In January 2022, Transport Scotland published a draft route map to achieve a 20% reduction in car kilometres by 2030.
The route map does not aim to eliminate all car use. There is recognition that this would not be realistic or fair, especially for journeys undertaken by disabled people or in rural areas where sustainable travel options may not always be available or practical.
Instead, the route map aims to encourage a reduction in the over-reliance on cars wherever possible and identifies four key areas that they want everyone in Scotland to consider each time we plan a journey:
- make use of online options to reduce your need to travel;
- choose local destinations to reduce the distance you travel;
- switch to walking, wheeling, cycling or public transport where possible; and
- combine a trip or share a journey to reduce the number of individual car trips you make, if car remains the only feasible option.
Our questions this week: