Study to determine the potential for reductions in noise from major roads (trunk and local) through the use of a noise barrier system manufactured or constructed using tyre derived rubber materials (TDRM).

Review of Roadside Advertising

21 Oct 2015

The purpose of this research was to gage the feasibility of local roads raising income through permitting roadside advertising at appropriate locations.

Timber Transport Planning Tool

1 Oct 2015

A two-year study in collaboration with Scotland’s Timber Transport Groups to identify, develop and test a consistent methodology for the collection and collation of a national database of exit points where timber tonnages would join the public road network.

Changes to Bus Registration in Scotland: Analysis of Responses and Next Steps

31 Jul 2015

This paper summarises the responses to the consultation on changes to bus registration in Scotland and outlines how Transport Scotland intends to proceed in the light of them

Brine Spreading Trials

22 Jul 2015

Allocation of funding towards collaborative trials of Brine-only spreading as a form of winter treatment, along with a wide scale trial of imbiber products.

Transport Accessibility Summit 2015 Online Survey Results Summary

8 Jul 2015

The Transport Accessibility Summit held in Edinburgh in March 2015 provided an opportunity for transport service providers and central and local government policy colleagues to find out directly from disabled people how accessibility issues affected them. Transport Scotland commissioned Research Scotland to produce a report of the findings of the day. An on-line survey was also carried out by the Scottish Disability Equality Forum to get the views of disabled people who were unable to attend the summit. The survey summary sets out the main priorities identified

Research Support for the 2015 Transport Accessibility Summit

2 Jul 2015

The Transport Accessibility Summit held in Edinburgh in March 2015 provided an opportunity for transport service providers and central and local government policy colleagues to find out directly from disabled people how accessibility issues affected them

Road drainage and flood risk management

1 Jul 2015

Study to investigate the conflict between road drainage design and flood risk management. The study will cover both new build and retrofitted schemes.

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