Birmingham City Council (BCC) has put forward some plans for improving active travel conditions (that is, for walking, cycling and wheeling) in Digbeth.…
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Posted Monday, April 1, 2024 - 00:00 in Robert's blog
Researchers at German advanced computing organisation Forschungsgruppe für verteilte Taschenrechnerkraft have used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict those areas where people are most likely to be receptive to infrastructure plans that facilitate and encourage cycling
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Posted Monday, February 26, 2024 - 10:14 in Robert's blog
The proposal to extend the segregated A38 cycleway southward is under attack from a local politician. Push Bikes campaigner Martin is fighting back with a petition for you to sign
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Posted Sunday, February 25, 2024 - 22:10 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council (BCC) is consulting on initial proposals for improving walking and cycling conditions in Bordesley, focusing on 5 corridors.…
Posted Sunday, February 25, 2024 - 21:39 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council is consulting on plans for contraflow cycling in 3 locations in the city centre.…
Posted Sunday, November 26, 2023 - 15:10 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council has two consultations out on proposals for 20mph zones and one-way streets in the Holyhead area (in Handsworth) that aim to tackle rat-running.…
Posted Sunday, November 5, 2023 - 16:13 in David's blog
Birmingham City Council is proposing to reduce speed limits on major roads in the city to a consistent 30mph.…
Posted Monday, September 4, 2023 - 08:24 in David's blog
The Birmingham City Council Overview and Scrutiny Task and Finish Group is holding an inquiry into active travel in Birmingham, following criticism of slow progress.…
Posted Friday, June 30, 2023 - 09:26 in Robert's blog
The Cadbury brothers intended Bournville to be a pleasant and quiet neighbourhood for the people that lived in it.…
Posted Saturday, April 1, 2023 - 00:00 in Robert's blog
Taking some time out from cycle campaigning for a ride out to the delightful Duddeston Mill
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Posted Sunday, March 5, 2023 - 13:18 in Robert's blog
When it comes to active travel, pelicans, puffins, and toucans are more like birds of purgatory than birds of paradise. Living Streets has just started a campaign to get the long waits reduced
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Posted Monday, December 19, 2022 - 10:38 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council (BCC) is consulting on using new powers granted in May 2022 to local councils to enforce ‘moving traffic offences’ at several locations around the city.…
Posted Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 13:30 in Robert's blog
Gertting NCN5 across Broad Street shouldn't warrant a lengthy blog post, or any post at all, but this being Birmingham, it does
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Posted Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 16:16 in Chris's blog
As part of the October cycle safari Push Bikes rode out to Perry Barr
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Posted Friday, November 25, 2022 - 09:00 in Robert's blog
In a massive own goal, a while back the new flagship cycleway in Kent Street was ripped up by developers, and the council has shown itself content to return to the failed Motor City paradigm
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