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Mini-Hollands - Reclaim the Street!
Last year I wrote for 'Push Bikes' about the wonderful 'Playing Out' street project which continues to be a catalyst for residents all around the country to temporarily close their residential street...
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Stille
The Christmas carol Silent Night was composed by the Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr, also Austrian, so it should be no surprise that the words were originally in German....
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Active Travel Campaigners Achieve Cycling Win in Selly Oak
Various groups campaigning for active travel, including Push Bikes, have won for the Selly Oak Triangle junction better facilities for pedestrians and some segregated cycleways (shown as red lines on...
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A34 and A38 Cycleways Open!
Yesterday the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson, officially opened the high quality A34 and A38 cycleways outside the Let's Ride event. High quality is what Push Bikes activists have been...
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Sainsburys Bike Stands Sorted
The cycle stands at the new Sainsbury's in Selly Oak are in an excellent location, but were located too close to the wall, which meant cycles could only be locked up with the back wheel at the curved...
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New Plan for A457 Dudley Road
Back in 2018 we urged you to respond to the very poor proposals for the A457 Dudley Road, which the council proposed to widen and push cycling on to the pavement. You may be wondering what happened....
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Kings Heath LTN
Kings Heath used to be my local shopping centre, but the motor traffic made the experience grim. Since it was a beautiful day I decided to take a bike ride over to Kings Heath to look at the LTN, to...
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The LTN's Nobody is Complaining About
Franklin Road has been closed off to motor traffic at one end (pictured) to create a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN). It is one of a number of LTN schemes implemented in the last year in Birmingham....
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October Safari: Cannon Hill Park to A38 link
In October 2022 a few members of Push Bikes cycled from Selly Oak to Perry Barr to look at new cycling infrastructure (a so-called cycling infrastructure safari). In particular, we looked at Selly Oak,...
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October Safari: A34 Perry Barr extension
In October 2022 a few members of Push Bikes cycled from Selly Oak to Perry Barr to look at new cycling infrastructure (a so-called cycling safari). In particular, we looked at Selly Oak, the link from...
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