consultation

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Consultation: City Centre to A457 Dudley Road cycle route

During the pandemic, Birmingham City Council introduced some pop-up cycle lanes across Birmingham that were intended to help people move around safely when public transport was impacted by measures taken to reduce the spread of Covid. Many of those pop-up cycle lanes have been retained and are gradually being made permanent. The cycle route from the city centre to Dudley Road is the latest of these upgrades, including some significant changes to the Middleway junction on the route.

Consultation: Modal filter on Holt Street, near Aston University

Experimental modal filter at junction of Holt Street and Lister Street, in Birmingham city centre.

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is consulting on the introduction of a modal filter at the junction of Holt Street and Lister Street, next to the Aston University campus, in order to reduce rat-running motor traffic. The two unclassified roads provide a route for car drivers to cut between Dartmouth Middleway and the Aston Express Way while avoiding congestion on Dartmouth Circus. This area has seen extensive redevelopment connected with Aston University in recent years, which is leading to increased numbers of people walking across that junction mouth.

Consultation: Vauxhall & Duddeston Road Safety Scheme

A junction on the A47 cycle route as it cuts through Vauxhall.

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is consulting on improvements to the Vauxhall and Duddeston area, between Nechells Parkway and the railway line. This area is cut through by the B4132, running from the Middleway through the area, past Duddeston train station to connect with Nechells Parkway next to the railway. BCC say that in the past 3 years there have been 24 traffic crashes on this stretch of road, which has 3 schools along it and high levels of pavement parking.

Hagley Road cycle track

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has put out a preliminary consultation on improvements to Hagley Road from Five Ways to the junction with Portland Road, which includes a segregated cycle track on the north side of Hagley Road. The plans only show a line on a map at the moment - there are no detailed highways plans for those of us who enjoy the details - but it is promising that TfWM want to have segregated cycle track alongside improvements to bus lanes here.

Consultation: A38 extension to Longbridge

A visualisation of the Great Stone Road junction with Bristol Road showing a new cycle track.

Birmingham City Council has drawn up plans for an extension of the A38 cycle route from Selly Oak to Longbridge, and is consulting on those plans during July 2025. These plans include a segregated bi-directional cycle track which goes down the central reservation, with changes to several junctions along the route to help the people on the cycle track. The consultation finishes on July 28th, and can be found here: https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/a38-cycle-route/

Consultation: Steelhouse Square

The council is proposing to close one end of Steelhouse Lane to create a public square

Consultation: Water Orton Lane and Cottage Lane

A Google Street View of Water Orton Lane from Cottage Lane.

Birmingham City Council is consulting on a scheme to stop HGVs using Water Orton Lane by implementing a bus and cycle gate at the junction with Kingsbury Road. The consultation closes on Friday 13th Dec, and can be found on the Birmingham BeHeard website: Water Orton Lane and Cottage Lane scheme.

Consultation: Moor Street Gateway

An artist's visualisation of Moor Street Queensway after the proposed redevelopment.

Birmingham City Council is consulting on changes to Moor Street Queensway to create a more welcoming pedestrian-friendly space for the expected shift in passengers from New Street Station to the new HS2 Curzon Street Station. They aim to create a welcoming gateway for people visiting Birmingham on the new high-speed trains, taking advantage of the segmentation of the city center, reducing the volume of private motor traffic, to reallocate road space.

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