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Question reference: S6W-32794

  • Date lodged: 3 January 2025
  • Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 January 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Travel Demand Management Options Study, prepared for Transport Scotland, was not published before 11 December 2024, in light of being dated and copyrighted March 2023.


Answer

Our draft route map to achieving a 20% reduction in car use, co-developed with COSLA, published in January 2022, committed to exploring equitable options for demand management to discourage car use. A period of engagement and consultation followed publication, and the analysis and consideration of the consultation responses are shaping an updated route map.

The independent research on Travel Demand Management Options Study by AECOM was intended to be published alongside the updated route map. However, the decision was taken to publish the research ahead of this this, adding to the evidence base on how to reduce car use fairly in Scotland, while Transport Scotland continues to engage with local and regional partners to update the route map which we will publish on completion of that engagement. The AECOM research is not Scottish Government policy and was published alongside a policy position statement.