CTA’s Manifesto, A Better Future for Transport: National Challenges, Community Solutions, has officially launched our UK-wide campaign for positive change ahead of the next UK General Election. 

CTA has assembled a diverse coalition of influential organisations to call on the Scottish Government to invest further in Community Transport's transition to zero-emission fleets.

The Plugged-In Communities Grant Fund has invested more than £3.92 million over the past three years to enable 43 Community Transport operators across Scotland to replace their ageing, polluting vehicles with 52 new, modern Electric Vehicles (EVs), which are cheaper and greener to run.

Bus franchising has risen to the top of the political agenda across the UK.

Andy Burnham, the well-known Mayor of Greater Manchester, has become something of a poster child for bringing control over local buses back into public hands since the iterative rollout of the region's Bee Network, which began in 2023.

In early December, I had the honour of joining the Welsh Government in hosting a session for Wales Climate Week 2023. This virtual conference spanned five days, from December 4th to 8th, coinciding with COP28. Throughout the week, over 4,400 viewers tuned into 28 sessions, led by 30 chairs and featuring 95 speakers who delved into the question: "How do we tackle climate change in a fair way?"