The Scottish Government

Scotland's National Transport Strategy sets out, for the first time, our long term vision for transport, together with our objectives, priorities and plans. It focuses on three strategic outcomes which will set the context for transport policy making for the next twenty years:

• Improve journey times and connections between our cities and towns and our global markets to tackle congestion and provide access to key markets
• Reduce emissions to tackle climate change

• Improve quality, accessibility and affordability of transport, to give people the choice of public transport and real alternatives to the car.

A short summary version of the National Transport Strategy is also available.

The National Transport Strategy is supported by a number of other documents:

• Scotland's Railways - sets the vision for rail in Scotland for the next 20 years and beyond. It focuses on making journeys faster, connecting our major towns and city regions and improving the quality of the total journey experience. It identifies the short, medium and long term projects which will meet our vision for a world class railway. It builds on the major investment programme already underway in Scotland and reflects Ministers' commitment to a sustainable and efficient rail network which supports economic growth and protects the environment.
• Bus Action Plan - as part of the development of the National Transport Strategy an overview of bus policy in Scotland was carried out. The outcomes from the bus policy overview are contained in the Bus Action Plan which sets out 17 actions to achieve a step change in bus service provision and infrastructure.
• Freight Action Plan - The Freight Action Plan sets out our vision for Scotland to be a place where the movement of freight throughout the supply chain is efficient and sustainable - so enabling Scotland's businesses to compete and grow in a global economy. The Action Plan identifies 20 actions aimed at achieving this vision.