Birmingham and West Midlands have come along way on active travel since 1979 when #PushBikes was formed and cycling wasn’t even recognised in transport plans. But it still needs constant vigilance to make sure detailed plans aren’t sub-par. Knowledge Quarter is a good example.

Consultation: Knowledge Quarter active travel schemes | Push Bikes Birmingham City Council are consulting on two active travel transport schemes in the Knowledge Quarter, a ‘super crossing’ on James Watt Queensway and further active travel measures across the Knowled...

www.pushbikes.org.uk/blog/consult... Please look at this consultation response from #PushBikes #Birmingham if you agree and live in the city let Council know by 1st March. It’s not a bad scheme but parts are dangerous and below LTN1/20 standards. Yes introduced nationally 6 years ago

Picture of a picture featuring a cyclist and a winding country road and a Black Country flag campsite canal, hills and sunrise

This lovely picture was displayed at John Pidcock’s funeral last week. John was a founder member of #PushBikes #Birmingham cycling campaign in 1979. Taking a long time to get a safe 8-80 active travel network. But a lot of progress too.

Birmingham UK we started in 1979 when heroes from @foeeurope.bsky.social saw a Regional Transport Plan with no reference to cycling. 46 years later #PushBikes is still campaigning now with our friends @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Great to start with local trips. Proper network can take long time

Thank you for doing this. Councillor Waseem Zaffar was a real leader with vision, courage and determination. @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk @cyclinguk.bsky.social #PushBikes @podstreetsahead.bsky.social @biketalk.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social

Really good to see this. @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org and many thanks for coming to #PushBikes during your dinner yesterday Martin

Hagley Road cycle track | Push Bikes 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 t...

Finally 10 years into #Birmingham Cycle Revolution an outline plan for a segregated cycle lane for a stretch of the dangerous but key Hagley Road Corridor. Here’s what #PushBikes thinks. Please respond to consultation link in the article

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Consultation: A38 extension to Longbridge | Push Bikes 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-...

www.pushbikes.org.uk/blog/consult... #PushBikes #Birmingham. This is an important new Blue Route extension. Safer for walking wheeling and even driving. Bus improvements coming too. Consult closes soon make your views known. @cyclinguk.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org

This is #shot from the same point as yesterdays in the other direction. #Lads doing what lads have always done on #pushbikes, popping #wheelies and generally having #fun

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