consultation

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Hagley Road cycle track

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 the north side of Hagley Road. The plans only show a line on a map at the moment - there are no detailed highways plans for those of us who enjoy the details - but it is promising that TfWM want to have segregated cycle track alongside improvements to bus lanes here.

Consultation: A38 extension to Longbridge

A visualisation of the Great Stone Road junction with Bristol Road showing a new cycle track.

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-directional cycle track which goes down the central reservation, with changes to several junctions along the route to help the people on the cycle track. The consultation finishes on July 28th, and can be found here: https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/a38-cycle-route/

Consultation: Steelhouse Square

The council is proposing to close one end of Steelhouse Lane to create a public square

Consultation: Water Orton Lane and Cottage Lane

A Google Street View of Water Orton Lane from Cottage Lane.

Birmingham City Council is consulting on a scheme to stop HGVs using Water Orton Lane by implementing a bus and cycle gate at the junction with Kingsbury Road. The consultation closes on Friday 13th Dec, and can be found on the Birmingham BeHeard website: Water Orton Lane and Cottage Lane scheme.

Consultation: Moor Street Gateway

An artist's visualisation of Moor Street Queensway after the proposed redevelopment.

Birmingham City Council is consulting on changes to Moor Street Queensway to create a more welcoming pedestrian-friendly space for the expected shift in passengers from New Street Station to the new HS2 Curzon Street Station. They aim to create a welcoming gateway for people visiting Birmingham on the new high-speed trains, taking advantage of the segmentation of the city center, reducing the volume of private motor traffic, to reallocate road space.

Consultation: Pedestrianising Hurst Street and other city centre plans

Birmingham City Council is consulting on some major plans to pedestrianise most of Hurst Street, as well as introducing more bus gates to reduce motor traffic rat-running through the city centre, pushing ahead with the city centre movement and access strategy. The consultation closes on the 16th August 2024.

Consultation: Digbeth Active Travel

From the consultation documents, a proposed illustrative view of Fazeley Street looking south-east t

Birmingham City Council (BCC) has put forward some plans for improving active travel conditions (that is, for walking, cycling and wheeling) in Digbeth. The proposals cover the area to the north of Digbeth High Street, up to the canal and the new HS2 station. The consultation closes on Friday 21st Jun 2024, and the link for the consultation is here: Digbeth Active Travel and Streets Consultation.

Connecting Bordesley Green consultation

A Junction Clogged with Motor Traffic in Bordesley Green

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is consulting on initial proposals for improving walking and cycling conditions in Bordesley, focusing on 5 corridors. From the information in the consultation, called ‘Connecting Bordesley Green’, it seems that this is the first of two consultation stages, so the proposals so far are fairly broad-brush, but feedback now will have a big impact on what direction forward is taken. The consultation will close on Friday 1st March 2024.

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