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@Active8Brum
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A social action campaign working with @UpRising_UK to promote walking and cycling as the natural travel choice in Birmingham.
Birmingham, England
Joined January 2021
@for_b14 @ForMoseley @BournvilleOur @Active8Brum @LisaTrickett41 @cummins23 @LizClements Kings Heath Park Cycling are running more free safety and basic maintenance sessions as part of Cycling UK Dr Bike. The next ones are Saturday afternoon in Kings Heath Park and next Tuesday morning on York Rd, Kings Heath. Come over with your bike!
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We had a fantastic time teaching BikeAbility Level 3 yesterday. Well done to everyone who took part 👏 We offer cycling tuition for all abilities from Learn To Ride to more advanced sessions to gain confidence riding on the road. Visit https://t.co/nluZn3C0Kg for more info 🚲🙂
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During 2020 we all noticed fewer motor vehicles on our roads. Our quieter roads were filled with people cycling. I was one of them. We have an opportunity to maintain this trend, let's seize it. ❤️🏃🏾♀️🚲🦽🛴 @BWMnetwork @ColmorePe @woodthorpeji @WheelersLanePri @SustransWMids
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Two days until the #WestMidlands Mayoral elections. We want to see candidates committing to safe town centres, high streets & neighbourhood roads, to tackling #Speeding, reducing traffic & ensuring robust enforcement. https://t.co/wuyd5uo290
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You can download the full PDF of the pledges as well as see the individual candidate responses here:
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Pedestrianised York Road in the sunshine with places open is even better than expected. The absolute jewel in the crown of the #kingsheath Low Traffic Neighbourhood. Such a buzz last night. Let’s never go back to how it was before please
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Cycling should be for everyone. With #SeneddElection2021 just a week away help us ensure that the next Welsh Gov delivers. Will you vote for a #pedallingpolitician #gwleidyddarfeic
https://t.co/FZu9opl0eb
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This is... lovely (except bike lanes should be Bham blue of course.) All the active travel benefits are amazing...and the Sustainable rainwater drainage (SuDS) afforded by those biodiversity-increasing planted verges! @bhamconnected @BWMnetwork @KingsHeathCAN @Active8Brum
This section of A road is a fairly typical 20 metres wide. Plenty of space to accommodate continuous cycle tracks protected by a planting buffer. Some side roads are filtered to prevent rat running Support with: https://t.co/ONkDbupu9Q or buy me a coffee: https://t.co/8qWP6UyY6O
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@CoHSATOxon Hi we've been working with some excellent local groups like @pushbikesbcc @BWMnetwork @merseycyclists @MET_EnvTrust @CyclingUK_NW @Active8Brum @for_b14 @SustransWMids @VZYCmanchester @BristolCycling @CampaignCycling. (Sorry for anyone we missed!). #VisionZero #ActOnRoadDanger
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Birmingham, UK - more canals then Venice and more parks than Paris!
QUESTION: What’s a city that you think is great that DOESN’T get a lot of attention in all the “great city” conversations? Tell us why you think it’s great.
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This 10yr old had just used these local safer streets to learn how cycle whilst indicating. She's building confidence cycling with slow motor traffic, beginning to achieve independence to travel around the city without needing to be driven. A small part of a better future. 🛹🛴🚲
A reminder that creating space for humans on streets is always the right decision. Skates & spirit levels.
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Hundreds of thousands of children cycle to school every morning in the Netherlands. Kids cycling up to 15 km one way are no exception. The streets are literally full of cycling children. The cycle highway from Geldermalsen to Culemborg is one such road. https://t.co/Uyf5HzyICQ
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Lunch at @CaliCoffeeWine ‘s wonderful parklet 👌👍 ☕️ 🌯 As Tom just said “Who would want a parking space when they could have this instead?” #beenetwork #parklet #altrincham
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We love our Birmingham parks! Great work here - check it out
Love your Birmingham Parks - We do! Parks are more than great Green Spaces - they are our history & our future - they are #BirminghamGems For our feature of Cannon Hill Park go to: https://t.co/rLEid8pZ78 For our trail of Cannon Hill Park go to: https://t.co/g8kegXuStw
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“People will use the infrastructure that you give them, & because we’ve built cities for cars, everyone wants to drive. But if we were to start building cities for people to walk in, people will change their behaviour & will live longer and happier lives.”
theguardian.com
Walking improves health and cuts pollution but most cities still dominated by cars, says report
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#Cycling can be a fun way to get from A to B, it also has huge benefits for our health & the environment. For those wishing to Learn to Ride or gain confidence cycling on the roads we are now offering cycling tuition. Places are limited BOOK NOW 👇 https://t.co/ywDhLx9Wz6
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This article by @Chris_Boardman was recently introduced into a robust conversation (taking place on an open WhatsApp from) centred on one of our local new LTNs. The article was well received by people on both sides of the debate and has helped (cont) https://t.co/HFvBQYkemg
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The damaged planter on Silver St has been repaired as part of efforts by a group of community volunteers 👍🌱🌷🌺 @TAWSociety @CllrMikeLeddy @LisaTrickett41 @joe4greentravel @KingsHeathCAN @ForMoseley @BournvilleOur @enjoykingsheath @kingsheathcic
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I can fully say part of why bike trips can be so sweaty is due to REAL anxiety and fear about cars. How many of us would🚲 a bit more slowly if we didn't have to worry about a disgruntled driver? Expanding bike lanes enable slower cycling because ppl can go @ their own pace.
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