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Oak Tree Lane Modal Filter
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.…
Water Mill
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 …
Pedestrian Crossing WAIT Sign
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 …
NCN5 Crossing of Broad Street
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 …
Motor City grinds to a halt again
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 …
Selly Oak Cycling Facilities
Posted Monday, October 10, 2022 - 11:06 in Robert's blog
October cycling Infrastructure safari: What's hot and what's not in Selly Oak …
Moseley Centre
Posted Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 08:32 in Robert's blog
A consultation on a short section of cycleway in Moseley Centre is open until 30th September. Please take a few minutes to respond to it …
Bournbrook High Street Plan
Posted Monday, June 27, 2022 - 14:58 in Robert's blog
It is good to see the consultation on formalising the pop-up cycleway on Bournbrook High Street, but the design needs more work to be compliant with LTN 1/20 …
Electric Brompton
Posted Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 09:06 in Robert's blog
Which is faster, an e-bike or a limited-stop regional bus? Let's find out …
Franklin Road Filtered Permeability
Posted Monday, January 10, 2022 - 12:07 in Robert's blog
There is one benefit of LTN measures that is not immediately obvious, but it is intentional …
Climate Change Tank
Posted Monday, November 15, 2021 - 13:37 in Robert's blog
Unleash your inner Greta. As part of creating low-carbon transport infrastructure, we need Low Traffic Neighbourhoods NOW …
Franklin Road LTN Measure
Posted Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 09:29 in Robert's blog
Join us on a little tour of LTN's old and new in Bournville …
Kohlrabi
Posted Saturday, April 3, 2021 - 13:42 in Robert's blog
We can learn a lot from this weird vegetable, but whilst the city council is improving, it is still slow to learn and very forgetful …
Posted Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 00:00 in Robert's blog
Push Bikes members have been experimenting with a solution to a shocking problem …
Cycle Symbol
Posted Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 10:51 in Robert's blog
Apart from a few breadcrumbs, you'll be cycling naked on the new cycle route between the A38 and A34 cycleways …
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