Transport policy
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Here are the highlights of a recent debate about harnessing the power of technology to keep city transport clean, sustainable and efficient, writes Sarah LaBrecque
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Minicab mobile apps such as Uber are threatening to drive traditional taxis off the streets but, Britain’s cabbies tell Bella Bathurst, it’s about more than simply getting people from A to B
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Ticket price increase is lowest for five years but more annual season ticket holders will see costs top £5,000
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How the country could look in six years’ time if spending cuts and austerity measures continue
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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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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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Politics live with Andrew Sparrow Patrick McLoughlin's Commons statement on the £15bn roads investment: Politics Live blog
Andrew Sparrow’s rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen -
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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The London mayor says he will revisit “old ideas” for Sabbath restrictions in the capital, though someone has to find them first
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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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The current mess over Uber is what happens when state governments are captured by vested interests and refuse to harden up
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With polls showing the Greens ahead in both Melbourne and Richmond, the minor party holds high hopes of securing the balance of power
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Inter City Railways, 90% owned by Stagecoach, will bring London-Edinburgh line back into private hands after five years
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Owen Jones: First thoughts: Being publicly owned doesn’t fit the free-market dogma that dictates that the railway must be a rip-off, fragmented mess
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Guardian Cities Mumbai Mumbai skywalks: are these elevated paths 'ugly caterpillars' or precious public space?
The skywalks project has always been controversial - but given the lack of gardens, parks or even footpaths in the city, some Mumbaikars find they provide welcome breathing space
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There is no congestion charging, no bike-share scheme … no bus lanes even. Despite an estimated 91% of trips in the city being made on foot, bus or train, transport policy remains geared towards the car
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Deputy prime minister will announce scheme to build on momentum of 2012 Olympics and British leg of Tour de France
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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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The UK needs to speed up improving air quality and the capital must take a stronger lead
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Liam Hogan: Light rail is transformative, almost magically so. Cities around Australia and the world see it as the key to renewing depressed downtowns and sprawling suburbs
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Despite the success of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, local and national governments are still investing in more motorways instead of infrastructure for buses and green travel projects, says James MacColl
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A timelapse video of aeroplanes in the skies over Britain from air traffic controllers Nats shows the huge volume of take-offs and landings in major cities
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Cycling industry employs more people than mining and quarrying with potential for a million jobs by 2020, says new study
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Plans for London’s “garden bridge” underline the need for new Thames crossings to be guided by the right priorities
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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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As the debate over new runways goes to public consultation, the choice before the Airports Commission is far from straightforward, writes Gwyn Topham
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Victorian election: the countdown Victoria election: is Denis Napthine’s daggy charm the Coalition’s only asset?
The Victorian premier used his party’s campaign launch – and Tony Abbott’s absence – as a chance to turn the spotlight away from the East West Link and on to himself -
Business leader: The pressure on the south-east to expand is unnecessary. State investment could put northern cities centre stage
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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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From flu on the bus to sinking ships, here are some of our favourite transport myths – busted
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Launch of £400m airport tram link shows value of not ‘micro-managing everything from Whitehall’, says local transport boss
Cartoon Steve Bell on road plans – cartoon
The coalition has been accused of cynically promising "motorways for the marginals" in advance of next year's election