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Open letter: Our streets are in a state of emergency and we need sustained action now

July 26th, 2024 by

Councillor John Cotton, Council Leader, Birmingham City Council Councillor Majid Mahmood, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport,Birmingham City Council Richard…

Summer Stomp 2024

July 17th, 2024 by

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are sections of streets where through traffic to a residential area is drastically reduced through permanent infrastructure,…

Our response to the Active Travel Inquiry report

July 9th, 2024 by

Today, Birmingham City Council councillors will discuss the report of a scrutiny inquiry that looked at active travel delivery in…

Dear Mayor: Retain the cycling and walking commissioner role

May 7th, 2024 by

30 organisations and figures urge Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker to keep the Cycling and Walking Commissioner role.

Responses to our open letter against road deaths

January 26th, 2024 by

On Friday 26 January 2024, we sent an open letter to city and regional leaders, setting out several challenges for…

Open letter: No more deaths on our roads

January 26th, 2024 by

All recipients have replied to our open letter – we have published them in a separate post. Councillor John Cotton,Council…

Third-party reporting (Nextbase) webinar with West Midlands Police

December 27th, 2023 by

On 19 December 2023, we held a webinar with Sergeant Jordan Keen, who leads the Allegations of Driving Standards team…

Our submission to Birmingham City Council’s Active Travel Delivery Inquiry

September 6th, 2023 by

We submitted evidence to Birmingham City Council’s Sustainability and Transport Overview and Scrutiny Committee inquiry into active travel delivery. We…

Our response to City Leaders action against dangerous driving

August 3rd, 2023 by

Better Streets For Birmingham welcomes the commitment of our city leaders to work together to tackle dangerous driving and road…

Our three asks following the spate of horrific road violence

June 28th, 2023 by

We are meeting with politicians and authorities over the coming weeks to make three asks. Two of West Midlands Police to change the culture of thoughtless driving and one of Birmingham City Council to provide safe alternatives.