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Regional Transport Strategy

Consultation on a New Regional Transport Strategy 2024-2034 (Consultation Closed)

Tactran have worked on a new Tayside and Central Scotland Regional Transport Strategy to address the challenges and opportunities that have arisen since 2015, not least the Climate Emergency declared by the Scottish Government and our constituent Councils.

Between June and August 2021 public and stakeholder engagement was undertaken to help identify the issues to be considered when developing the strategy. This informed the strategy’s draft objectives and outcomes. Between July 2022 and November 2022 public and stakeholder engagement was undertaken, seeking view on the draft objectives and outcomes; the scale of change required to hit national targets; and the measures which could help delivery the identified outcomes. Between July 2023 and November 2023 public and stakeholder engagement was undertaken, seeking views on a draft strategy.

A final draft has now been prepared and as a statutory document requires submission to the Minister for Transport for approval.

Draft RTS submitted to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport

A New Regional Transport Strategy: Supporting Documents

Identification of Issues

Main Issues Reports: RTS Main Issues Storymap

Main Issues Reports: Main Issues Report (pdf)

Consultation on the potential impacts of the RTS on people and place May 2021

Report to Partnership 14 September 2021: A New Regional Transport Strategy: Objective Setting & Appendix A

Consultation Summary: Regional Transport Strategy Update Note January 2022

Objective Setting

Report to Partnership 14 September 2021: A New Regional Transport Strategy: Objective Setting & Appendix A

Options Identification and Assessment

SEA Scoping Report December 2021

Options Consultation: A Conversation about changing how we travel

Options Consultation: A long version of ‘a conversation about how we travel’ document and questionnaire

Options Consultation: A short version of ‘a conversation about how we travel’ document and questionnaire

Achieving a 20% reduction in car-km: Options for the Tactran Region

Taylor McKenzie Tactran Quantitative Research November 2022

A conversation about changing how we travel: Consultation Summary

Drafting Strategy

Taylor McKenzie Tactran Quantitative Research October 2023

Appraisal Summary Tables

Tactran RTS Targets Baseline and Options

Monitoring Framework Summary Sheet

Draft Integrated Impact Assessment – Final draft

Draft Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

Draft RTS Submitted to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport

Regional Transport Strategy 2015-2036

Our Regional Transport Strategy sets out a vision for improving the region’s transport infrastructure, services and other facilities over the period to 2036. Our Vision is to deliver:

a transport system, shaped by engagement with its citizens, which helps deliver prosperity and connects communities across the region and beyond, which is socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable and which promotes the health and well-being of all.

The Tactran Partnership Board and Minister for Transport and Islands approved the finalised Regional Transport Strategy Refresh in July 2015 giving it statutory status.

Other Regional Transport Strategy Documents

Regional Transport Strategy 2015 – 2036

Delivery Plan 2016-2021