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A38 cycle lane, Birmingham (Birmingham Cycle Revolution)

Council takes swipe at “cycling groups using media outlets to curtail consultation” on controversial city centre cycling fines, as cyclists slam “pissy, insulting” response

After Birmingham City Council outlined its plans to ban “dangerous, careless, or inconsiderate” cycling, campaigners branded the “watered down” PSPO a “waste of paper” and the “single stupidest thing” the local authority has proposed

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Cyclist in Birmingham city centre (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 photo by Wainson at Deviant Art)

Council insists controversial cycling fines in Birmingham city centre will only target “dangerous, careless or inconsiderate” riders, but campaigners continue to criticise “waste of paper” PSPO

Month on from council promising any order would not be a "ban on cycling", controversial plan appears to soften to continue to allow safe riding — but campaigners argue "no need" and PSPO still fails to address root cause of issues

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A38 cycle lane, Birmingham (Birmingham Cycle Revolution)

“This is not a ban on cycling”: Council insists controversial proposal to “stop or limit” cyclists in Birmingham is “merely a reflection of how cycles are used in the city centre”

Birmingham City Council suggested stopping the "use of illegally modified e-bikes" and those who are "cycling with disregard to other people" are the main priorities

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A38 cycle lane, Birmingham (Birmingham Cycle Revolution)

Active travel campaigners blast “clumsy, unworkable, and discriminatory” plan to ban cycling in Birmingham city centre, which council says will target delivery cyclists “speeding around city without care”

“Unfortunately, the safety of pedestrians and cyclists mixing can be a dangerous combination,” Birmingham City Council said as it announced proposals for new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in pedestrian areas

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A38 cycle lane, Birmingham (Birmingham Cycle Revolution)

Conservative MP slammed for “incorrectly” claiming that “bankrupt” council is prioritising £10m cycle lane extension over local services

Cycling campaigners have pointed out that plans to upgrade the “existing death trap on-road” cycle lanes are being funded by the government, not the local authority

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Birmingham cycle route gates (David Gregory-Kumar/Twitter)

“There’s always money to make life harder for cyclists”: New gates block cargo bike family from using cycle route

"Forcing me and the kids back onto the road for my commute. Genius."

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Belgrave Middleway, Birmingham (Google Maps)

Campaigners call for an “end to road violence” after three cyclists, including a 12-year-old boy “killed by motorists” in three weeks in Birmingham

"Reckless driving is endemic in our city," said a campaigner after people gathered at a vigil where one of the cyclists lost his life watched in horror as drivers jumped red lights and sped

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Our Future City: Central Birmingham Framework 2040 (Birmingham City Council)

Green spaces and 120 miles of cycling and walking routes pledged in “most ambitious plan in a century”… but Mail claims “now Birmingham wages war on motorists”

Council leader Ian Ward said the 20-year plan would bring the city's cycling infrastructure on par with Copenhagen and see Birmingham "become as green as Vienna"

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Nechells Parkway pop-up cycle lane (via Google Street View)

Campaigners hit out at removal of pop-up cycle lane in Birmingham

Facility was installed during coronavirus pandemic at cost of £256k – with a further £167k spent ripping it out

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Seven-foot-long Birmingham cycle lane (Facebook/Really wild designs in The Cotteridge Forum)

“Bizarre” seven-foot-long cycle lane a “waste of money” critics claim, but council insists it isn’t a bike lane

The 2.4m lane in Birmingham has made national newspaper headlines, prompting the city's council to defend its decision to add the markings

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