General
Second multi-year closure of Kent Street cycle track
A letter sent to Birmingham City Council about a second multi-year closure of the Kent Street cycle track for construction works.
infrastructure
Consultation
Our response to the Moor Green Lane proposals
This is our response to proposals to remove through-traffic from Moor Green Lane from Birmingham City Council. If you agree with our response, you can reply to say you agree with Better Streets for Birmingham’s response. The Moor Green Lane proposals are a response to proven concerns from
General
Our statement on the mayor's new commissioners
Cath Palgrave and Martin Price, Co-chairs of Streets for Birmingham said: “We congratulate both commissioners on their appointment. “The task they face together is huge: a stagnating number of collisions wrecking all too many lives while meaningful action continues to be lacklustre. “Today marks day 180 of Birmingham’s
Consultation
Our consultation response for the city centre cycling PSPO
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
Will one more car park really solve the QE’s woes?
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
Our consultation response for Kings Heath to Druids Heath bus priority
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
Our response to Moor Street Gateway proposals
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
Consultation
Our response to the proposed A38 city centre changes
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
Our consultation response for Hockley Circus to Holyhead Road bus priority
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
Consultation
Our consultation response for Longbridge to Sutton Coldfield bus priority
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
Consultation
Our consultation response to City Centre movement measures
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
General
Our response to local leaders' statements on road safety
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