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
Renders show The Star’s Live Room in concert mode.

‘West End’ theatre district a step closer with $60m Star deal

The desperate sale of Star’s events business could transform Pyrmont into Sydney’s version of London’s famous theatre district.

  • Linda Morris andColin Kruger
Schandel,left,says her family’s three-bedroom unit has worked well.

Will Sydney’s apartments ever become more family friendly?

Apartments have traditionally not been the right fit for families. One idea could change that.

  • Anthony Segaert
Ruby with friends Sabrina Santos and Alana Ramshaw enjoy Dawn Fraser Baths.

Sabrina and Alana love their harbour pool. They just want cleaner water

Beachwatch said pollution was unlikely on the public holiday afternoon when the friends had their swim. Yet,Herald testing earlier this month revealed dangerous levels of bacteria on an equally busy hot day.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons andKayla Olaya
Northern Beaches residents could soon be fit with a 40 per cent rate rise.

Beaches residents voted for an 11% rate rise. Their council is considering 40%

Protests are planned for Tuesday’s Northern Beaches Council meeting,where elected officials are hoping to mend a broken budget.

  • Nick Newling
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Sydney water quality testing

Revealed:Sydney’s cleanest and dirtiest places to swim

How dog poo on the streets is thwarting efforts to clean up Sydney’s harbour and rivers for swimming.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons,Nick O'Malley andAlyssa Talakovski
After 1.7 million online views and at least in person 27,000 visitors,curtains fell on Putricia’s famous livestream at midnight.

The curtains have closed on Putricia. Here’s what she looks like now

The public can no longer see Sydney’s celebrated corpse flower. But what happens next is extraordinary.

  • Angus Dalton
Alice Luong (pictured front),Tristan Gill,Nate Grimm,Naomi Gill,,Elizabeth Luong and Freya Gill turn trash into treasure.

The unconventional playgrounds emboldening children to take more risks

Swings and slippery dips are replaced with planks of wood and old car tyres to encourage youngsters to be a bit more dangerous.

  • Megan Gorrey