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Birmingham Mailbox and traffic (licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 by Bs)u10e01 on Wikimedia Commons)

Birmingham moves closer to banning through motor traffic from city centre

Councillors expected to vote through plans later this month to create seven LTNs inside city’s ring road

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Tram on Corporation Street, Birmingham (image supplied by West Midlands Metro)

“Off yer bike!” – Birmingham cyclists told to dismount due to tramlines, or take diversion to avoid them

City council says Broad Street tram route and wider pavements means section is “impractical” for people on bikes

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Birmingham eCargo bike scheme (via Birmingham City Council)

Birmingham launches e-cargo bikes in time for food deliveries to the vulnerable over Christmas

“Another step towards achieving net zero carbon in Birmingham,” says councillor

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A34 cycle lane (via StreetView)

Mail and Telegraph suggest Birmingham cycle lane has somehow caused congestion despite zero change to motor vehicle capacity

If you’re in a car, the road’s exactly the same. There was always congestion. This isn’t that complicated

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No repeat of Vélo Birmingham this year – but event will return in spring 2019 and on a new route

15,000 riders took part in last year's inaugural edition of closed road sportive

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Details released of 100-mile Vélo Birmingham sportive, coming in September 2017

15,000 places available on closed road event which will go through Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire

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Birmingham announces a series of schemes intended to improve cycling along major city routes

Quieter “parallel” routes also earmarked for improvements

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Birmingham Sky Ride cancelled for second year running

Ashes cricket and redevelopment works to blame for shelving mass participation event, says council

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‘Motor City’ Birmingham shifts focus away from the car in its 20-year vision for transport (+ video)

Support for public transport, walking and cycling central themes as city prepares for population growth

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Councillor says Birmingham’s Cycle Revolution is “discriminatory” and only benefits “young, white men”

£24.3 million Cycle City Ambition scheme attacked – but other councillors express support

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