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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...