In 2020, Birmingham City Council (BCC) installed a temporary ‘pop-up’ cycle lane on Bradford Street, as part of the emergency transport measures introduced during lockdown.…
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Posted Friday, July 25, 2025 - 09:59 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council has drawn up plans for an extension of the A38 cycle route from Selly Oak to Longbridge, and is consulting on those plans during July 2025.…
Posted Monday, July 14, 2025 - 11:02 in Robert's blog
A vintage five-speed Brompton with a cracked triangle is made road-worthy again
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Posted Friday, May 9, 2025 - 19:26 in Robert's blog
The council is proposing to close one end of Steelhouse Lane to create a public square
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Posted Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 11:14 in Robert's blog
Please support Birmingham City Council's proposal to place a modal filter on Moor Green Lane, which is intended to address rat-running
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Posted Friday, January 24, 2025 - 09:28 in Robert's blog
Birmingham City Council is consulting on a proposal to impose a Public Space Protection Order restricting cycling in certain Traffic Restricted areas of the City Centre, and we urge you to respond to it
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Posted Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 21:38 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council is consulting on a scheme to stop HGVs using Water Orton Lane by implementing a bus and cycle gate at the junction with Kingsbury Road.…
Posted Sunday, November 24, 2024 - 13:11 in Chris's blog
McDonald's is holding a public engagement consultation (closing on Tuesday 26th November 2024) on its plans to open a new restaurant, including drive-thru, on Pershore Road next to the Aldi's in St…
Future Prospects for Birmingham’s Active Travel Revolution and the Contribution of Local Campaigning
Posted Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 09:57 in David's blog
Our guest speaker at the 2024 AGM was Phil Jones, Push Bikes member and founder of Phil Jones Associates
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Posted Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 20:10 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council is consulting on changes to Moor Street Queensway to create a more welcoming pedestrian-friendly space for the expected shift in passengers from New Street Station to the ne…
Posted Thursday, August 15, 2024 - 11:11 in Robert's blog
The Bournville Village Trust has launched a consultation on making better use of parts of the village, including improving cycling connectivity
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Posted Monday, August 12, 2024 - 17:00 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council is consulting on some major plans to pedestrianise most of Hurst Street, as well as introducing more bus gates to reduce motor traffic rat-running through the city centre, p…
Posted Friday, August 2, 2024 - 09:56 in Robert's blog
Bournville was designed and built as a fifteen minute city, which some would have you believe means it's dystopian, but anyone who has been there will know otherwise
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Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 15:27 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council (BCC) has put forward some plans for improving active travel conditions (that is, for walking, cycling and wheeling) in Digbeth.…
Posted Monday, April 1, 2024 - 00:00 in Robert's blog
Researchers at German advanced computing organisation Forschungsgruppe für verteilte Taschenrechnerkraft have used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict those areas where people are most likely to be receptive to infrastructure plans that facilitate and encourage cycling
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