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The Vintage Ride picnic 2015
Posted Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 08:12 in Robert's news
Cyclers attending the 4th Birmingham Vintage Ride on the 19th July were treated to just perfect weather, being warm enough for the picnic but not too warm for the ride, and with the sun in full att…
NCN5 southbound closed
Posted Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 20:39 in Robert's news
Hill Street will be closed southbound from May to September.…
Posted Monday, April 13, 2015 - 09:44 in Robert's news
For the council elections Push Bikes, the Birmingham cycling campaign group, is carrying out a survey of the views of candidates on sustainable personal transport.   Sustainable doesn't just mean e…
The Cooking Dutchman
Posted Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 00:00 in Robert's news
The start of the tax year always represents a new beginning, and following a brief discussion at last month's campaigns meeting it was decided that Push Bikes should adopt Dutch as its official lan…
BCR logo
Posted Sunday, March 15, 2015 - 13:42 in Robert's news
The plans for BCR Stage 3 were presented to the BCR Stakeholder group this week. Main Corridors …
NCN5 southbound closed
Posted Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 09:58 in Robert's news
Sustrans' National Cycle Network Route 5 has become increasingly hostile to cyclists over the past few years as the city council has diverted more and more motorised traffic along it.…
BCR logo
Posted Monday, March 2, 2015 - 13:52 in Robert's news
Birmingham City Council's bid for another £22 million of Cycling Ambition Grant money has been successful.…
BCR logo
Posted Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 14:52 in Robert's news
The Birmingham Cycle Revolution team would like to know about local civic centres (eg shopping parades) outside the tw…
Be Heard logo
Posted Friday, February 20, 2015 - 08:30 in Robert's news
The city council would appreciate your views on the extension to …
Be Heard logo
Posted Friday, February 6, 2015 - 10:10 in Robert's news
Birmingham City Council is considering highway improvements to address road safety concerns on Bristol Road South, Bell Hill and Shenley Lane.…
Correct use of a D-lock
Posted Friday, January 23, 2015 - 22:20 in Robert's news
There have been a number of thefts of bikes recently from the University of Birmingham campus, including from a locked shed.…
Sky Ride logo
Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 20:40 in Robert's news
For the second year running Birmingham City Council has failed to agree a date for Sky Ride, this time blaming their failure on cricket, hills, the development at Paradise Circus (which isn't anywh…
Priory Road Junction with Bristol Road
Posted Monday, January 19, 2015 - 19:41 in Robert's news
A visit to this junction was organised by Gisela Stuart MP to discuss the problems created by it, and possible solutions.…
Open Outreach logo
Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 08:16 in Robert's news
The Push Bikes website has been completely recreated from scratch.   This has been achieved using Open Outreach, which allowed us to hit the …
New Street lifts (Geograph / Creative Commons licence)
Posted Thursday, November 27, 2014 - 20:13 in Robert's news
Two Push Bikes members have contacted us about the new passenger lifts at New Street. They are just big enough to carry one bike placed diagonally, along with its rider.…
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