Here comes another busload of broken promises

Here comes another busload of broken promises

Transport unions and the opposition have pounced on the Minns government’s failure to bring its commitments to build locally to reality.

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‘Not ideal,’ government admits,as fleet of buses bought from China

‘Not ideal,’ government admits,as fleet of buses bought from China

The purchase of diesel buses from a Chinese manufacturer conflicts with Minns government plans to build locally and to electrify the fleet.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
First of new ferries sails into Sydney weeks before starting services

First of new ferries sails into Sydney weeks before starting services

The Hobart-built ferries will carry fewer passengers than the vessels they are replacing,raising concerns they will be too small amid surging demand.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro hit with $200m bill for prime Parramatta CBD land

Sydney Metro hit with $200m bill for prime Parramatta CBD land

In the latest fight over land acquired for the big-ticket rail project,Sydney Metro has been ordered to pay more than double its initial offer for the prized land.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andMatt O'Sullivan
Inside the giant cavern and tunnels for Sydney’s marquee metro station

Inside the giant cavern and tunnels for Sydney’s marquee metro station

A giant metro railway station being carved out of sandstone beneath busy streets and skyscrapers in the CBD comes with an engineering twist.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
‘Fat bikes’ sparking fear in Sydney’s beachside suburbs

‘Fat bikes’ sparking fear in Sydney’s beachside suburbs

Locals are fed up with overpowered e-bikes ruling the footpaths as councils struggle to stamp out young people speeding and riding dangerously.

  • byJessica McSweeney
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Tram testing kicks off in Parramatta CBD
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Tram testing kicks off in Parramatta CBD

The Parramatta Light Rail project has reached a major milestone in the heart of western Sydney,where the first tram rolled through Parramatta CBD as testing ramps up ahead of services beginning later this year. Vision:NSW government.

Parramatta gets a glimpse of its future as first light rail travels through CBD

Parramatta gets a glimpse of its future as first light rail travels through CBD

A tram has rolled through Parramatta’s CBD for the first time in 80 years,as testing begins on the entire line of the first stage of the Parramatta Light Rail project.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Trains are packed again,but we’re avoiding one seat like the plague

Trains are packed again,but we’re avoiding one seat like the plague

There are 880 seats in one of Sydney’s Waratah trains,but on most peak-hour services you’d be lucky to find bums on 700. The legacy of the green dot lives on.

  • byMary Ward
Revealed:Sydney’s worst bus stops and why they are health hazards
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Revealed:Sydney’s worst bus stops and why they are health hazards

Taking public transport should not be dangerous,but many commuters are forced to wait without protection from extreme weather.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Road closures,train and bus changes for the 2024 Sydney Mardi Gras

Road closures,train and bus changes for the 2024 Sydney Mardi Gras

On Saturday night,tens of thousands of spectators will line Oxford Street to watch more than 200 floats and 12,000 marchers. Here’s how to get there.

  • byMary Ward