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
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
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
General
We welcome our city and regional authorities' renewed commitments to tackling the road safety emergency in response to our open letter. However, declaring that there is an emergency and therefore admitting we have a serious problem is the easy part. We’ve been here before. Last year, following another
General
Following our open letter, we received a joint reply from the addressees and a separate reply from the Police and Crime Commissioner Joint reply from the Mayor, Police and Crime Commissioner and Council leaders240802_Better-Streets-for-Birmingham-Open-Letter-26th-July-2024-Response.pdf879 KBdownload-circleSeparate reply from the
Campaign
Until 2020, Northbrook Street in Ladywood was like any other street in Birmingham: a danger zone of excessive speeds and congestion, as drivers used it to "rat-run" to other sections of the city. It was, just like many of our streets, a danger to pedestrians and residents
Newsletters
Action on Wake Green/Yardley Wood Road This particular location has been identified as a hotspot for dangerous driving by local residents. It was decided at committee that the next BSfB action would take place here as part of the national Safe Streets Now campaign. The action was attended by
Consultation
Before we set out our response, which was automatically scheduled yesterday afternoon, we learned of yet another serious collision in one of our local centres. We do not yet know how many people were seriously injured or killed. This serves as a critical reminder that while we consider long-term
General
On Friday 26 January 2024, we sent an open letter to city and regional leaders, setting out several challenges for authorities to go faster and reduce the opportunity for further deaths on our roads. We have now received replies from all recipients, which are published on this page. Response from
General
All recipients have replied to our open letter - we have . Councillor John Cotton, Council Leader, Birmingham City Council Councillor Liz Clements, Cabinet Member for Transport, Birmingham City Council Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and West Midlands Mayoral Candidate 2024 Richard Parker, West Midlands Mayoral Candidate 2024 Sent by
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