Road transport
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Victoria’s new premier has vowed to hit the ground running, but several seats are not decided yet and nor is the upper house
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Letters: The aim is to free the road programme from the ‘interference’ that could arise from the election of another government. Modern Toryism’s priority is here laid bare: for cars, not learning
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In its 15 months in power the the Abbott government has not acted like an administration dedicated to reducing public debt
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MPs enjoy government plans to bring roads closer to their constituencies – and so close to a general election
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It has been hailed as the biggest road upgrade scheme for a generation, including 1,300 miles of motorway. But how much of the funding is new investment?
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Leo Benedictus: Roads are expensive and controversial, which is why the M1 extension to Marble Arch, Belfast’s Urban Motorway and Margaret Thatcher’s promised Roads for Prosperity all came to a dead end
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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg promises money and legislation to unblock some of Britains most congested roads
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Archaeologists and conservation groups divided in reaction to proposals to put A303 under world heritage site
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Incoming premier Daniel Andrews says the prime minister asked him to rethink his opposition to the toll road and he refused
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Roads strategy comes as RAC Foundation predicts there could 7m more road users in England and Wales within 20 years
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Junctions 51 to 56 closed in North Yorkshire as police investigate reports of explosion near Catterick Garrison at 3am
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Learner drivers may be asked to use satnav and three-point turn could be scrapped in favour of more common manoeuvres
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Mayor urges financial technology sector to find solution to problem of growing number of online shopping delivery vans
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Prime minister writes open letter to leaders of Victoria’s main parties telling them the federal funding can only be used on the controversial toll road
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Soon there will be more Londoners than ever before but some of the challenges the city will face are much the same as they were decades ago
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While London provides a model of integrated investment, elsewhere growth is slowed by fragmentation and bottlenecks
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Larry Elliott: George Osborne talks of investing in transport to carry people out of poverty, but the money has to be made available, and not just in the south-east
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Britain’s first ‘Bio-Bus’ powered entirely by human and food waste takes to the streets between Bath and Bristol
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Letters: With tragic irony the road crash that claimed the lives of five teenagers near Doncaster on Saturday night took place on the eve of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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The actor and comedian is ‘fighting to get better’ after suffering a severe brain injury in the 7 June highway crash in New Jersey
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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health suggests set of measures to help reduce UK’s child mortality rate
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More than 40% say they have been hit or nearly hit by a vehicle while on foot or bike, survey for Brake shows
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Appeal court weighs legal duty of transport operators to enforce wheelchair users’ priority over other passengers
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Letters: Removing that hopelessly congested strip of A303 would create a conservators’ dream – a 5,000-year-old giant stone temple in an almost pristine landscape, ie no visual or noise intrusion from the motor car
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The A1 near Newcastle, Pennine crossings and the A303 London to Cornwall road will be upgraded, the PM will tell the CBI
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Authorities report one of two buses carrying church group back to Madrid tumbled down embankment near Cieza in Murcia
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Business leader: The pressure on the south-east to expand is unnecessary. State investment could put northern cities centre stage
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City links: The best city stories from around the web this week explore a Parisian suburb where public spaces are being reclaimed by local women, as well as a pedestrian-friendly initiative in LA and the ‘wild’ side of Berlin in the 90s
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For Victorian business, the argument that improving public transport alone will fix the city’s congestion woes is simplistic Full coverage of the Victorian election
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Warrant issued for arrest of Adam Tang, who failed to turn up to hear verdict in case brought after he posted YouTube video speeding around Manhattan to beat ‘circuit’ record
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Casualties are up by 9% as campaigners say increase comes after years of decline in people killed or badly hurt
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City links: the best city stories this week take a look at a guerrilla parking sign project in New York, imagine London’s disused tube stations as community hubs and explore Mussolini’s secret underground bunkers in Rome
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Authorities are looking at increasing the mass limit of a two-axle bus from 16 to 18 tonnes
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Letter: Are you really suggesting a piece of research that omits the well-known failings of UK rail operating companies deserves to be taken seriously?
As a druid, I’d welcome the tunnel under Stonehenge