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In September 2023, 32 Better Streets for Birmingham members from across the city volunteered to watch 21 different junctions for drivers running red lights. They collectively volunteered for 50 sessions, totalling a huge 44 hours and 56 minutes. During these 50 sessions, we observed 576 people jumping red lights. That&
Be Bold, Birmingham
These existential times we live in demand that our centres of intellectual excellence lead the fight for change. I hope I've provided a series of measures that the University could either put in place or lobby the Council for. Change is possible if the will is there. I call on the University to step
Consultation
We are strongly in favour of Birmingham City Council's proposal to reduce 25 outlier 40mph roads to 30mph. The proposed measures will lead to lower speeds on our city’s streets through a consistent city-wide maximum speed limit and ultimately save lives. We believe this is a
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We submitted evidence to Birmingham City Council's Sustainability and Transport Overview and Scrutiny Committee inquiry into active travel delivery. We also attended a roundtable with the committee and other stakeholders on Thursday 7 September 2023. Better Streets for Birmingham's submission to the Active Travel Delivery InquiryThis
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Better Streets For Birmingham welcomes the commitment of our city leaders to work together to tackle dangerous driving and road safety in Birmingham, after a spate of deaths and serious injuries on the city’s roads. Four people were killed, including two children, and 5 seriously injured between May and
FOI
In Birmingham, every councillor has a budget of £10,000 per year to make minor improvements to road safety in their ward. Councillors now also get £20,000 per year to spend on clean air measures through the Brum Breathes Fund. They have to add measures to their ward plan
Consultation
Community group responds to the Bournville and Cotteridge Places for People Consultation. If you agree with it and want to support it, include a link to this page in your before 2 July 2023. Summary * The scheme is not a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN), which was promised. A coherent area
Consultation
Our consultation response to the Bournville and Totteridge Places for People Scheme. We support the aims of the scheme to make residential areas safer for pedestrians and cyclists while making them more pleasant to live in. We explain our concerns about the scheme's implementation.
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We are meeting with politicians and authorities over the coming weeks to make three asks. Two of West Midlands Police to change the culture of thoughtless driving and one of Birmingham City Council to provide safe alternatives.
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On Sunday 18 June 2023, West Midlands Police, Birmingham City Council and Transport for West Midlands published a . Better Streets for Birmingham welcomes the fact that our demonstration today on Sunday 18 June 2023 in Kings Heath, Birmingham has prompted West Midlands Police, Birmingham City Council and Transport for West
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This response follows to Councillor John Cotton, Council Leader, Birmingham City Council Cc: Councillor Liz Clements, Cabinet Member for Transport, Birmingham City Council Sent by email 16 June 2023 Dear Councillor Cotton Thank you for your timely reply dated 15 June 2023. We are saddened that since our letter, a
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On Thursday 15 June, Councillor John Cotton responded to our open letter calling for funded infrastructure to be brought forward to 2025, not 2027.