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Tym Pieglowski with his sons, Zachary, 6, and Kai, 3,

The change to our traffic lights that could make you happier

For years, pedestrians have had to wait for cars to cross a street. But what if it was the other way round – and would it improve our experience of cities?

  • Anthony Segaert

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Complaints double as Sydney bus services fail to meet targets

The state’s transport agency has been rebuked for its handling of the city’s multibillion-dollar bus contracts.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Families enjoy Balmoral Beach on Wednesday.

Renters pay $250 a year to park at these Sydney beaches. That fee could be dumped

Residents who pay rent would have access to the same free beach parking permits as property owners under a bid to level the playing field for tenants.

  • Megan Gorrey
Commuters on Sydney’s toll roads will see a price hike from January 1.

Tolls, passports, museum admission: What is getting more expensive in January

On January 1, an array of fee increases and additional charges will come into effect across Australia and NSW.

  • Nicholas Osiowy
A building teeters on the edge of the sinkhole in Rockdale in Sydney’s south.

M6 motorway opening target date revealed, and it’s much later than you think

Fixing areas around sinkholes will leave a busy arterial road reduced to one lane in either direction for 18 months.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The smart speed signs will be turned on on Monday.

Smart tech to the rescue for one of Sydney’s most congested motorways

A new $179 million system aimed at improving traffic flows and reducing delays from breakdowns and crashes will be switched on early on Monday.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Is the inner west taking its toll?

It’s part of our Sydney DNA.

The storm is being blamed for chaos on the Harbour Bridge on Sunday night.

Cars damaged when storm dislodged Harbour Bridge road plate

A dramatic storm that swept over Sydney on Sunday night is being blamed for dislodging a road plate that damaged 25 cars at the entrance to the Harbour Bridge.

  • Jessica McSweeney
A confidential document reveals early thinking within Treasury about how to compensate toll road operators for network-wide reductions in charges for motorists.

Sydney drivers face tolls until 2060. Here’s why that might get longer

A confidential document reveals early thinking within Treasury about how to compensate toll road operators for network-wide reductions in charges for motorists.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Police have declared the crash at St Marys a “critical incident” and say they were following the Holden sedan moments before it crashed into a Toyota Corolla hatchback on the Great Western Highway, killing the hatchback driver.

Sydney man on way to work killed in horror crash

Police say they were following a Holden sedan early on Tuesday morning when it smashed into a hatchback, killing the 49-year-old driver.

  • Catherine Naylor

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