Consultation
This is our response to a consultation to introduce a public space protection order on cycling in parts of the city centre. If you support our comments, please . The consultation closes on 31 January 2025. Better Streets for Birmingham is a group that advocates infrastructural changes in our city to
Opinions
This is an opinion article originally printed as a letter to the editor in the 27 December 2024 edition of the Birmingham Mail. There has been an increase in focus to the parking situation at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with the Hospital committing to build another car park to solve
Consultation
This is our response to . If you agree with our response, you can reply to say you agree with Better Streets for Birmingham's response. Whilst we are fully behind the sentiment behind the proposed design, we have reservations around specific aspects of its implementation, which we will explore
Consultation
This is our response to . If you agree with our response, you can reply to say you agree with Better Streets for Birmingham's response. The Moor Street Gateway proposals are the first step to creating a connected through-route between the A38 and A34 cycleways. In future, this
General
Critical commissioner roles for the West Midlands are to be filled by once-a-week volunteers reporting to a volunteer task force, in what appears to be a significant and disappointing downgrade to the previous Cycling and Walking Commissioner position. The active travel role has been reduced from three-days-
Consultation
This is our response to . If you agree with our response, you can reply to say you agree with Better Streets for Birmingham's response. We enthusiastically welcome these proposals which will make vital progress towards achieving the city’s transport plan. The proposals do not prevent cars from
Consultation
This is Better Streets for Birmingham and Soho and Handsworth Neighbourhood Planning Forum's joint response to . If you agree with our response, you can reply to say you agree with Better Streets for Birmingham's response. Overall feedback We support the need for a 24-hour bus
General
Last week, the Cabinet Member for Social Justice made a decision to consult on a proposed ban of cycling in pedestrian zones in Birmingham City Centre. This would be through a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) which can ban anti-social behaviour and is different from a Traffic Regulation Order
Consultation
Overall feedback We welcome these proposals and advocate their full implementation. This project should have been designed and delivered with the A38 cycle lane extension. Not doing so means we have two design teams looking at the same highway layout separately, along with two rounds of construction work, and surely
Cycle Lane Proposal
This article is an opinion piece written in September 2024. It explores issues raised by residents, following the Council dropping previous traffic calming proposals over value for money concerns. Since this article was posted, the Council has started to design a new set of measures to address the road safety
Consultation
We broadly welcome the Birmingham City Centre Movement and Access Strategy proposals and support Pushbikes’ consultation response. Previously, we published an opinion piece with bold options to make the city centre more people-centred. We would like to see increased pedestrianisation and a robust challenge on whether vehicles need access
Campaign
Birmingham roads are more dangerous than they've ever been. Looking at the in-year statistics on reported road casualties provided by The Department for Transport (DfT), it is clear Birmingham has a spiralling road safety issue. The DfT has reported provisionally that, in 2023, there were 479 people