Let’s Get Moving | Birmingham Friends of the Earth

BFOE supports proposed cycle lanes as part of the Birmingham Cycle Revolutions

by Shaz Rahman | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog, Let's Get Moving, Transport, Uncategorised

In 2013 and 2014 BFOE ran a campaign called Let’s Get Moving. This campaign was ahead of the curve by detailing how air pollution was damaging our lives. A significant proportion of this pollution was from motor vehicles. At the time 420 people a year died...

Let’s Get Pumping!

by Ben Mabbett | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog, Blog, Let's Get Moving, News, News & Events, Transport

Birmingham’s cyclists will be pleased to hear that the city centre has a brand new piece of cycling infrastructure in the shape of a public bicycle pump! Yes, cyclists can now blow up their tyres for free at New Street Station with the help of this pump, which has...

We Got Moving!

by Julien Pritchard | Nov 13, 2014 | Air Quality, Let's Get Moving, News, Transport

On the day that Birmingham City Council launched its Birmingham Mobility Action Plan, Birmingham Friends of the Earth handed our Let’s Get Moving petition to Councillor Lisa Trickett, Council Cabinet Member for Green, Smart and Sustainable City, alongside...

Active Travel Funding Ideas Report Launched

by Julien Pritchard | Nov 5, 2014 | Air Quality, Let's Get Moving, News, Transport

Birmingham Friends of the Earth have today launched our report into how Birmingham City Council could fund investment £10 per person per year in active travel for at least 10 years. This is our key ask for Let’s Get Moving campaign, to tackle poor air quality in...

Let’s Get Moving Campaign Video

by Julien Pritchard | Oct 17, 2014 | Air Quality, Let's Get Moving, News, Transport

Campaigners have been hard at work creating this great little video for the Let’s Get Moving. So if you’d like to find out a little more about the campaign in just a few short minutes, then check it out. The video features Birmingham Friends of the Earth...

How we Revealed Birmingham’s Most Polluted Roads

by Rachel Powis | Oct 6, 2014 | Air Quality, Let's Get Moving, News, Transport

Over the past few months, Birmingham Friends of the Earth have been researching into pollution levels across the city. The research has proven to be particularly relevant following recent national news stories naming Birmingham as one of the cities projected not to...