Why should pedestrians in Brum have to wait nearly a minute for a driver travelling from over half a kilometre away? We deserves better! Ask 2: Upgrade crossings and cut wait times so people can cross safely and quickly ✍🏼 Please co-sign the asks: betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/10-asks-to-a...

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🕯️World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Join RoadPeace for the West Midlands & West Mercia Service this Sunday 16 November 2025, 2:30pm St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham B5 5BB. Find out more or RSVP: [email protected] | 07852 109 658

🌳 The Moseley Society Presents 🌳 The Life of Neville Chamberlain 🗓 Wed 19 Nov, 2pm | 📍 Moseley Exchange 149-153 Alcester Rd, Birmingham B13 8JP. A talk by Susan Humphrey, Chamberlain’s granddaughter, offering a unique family view on his life & legacy. #Moseley #BirminghamHistory #WWII

Our trawl of methane data found the area near Drax has the UK's second highest levels: share.google/kD4B26tD1Yl8... 2/2

You’re absolutely right. It’s time to clear pavements for people who rely on them. betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/our-campaign...

⁠We want a Birmingham where walking, cycling, wheeling and public transport are the first choices for getting around. Does this sound like something you want too? Join us as a supporter today!

The pedestrians in this photo had to move to the right so the cars could drive along the footpath to drop their kids off. Birmingham is an extraordinary place where people will fight for the right fit for a car dominated city 🤯 @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org @livingstreets.bsky.social

This morning, the region's Transport Delivery Overview and Scrutiny Committee meets. This month, there are updates on the Local Transport Plan, Ring and Ride and 2027-32 transport funding (currently £484.5m is unallocated). Papers: governance.wmca.org.uk/ieLi...

“That’s what frustrates me about the polarisation of everything. If you say you care about cycling, you must be anti-car. Or if you talk about safety, people assume you’re against freedom. It’s all nonsense. We all want the same city, we’re just speaking different languages.” LISTEN: bit.ly/43ho6wQ

Another major study adds to the evidence: road traffic isn’t just a source of air pollution, it’s one of the most toxic sources. The science is clear. Reducing traffic isn’t optional anymore, it’s essential for cleaner air, healthier cities, and a liveable future. https://bit.ly/4oTXR7U

We hope that the little girl who appears to have been driven into at a fuel station isn't badly hurt and is able to make a full and speedy recovery, however will likely suffer with the trauma of this incident for life.

We can’t afford to do what every other country did years ago for our railways, but people need to drive their kids to school in a tank

Cycling is soaring in Scotland, with the latest data showing new dedicated, connected routes are having an immediate impact👇 ➡️ More bikes than cars in rush hour on Glasgow's #SouthCityWay ➡️ 90% annual growth in cycling on Edinburgh's #CCWEL ➡️ New Stirling lanes helping more people to travel by bike

Really pleased to see this for the 2nd year running - a much less polluting way to celebrate Bonfire Night - meaning better air quality for everyone. Well done Edgbaston 👏👏

Claims of felling 250 year-old trees + shipping them thousands of miles to burn in a power station, releasing fine particulate pollution linked to breathing + heart conditions. Perhaps, instead of subsidising this, our tax money could go to treating people with those conditions? 🧵 1/2

All those people who think they can dodge the effects of the climate crisis because they live in a nice developed country are about to get punched in the face. It’s coming in hard everywhere.

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

Our next litter pick is happening this Saturday at 11am, meeting outside The Anchor Digbeth as usual. Hope to see you there!

A new UK report shows free bike programmes give £11.80 return for every £1 spent. Over 12,000 bikes provided so far, improving health, mental wellbeing, access to jobs and community ties - especially in disadvantaged areas. Is it time to think bigger than cheap buses? theaws.co.uk/wp-content/u...

Proud to be a UK Landfills & #CleanAir campaigner in #Havering, & delighted with this news for children in Rainham & beyond: now & in the future. Huge thanks to The Havering Daily #ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...

It's November, does that mean it's OK to mention Christmas? We're offering our free Christmas cards again this year; please join us in sending season's greetings while sharing facts and tips on how to reduce #AirPollution. You can order yours at the link.

