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Dear drivers, steady as you go at 20mph. And welcome to the future

A new speed limit in Wales is the latest policy intended to prioritise people’s needs over cars. I believe that’s the way to go, says transport writer Christian Wolmar

All aboard! Can Luxembourg’s free public transport help save the world?

In 2020, in a bid to cut carbon emissions, Luxembourg made all its public transport free. But what is it like to use? And why are there still so many traffic jams? I took a trip to find out ...

Strikes aren’t bad for the US economy. They’re the best thing that could happen

Auto workers, writers, actors, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, UPS drivers, flight attendants – labor isn’t a ‘special interest’. It’s all of us

European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building, report finds

Rail networks in most countries have been starved of funding while motorways lengthen, study shows

The Guardian view on Greater Manchester’s bus revolution: the public at the wheel

Editorial: A new franchising system rolled out this week can address the damage done by decades of deregulation

Welsh minister says Tories waging ‘culture war’ over new 20mph limit

Lee Waters says change to speed limit is ‘one of the most significant things we’ve done since devolution’

‘We build those cars’: US workers on Ford picket line demand a fair share

Horns blare in support of strikers outside the carmakers’ plant in Wayne, Michigan, as union members attack ‘corporate greed’

How to buy a car in the UK: time it right and negotiate on everything

All you need to know, from finding the right financing to checking the car’s history and taking it for a road test

Drivers likely to benefit from London Ulez, Sadiq Khan to say

Car users can be exposed to more damaging pollution than cyclists, bus passengers or pedestrians, research claims

UAW strike: union to resume contract negotiations on Saturday – as it happened

Plans to restart negotiations come after about 13,0000 workers walked out of three factories run by Ford, General Motors and Stellantis

‘A fight against corporate greed’: Bernie Sanders rallies with UAW in Detroit

Senator kicks off United Auto Workers’ largest strike against US’s big three carmakers amid record company profits

Auto worker strike explained: the pay gap, the talks and what Biden is doing

Key questions answered after UAW workers at Ford, Stellantis and General Motors walked off the job

Biden says record profits warrant record contracts as historic auto worker strike starts

United Auto Workers union unable to agree deal with Ford, GM and Stellantis, who have seen profits and executive pay soar

Wales is bringing in a 20mph speed limit. Why – and what will happen?

While many oppose the new restrictions, the Welsh government says it is the ‘sensible and progressive thing to do’

Cars! Destroying the planet yet so convenient

Are cars good? Nobody can say

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