Welcome to the September edition of the Better Streets for Birmingham newsletter. You can find all previous newsletters from July on our website. Top 3 things to do Contact your councillor with any suggestions for projects which could be funded by the Healthy Streets Ward Fund. We strongly recommend suggesting
We have written to Birmingham Council and Mayor Parker to underline how the success of the Drum'n'Bass ride on Sunday shows the demand for a safe cycle network is there.
Cabinet agrees to increase ward-level street change funding to £50k per year per councillor, a key step to address the road safety emergency
More than 50 residents, politicians and officers turned out yesterday afternoon in Victoria Square for a moving event to mark the second anniversary of Birmingham's road safety emergency. The event happened within the context of a grim string of fatal collisions. The latest being a 68-year-old
Ever wondered where the magical road cycle symbols lead to? Or why tram stops apparently have a cycle track looping around their platform?
20mph means calmer, safer and easier to cross residential streets where fewer crashes happen. Crashes that do happen are less severe. This couldn’t be more important in a city where someone dies in a crash every fortnight on average while someone is seriously injured every single day. The first
Find out what's in, out and coming sooner for transport in Birmingham
We are Better Streets for Birmingham CIC. We exist to: * Promote walking, wheeling and cycling, and road safety in Birmingham and the wider region through community engagement and education * Engage with authorities to make recommendations on new schemes, and the design of schemes, to improve the transport network in Birmingham
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Welcome to the August edition of the Better Streets for Birmingham newsletter. We hope you have some time to re-energise this month and a chance to experience what lower traffic volumes can do for getting about in our local neighbourhoods. Our July newsletter is on the BSFB website and
We would also stress that we think the plans can be better shaped to avoid loss of buildings, so encourage businesses and organisations to engage with the consultation on the basis that plans can still be shaped towards a better mutual outcome.
Welcome to the July edition of the Better Streets for Birmingham newsletter. It has been a while since our last one so we would like to update you on all that has happened. So, apologies for its length, we should be back to a smaller newsletter next month. 3 things