As of July 2025, Better Streets for Birmingham CIC (company number: 16588392) is our formal organisation that exists 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 and the wider region

Any money generated by the CIC is reinvested into these activities. Our campaigns support achieving our objects.

Our mission

Better Streets for Birmingham wants safer streets and more transport choice for everyday trips. To do this, we need to make changes to our streets, improve enforcement, and reconsider how we move around Birmingham.

We help residents to understand what changes can be made and how to ask for them. We also engage with authorities and government to make sure there is funding available.

Our vision

A Birmingham where children can play safely in their streets and get to school without being driven. Where people improve their physical and mental wellbeing through walking, wheeling and cycling most of their trips. Where public transport trips do not require planning as buses, trains and trams are frequent and reliable.

By connecting our city to make car-free travel the easiest option, we will make it a more pleasant place to work, live and play.

Our structure

To achieve our objects, Better Streets for Birmingham is made up of Supporter base which anybody can join online and a Committee.

The Committee sets the direction of the CIC and makes decisions about how it is run. Committee Members are unpaid volunteers. Anyone can register interest in joining the committee by reaching out to a committee member.

Committee roles last on a 1-year term basis. The most recent changes happened on Tuesday 8 July 2025. All roles next expire in March 2026.

Committee members

Role	Name
Chair	Martin Price
Secretary	Rachel Withey (Interim)
Web maintenance and graphics	Sush Kelly
Fundraising lead	Rachel Withey
Supporters and growth lead	Kevin Carmody
Email and web comms lead	Scott Martin
Campaigns lead	Lucy Caldicott
School outreach	Kathryn Moss and Kirsten de Vos
Community outreach	Maya Desai
	Tom Perkins

Vacancies

• Secretary – Manage our shared email inbox, agenda, minutes and actions – the time commitment for this role is likely to be more than others and on a piecemeal basis throughout the week

You can apply for any vacancies by emailing hello@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org with the role you are applying for, why you are applying for it, and any relevant skills you can bring to the role.

Committee meetings

Committee meetings are held on the last Sunday of every month. Meetings usually take place via Microsoft Teams.

Two Supporters are welcome to join a Committee meeting as an observer by contacting the organisation in advance.

Annual Supporters Meetings

Our March committee meeting is typically our Annual Supporters Meeting, which is held face-to-face and open to Supporters.

We expect to hold the 2026 Annual Supports Meeting in May instead of March, as the organisation’s priorities will depend on the outcome of the Birmingham City Council local elections.