Shared transport in Scotland: our vision
About CoMoUK
CoMoUK is a registered charity, dedicated to the public benefit of shared transport.
Through advocacy, research and development, CoMoUK supports shared modes such as car clubs, bike share, e-scooter sharing, and emerging modes such as ‘on demand’ buses along with well-designed infrastructure such as mobility hubs.
Shared transport: a vital role
We believe that shared transport can play a vital role in meeting the transport challenges that Scotland now faces.
Our evidence shows us that investment in building infrastructure and support for shared transport can help address all four key elements of the Vision that lie at the heart of the Scottish Government’s National Transport Strategy:
- reducing inequalities;
- taking climate action;
- helping deliver inclusive economic growth; and
- improving health and wellbeing.
Why is it important?
While advances in technology can make transport more efficient and less environmentally damaging, it will not be enough to bring about the kind of change needed to enable Scotland to meet its climate change targets in particular.
Shared transport complements the benefits that public transport and active transport can bring as it enables people to have personal transport use without the need to own it.
Scotland needs not only cleaner cars, but fewer cars, and shared services have a lower impact on the environment and transport infrastructure.
The impact of shared transport
Shared transport is popular and growing, but to expand it and make it the norm rather than the exception, we need a bigger effort behind it in Scotland.
The National Transport Strategy (NTS2) has already acknowledged the direction that national policy needs to go in, stating that our transport system needs to be redesigned so that walking, cycling and public and shared transport take precedence ahead of private car use.
