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# Opinion - Be Bold, Birmingham!
- URL: https://www.betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/post/be-bold-birmingham/
- Published: 2023-05-11T16:16:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-04T10:33:25.000Z
- Author: Better Streets for Birmingham
- Tags: Be Bold, Birmingham, Opinions, #Migrated-1785839530335, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-04 10:32

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The 2022 Commonwealth Games were fantastic; the atmosphere around the city (and region) was amazing, the sport was enjoyable, the transport network worked brilliantly. If there was one mis-step, however, it was the marketing strapline "Be Bold, Be Birmingham".

Don't get me wrong, it's a great concept. The problem is that Birmingham hasn't been bold in a long time. As I made clear in [my review](https://www.betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/thoughts-on-the-birmingham-transport-summit/) of the Birmingham Transport Summit, if that plan is delivered, that will truly be bold. But two years ago? No, sorry.

I have been using the phrase **Be Bold, Birmingham** since then, to make it clear that the council need to take bold action, not just talk about it. As I don't like to just criticise from the sidelines, I plan to write a series of articles outlining some bold ideas I'd love to see implemented. As ever, consider these conversation starters. I don't imagine that everything I propose is the best solution, there may be good reasons why an idea isn't feasible. But I refuse to buy the negative view that this city is unchangeable.

We can choose to live in a better city!

- [Close the A38 tunnels](https://www.betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/close-the-a38-tunnels/)
- [A new city centre, for a new era](https://www.betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/opinion-a-new-city-centre-for-a-new-era/)