FOI
Why we made the Freedom of Information (FOI) request It's important that the small amounts of money we receive for active travel are spent on lasting infrastructure to encourage people to cycle. We know that lack of infrastructure - or too many cars - is a leading cause for not
Campaign
Last week, we recently attended a very enjoyable LCWIP workshop to help shape our city’s future cycling network. It was fantastic to see the future network map develop. This week, we have been extremely disappointed to learn that the A47 pop-up cycle lane has been closed and is
Opinions
Dear Cllr Chaman Lal; Cllrs Barker, Brooks, Green, Huxtable and Perks; and relevant council officer Footway Crossings Policy This open letter is about the Footway Crossings Policy that was discussed on 18 January 2023 at the Sustainability and Transport Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Our campaign group champions the Birmingham Transport
Opinions
Dear Cabinet members, We are writing to urge you to back the bold transformative plans for Places for People in Moseley and Kings Heath at the cabinet meeting on 17 January 2023. In the 50s and 60s Herbert Manzoni and others changed the very fabric of this city by prioritising
General
Better Streets for Birmingham is one year old! (ish) In 2021 a group of people were lucky to meet one another. Some of us had campaigned for LTNs, others had set up Active Travel Fairs, some were members of community cycle clubs, others wanted to reduce air pollution, carbon emissions
Consultation
The proposals are for Birmingham City Council to enforce various traffic offences through automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras. Once the Council has been successful in acquiring these powers, it will be able to consider and process further sites in batches on a local level. The Council will run consultations
Campaign
Tired of waiting forever, then rushing to get across? Join our campaign to update pedestrian wait and crossing times across Harborne and Quinton Everyone should be able to get from A to B in a safe, direct and timely manner. Be it on foot, mobility scooter, bike or in a
Consultation
Better Streets for Birmingham is a volunteer community group that campaigns for changes to our travel and planning infrastructure to improve the sustainability, efficiency and safety of our streets. By identifying, supporting and advocating for changes to our environment that enable car-free journeys, we aim to make active travel
Consultation
This is our response to the Moseley local centre public consultation that closes on 30 September 2022. If you agree with our response, you can respond to the consultation with a link to this page. Better Streets for Birmingham recognises the vital importance of east-west cycle routes from the
Consultation
Russell Road is a dangerous road despite having a 20mph speed limit. It is choked with traffic during rush hour and suffers from horrendous speeding. Drivers adhering to the speed limit are regularly tailgated and overtaken. Cycling on it results in a litany of illegally close passes. There is a
General
We sent this email to Birmingham councillors who sit on the West Midlands Transport Delivery Committee (TDC). This is a West Midlands Combined Authority committee made up of councillors from across the region which receives reports on transport in the region. Transport Delivery Committee's meeting agendas and documents
Consultation
As we say in our bio, Better Streets for Birmingham aims to tackle our city's car dependency problem. The biggest key to breaking our culture of car dependency is to make it considerably safer and easier to cycle round the city, especially for those shorter journeys that we