statement
Our message to the new cabinet team for transport
An email that sets out the importance of the road safety emergency, delivery of the Birmingham Transport Plan and our priorities for transport in the city.
West Midlands Combined Authority
Elections
A guide to getting stuff done in transport
Advice for the public and political candidates for how to achieve things with the roads and transport.
General
Making sense of Birmingham's transport funding
We look ahead to 2032 following the publication of two key reports outlining transport capital funding from 2026 to 2032.
General
Transport in Birmingham - Looking ahead to 2026
As we head into 2026, our Chair looks back at Birmingham’s transport achievements in 2025 and what we can expect in a pivotal year for the city.
Consultation
Our response to the A38 cycle lane extension
We enthusiastically welcome the plans while identifying specific design issues.
Consultation
Our response to proposals about the Key Route Network
We support proposals to change how WMCA designates its Key Route Network to be in line with other combined authorities.
Campaign
Help mark the first anniversary of the road safety emergency
It's approaching the first anniversary of Birmingham's declared road safety emergency and we are planning to mark this on Friday 1 August 2025. We are looking for people to share their stories of road danger. We are also looking for volunteers to help mark the anniversary
Consultation
Our response to bus franchising proposals
We fully support plans to franchise bus services in the West Midlands along with new bus priority measures to make buses more reliable.
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
General
Our priorities for our new commissioners
It’s a new year: new commissioners and new task forces full of experts are on the horizon. We’re almost there, eight months after the Mayor committed to replacing ex-commissioner Adam Tranter. While we’ve been awaiting new commissioners, Birmingham has declared a road safety emergency (in its
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
General
Downgraded volunteer commissioners ‘do not reflect the scale and urgency of the challenge’
Critical commissioner roles for the West Midlands are to be filled by once-a-week volunteers reporting to a volunteer task force, in what appears to be a significant and disappointing downgrade to the previous Cycling and Walking Commissioner position. The active travel role has been reduced from three-days-