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A Google Street View of the Hurst Street and Bromsgrove Street junction in Birmingham from June 2023
Posted Monday, August 12, 2024 - 17:00 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council is consulting on some major plans to pedestrianise most of Hurst Street, as well as introducing more bus gates to reduce motor traffic rat-running through the city centre, p…
From the consultation documents, a proposed illustrative view of Fazeley Street looking south-east t
Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 15:27 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council (BCC) has put forward some plans for improving active travel conditions (that is, for walking, cycling and wheeling) in Digbeth.…
A Junction Clogged with Motor Traffic in Bordesley Green
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.…
One way sign on a British street.
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.…
One way sign on a British street.
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.…
Signs notifying drivers of enforcement cameras for a bus lane.
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.…
Cycle track at Canterbury Road looking towards Perry Barr local centre.
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 …
Cycle Crossing on the Pershore Road Priory Road Junction
Posted Friday, November 18, 2022 - 17:46 in Chris's blog
As part of the October cycling infrastructure safari, we took a look at the new cycleway between Cannon Hill Park and the A38 Blue Route …
Kings Heath High Street on a Sunday
Posted Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 12:56 in Chris's blog
As part of the social distancing measures introduced in 2020 at the start of the Covid pandemic, sections of on-street parking on Kings Heath High Street were suspended.…
Park Hill modal filter
Posted Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 18:47 in Chris's blog
Chris and Robert have been taking a look at the plan to link the Park Hill LTN with NCN5 at Cannon Hill Park …
Bolton Road pop-up cycleway
Posted Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 18:43 in Chris's blog
Chris has reviewed the plans for making permanent the pop-up cycle route along the A45 …
Jewellery Quarter Pop-Up Cycle Lane
Posted Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 18:38 in Chris's blog
Chris and Robert have been reviewing the plans for making this route permanent …
Bradford Street Pop-Up Cycle Lanes
Posted Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 18:33 in Chris's blog
Chris has written our response to the proposals for making the Bradford Street cycle route permanent …
Posted Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 20:12 in Chris's blog
Having finished the tram line from Centenary Plaza to Five Ways along Broad Street, Birmingham City Council is consulting on the Traffic Regulation Order to finalise the traffic movements (includin…
Example of filtered permeability using bollards in the Netherlands.
Posted Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - 20:32 in Chris's blog
Birmingham City Council is carrying out a consultation on some of the measures introduced to divide the city centre into segments …
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