Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone
Next month, on the 1st June Birmingham's Category D Clean Air Zone (CAZ) comes into force. This means that from the 1st June the most polluting vehicles (unless exempt) will be charged to drive in the zone. The zone will be in force 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and...
Birmingham City Council have agreed to make a large loan to Birmingham Airport!
Birmingham City Council is a major shareholder in Birmingham Airport, and has recently decided to give a large loan to Birmingham airport. This decision has not been discussed at a full council meeting and much of the detail is not available to the public. In view of...
Dinosaur Dudley Road widening scheme – take action!
The progress of the proposed £29 million A457 Dudley Road Highway "Improvement" scheme (aka widening scheme) has taken an interesting turn in the last couple of months. Birmingham City Council was poised to approve a report at its cabinet meeting on 21st April which...
Cycling on the A38 Cycle Path
Shaz has a fantastic time cycling on the A38 Cycle Path. In a previous post I wrote about the campaigning journey from lobbying Birmingham City Council to create segregated cycle infrastructure, to the A38 and A34 cycle routes actually being created. I thought that it...
The A38 and A41 cycle paths
Back in 2013 and 2014 I led an air pollution and cycling campaign for Birmingham Friends of the Earth. It took four years for segregated, high quality cycle infrastructure to be installed. This article is about how campaign wins aren’t always achieved in the way...
Hold up at the bus gate!
Transport For West Midlands want to widen the Moseley Road through Balsall Heath, this is supposed to enhance running conditions for the bus. They also want to put a bus lane on the central reservation of the ring road. Our video shows the Number 50 bus waiting for...
