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• Tyne and Wear deregulation U-turn angers bus firms

  21 Oct 2014: After long consultation, regional authority to counter reforms brought in by Thatcher government

• Lords vote on reduced taxi regulation criticised by Labour and charities

  20 Oct 2014: Safety campaigners and shadow transport secretary say allowing booked taxi firms to subcontract puts women in danger

• Architecture for bikes – in pictures

  16 Oct 2014: From Calgary’s space-age Peace bridge to Eindhoven’s floating roundabout and the Copenhagen apartments with a cycle path straight up to the 10th floor, Gavin Blyth’s Velo City highlights some of the world’s best cycling infrastructure

• Innovation in, lycra out: what Copenhagen can teach us about cycling

  16 Oct 2014: From ‘green wave’ traffic lights and majestic harbour bike bridges to digital countdowns and foot rests at junctions, the Danish capital is full of clever ideas to improve city cycling

• Why cycling is great for everyone – not just cyclists

  16 Oct 2014: Mass cycling could save the NHS £17bn in 20 years, cut 500 road deaths a year and reduce smog, says a new study for British Cycling
  

• Cycle superhighways row: wheels within wheels

  15 Oct 2014: The PR war over Boris Johnson’s flagship cycling scheme risks impeding its progress
  

• MPs call for improved rail links to south-east airports

  15 Oct 2014: Petition identifies excessive car journeys as one of the biggest barriers to the future sustainability of airports

• Ten ways to ensure future transport projects are sustainable

  Guardian Professional, 14 Oct 2014: What government and the transport sector can do to improve public health and tackle climate change: our expert views

• Ebola: UK cancels resumption of direct flights to Sierra Leone

  13 Oct 2014: Department of Transport cites deteriorating public health for revoking Gambia Bird’s licence to fly to Ebola-hit country

• UK government to sell Eurostar stake before general election

  13 Oct 2014: Osborne says he is looking for bids by end of month and hopes sale of 40% stake in Channel tunnel train firm raises £300m

• How Dutch and German train and bus firms are taking UK taxpayers for a ride

  12 Oct 2014: Business leader: the UK government has poured money into transport infrastructure. And thanks to privatisation, state-owned European bus and rail operators reap the benefits

• Cyclists v lobbyists: gloves are off in the battle for London’s cycle lanes

  10 Oct 2014: Boris Johnson’s ambitious plans for 21 miles of cross-London lanes by 2016 could spark a transport revolution in the capital, but powerful City and business interest groups remain opposed

• FirstGroup wins Great Western contract extension

  10 Oct 2014: DfT confirms it wishes company, which lost ScotRail franchise, to run rail line for further four years after current contract runs out

• Ebola outbreak simulations to be tested in UK hospitals

  9 Oct 2014: Department of Health confirms weekend real-time response tests in unnamed hospitals in the north and south of England

• Boris's Bus (A Political Journey) Part 42: No More Conductors?

  9 Oct 2014: The next batch of the London mayor’s bespoke buses will all operate without the vehicle’s signature retro feature
  

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