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‘People feel scared about walking’: the cost of car culture in Birmingham

After pedestrian deaths and assaults on traffic wardens, a city designed for motorists is fighting for change

Sunak ‘backs drivers’ with curbs on 20mph limits and bus lanes

Low-traffic neighbourhoods and fines also face clampdown under plans condemned by active travel groups

Road casualties have become normal in Britain. But there is another way

A parliamentary group has compiled 10 recommendations to make our roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists

The rows over ‘anti-motorist’ Ulez and LTNs lose sight of the truth: they save lives

While Rishi Sunak spouts pro-motorist rhetoric, Amsterdam, Paris and Edinburgh are leading the charge to be healthier cities, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

Bristol’s low-traffic scheme stalls as row over Ulez spreads from London

The city’s ‘livable neighbourhood’ initiative is threatened by the shock Uxbridge byelection result blamed on the ultra low emission zone

National Highways accused of ‘systemic failure’ on cycling provision in England

Freedom of information responses on design standards suggest cyclists being ‘endangered’ on shared-use paths

I travelled around Britain on low-carbon transport. It was creaky – but magical

Even train delays and waits for buses felt worth it for the space to think and environmental benefits. Our public transport is full of untapped potential, says writer Sophie Pavelle

The car is king in the US – and pedestrian deaths are rising. Where is the outrage?

Pedestrian deaths are at a 40-year high and the number of cyclists hit by cars has increased since the pandemic. The most astounding part? These are preventable tragedies, says Arwa Mahdawi

Outcry in Birmingham after four cyclists and pedestrians die in a month

Road safety campaigners say that people drive at ‘terrifying speeds’ throughout the city

‘In at the deep end’: ditching the car for a cargo bike on the school run

The price tags can be eye-watering for the electric model I need around my hilly London neighbourhood

Cuts to cycling and walking budget in England ‘will cost £2bn in long term’

Exclusive: Labour estimates huge impact on public health and wider economy from halving active travel budget

Pedestrian jailed for manslaughter after causing cyclist to fall in front of car

Auriol Grey shouted and waved at Celia Ward to get off the pavement in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Row growing after third historic rail bridge filled in with concrete

National Highways faces third intervention by a local authority over infilling, after burying Congham bridge in Norfolk in tonnes of concrete

LTNs appear not to push traffic on to boundary roads, London study finds

Exclusive: number of motor vehicles in 46 low-traffic neighbourhoods studied also significantly reduced

‘Entrenched car culture’ leaves millions of Britons in transport poverty

Study finds drivers spending up to a fifth of pre-tax income on running a car as lack of infrastructure deters people from cycling

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