Birmingham Cyclists Beauty Spots
After an immense response from cyclists in Birmingham, we have been able to create a map of some of the regions favourite beauty spots frequented by those who love pedal power. After posting the question on twitter, I recieved a massive response. Only ten of the responses made it onto the map, on local nurse [...]
Confusion at Selly Oak New Road cycle lane
Cyclists on a local community group website have been judging the new Selly Oak New Road on its friendliness for bicycle users. Users of the Birmingham Cyclist website have deemed parts of the route poor, which is part of a £1.3 billion redevelopment of Selly Oak. One user has expressed dismay at the ‘slalom’ of [...]
Friends of the Earth respond to Nectar recycling reward scheme
Joe Peacock of Birmingham Friends of the Earth has responded to news of Birmingham City Council’s pilot Nectar point reward scheme for recycling: “Incentives are a small step in the right direction and we are glad that the council recognise that we need to increase recycling rates. It is a shame that this has to [...]
Council pilot Nectar points recycling incentive
Homes in Erdington and Bourneville who receive a Friday blue-box paper recycling collection, are to receive Nectar points as a reward from September 2. The scheme is being piloted in in these areas with the hopes to roll it out to over 400,000 households across the city. In the first scheme of its kind in [...]
Talking half the rubbish
Birmingham Friends of the Earth have led an online e-petition asking Birmingham City Council to stop food waste going to incinerators with a seperate collection. The petition urges the council to, alongside its current collections, add a separate collection from homes for food waste. Friends of the Earth believe that if Birmingham were to follow [...]
Birmingham to follow Brighton with Bike Trains
Cycling campaign group Push Bikes and Sustrans, a charity enabling more people to travel on foot, by bike or on public transport have teamed up with Birmingham Friends of the Earth to emulate Brighton’s bike trains. The bicycle trains, designed to create a safety in numbers approach to commuting within the city are to start [...]
Twitterati out for Riot Cleanup
Local Councillors and MPs joined over a hundred people that had gathered in Birmingham City Centre yesterday to aid the city council in the clean up of the city centre following riots and unrest by youths. The gathering, organised by resident and academic Miles Weaver had found the mob behaviour “disgusting”. Using the hashtags #riotcleanup [...]
A Greener Birmingham? Yes.
The commitment by Birmingham City Council in reducing its carbon emissions was confirmed last week upon the release of a report to the councils Climate Change and Sustainability Cabinet Committee. It revealed 155,059 tonnes of CO2 had been cut – exceeding the target of 130,000 tonnes with data coming from Birmingham’s Environmental Partnership of 33 [...]