Despite the climate emergency, Scottish transport spending remains massively skewed towards high-carbon road-building. The Scottish Government intends to double spending on new roads to £7 billion over the next decade, while local authorities are proposing a host of damaging new schemes. Meanwhile, investment in lowcarbon infrastructure for safe cycling routes, pedestrian-friendly streets and public transport still lags far behind. High-carbon spending today will lock in car use for decades — it’s essential to shift Scotland’s priorities today.

Help us campaign to stop road-building and switch investment to low-carbon infrastructure for walking, cycling and public transport, targeting proposals for damaging road projects such as: • Sheriffhall Roundabout in Edinburgh (£116 million) • Cross Tay Link Road in Perth (£120 million) • further dualling of the A9 and A96 (total £6 billion). Following the local authority elections on 5 May, we will scrutinise road-building budgets of the new administrations to uncover which are prioritising sustainable transport, and which still have their heads firmly stuck in the sand.