If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning. #WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution. Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform

Did you know you pay more fuel tax on a single car journey than a billionaire does on a private jet flight? Right now the gov is subsidising tax breaks, when they could be using that tax to generate billions for public services. Help us change this: https://bit.ly/43NAeFN

Pleased to see Birmingham City Council’s work highlighted in Air Quality News. Physical copies of their #ClearTheAir campaign were shared at their AQ conference in London this week. airqualitynews.com/publications/ @airqualitynews.bsky.social @mumsforlungs.bsky.social

This would be a retrograde step for Brum. Bonfires harm health + air quality - the opposite of Birmingham City Council’s #BrumBreathes progress. Time to move on 💨🔥 @mumsforlungs.bsky.social www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Zohran Mamdani will be the first mayor of New York City in decades not to own a car" Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation

We should vote only for those who promise to make billionaires history. We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I agree with a pay per mile driving charge for EVs. But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago. It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too. www.theguardian.com/business/nil...

Car brand BYD's new SUV ad pokes fun at people walking and cycling, comparing them to Horse & Carts. It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes. So I made it a bit more realistic...

My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free

Is it fair that public transport fare payers see annual increases in ticket prices, while costs for people driving remain static?

We’re heading to London for a presentation and panel on the topic of Women Changing Cities! Join us for this special event at the British Library on December 3rd, presented in partnership with the Academy of Urbanism and Netherlands Embassy in the UK. Free registration: www.modacitylife.com/events

😍 💚 📗🌿🚲🚶🚶‍♀️‍➡️💨 🙌🏻 ⛹️🚸🌻🐝 I need an emoji for fabulous women leaders @parisenselle.fr @londoncycling.bsky.social 👀 @london.gov.uk and learn 🙏🏻

Unless there's an unbreakably valid safety reason why not, all button-operated pedestrian crossings should activate the lights in pedestrians' favour instantly when pressed.

Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned - @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Loved this morning’s Women’s Breeze Ride - a relaxed 8 miles along the Worcs & Bham Canal towpath, the A38 cycleway, and the beautiful Rea Valley. So good to see the green spaces full of life - cyclists, walkers, even kayakers! 🚴‍♀️🛶 Good for the body and soul 💚 letsride.co.uk/rides/breeze...

🔥 Vapes become extremely flammable when crushed so can cause bin collection vehicles to catch fire if you put them in your rubbish bin ✅ Stay safe and get rid of your vapes by taking them back to where you bought them ✅ Or take then a HRC, make sure to book online first Find out more 👇

This is something I do when seeking a social housing property to move since I started cycling. I look for properties with good cycle infra or the best available as well as on a bus route with a reasonable service & a few shops walking distance away.

Pleased to meet with @sarahcoombesmp.bsky.social in home territory earlier today. Together with @sarahchaundler.bsky.social we discussed road safety and policing in the region, road crime sentencing, the national road safety strategy, Operation Snap and new transport capital funding info out today.

See you soon Vancouver. Looking forward to seeing these billboards (at least one) in person. 🔥🔥

Based on current fatality rates, 106 people will be killed in crashes on Birmingham’s roads during the 2026 to 2030 council term. We are partnering as an unprecedented coalition of 16 national and local organisations to ask the politicians of tomorrow: Will you make Birmingham’s roads safer?

Lovely 6-min video by @streetfilms.bsky.social, showing how great Low Traffic Neighbourhoods can be! Let's reclaim our streets - and let's also reclaim the term "Low Traffic"! It's hugely desirable for loads of reasons and, despite what some media voices want us to believe, it's hugely popular too.

New school journey improvements programme from BCC. Deadline for schools to submit an expression of interest at the end of the month: www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50347/n...

Women deserve the freedom to move - yet many still feel unsafe cycling No one should have to choose between a busy road or a dark path. When cycling’s safer for women, it’s safer for everyone 🚲 👉 Donate or join: cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right 'My ride. Our right' – supported by Cycle SOS

This is absolutely appalling. "The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit." Absolutely pathetic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We’re getting a new cycleway (hopefully). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nice one Birmingham City Council! It’s good to see Brum leading the way on raising awareness about fireworks and air quality. Let’s celebrate without polluting our city 🎆💨 #ClearTheAir #FunWithoutFireworks #BrumBreathes

A new short documentary by @rachelcarsondc.bsky.social reveals the environmental and community health impacts of industrial wood pellet production done by companies like Drax and Enviva. Watch Now.