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Cycling
15:11, 26 OCT 2015
Off yer bike: West Midlands among lowest numbers of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ cyclists, with Birmingham in decline
Cycling
City council argues Birmingham Cycle Revolution, which is seeing £60 million invested in ‘bike-friendly’ initiatives over six years to 2018, will see decline reversed
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Deadliest cycle routes in the West Midlands revealed
Cycling
Four cyclists injured a day as figures highlight West Midlands' most dangerous roads
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Free ride for lucky commuters as city gives away 5,000 bikes
Cycling
A total of 40 bikes were handed over to their new owners in Victoria Square - the start of a 5,000 bike giveaway under the council’s Birmingham Cycle Revolution scheme.
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City's cycling revolution 'could create congestion'
Economic Development
Tory group leader hits out at £30m investment into cycling which he claims will cause more road blockages rather than free them up
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£30m boost to Birmingham cycling scene
Economic Development
The city council has been awarded a £22.1 million Department for Transport grant which, topped up with £7.9 million local funding
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Skyride Birmingham: City council steps up search for replacement event
Economic Development
Last month the city council said it was unable to host a Skyride event in Cannon Hill Park
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Pictures: Birmingham canals blighted by rubbish, syringes and oil slicks
Economic Development
Post reader James Leyshon's photos show scenes which would likely put off visitors
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Sky Ride cancelled in Birmingham again
Economic Development
Event organised with British Cycling is axed due to cricket fixtures at Edgbaston and ongoing developments around the city
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Jaguar Land Rover's Bike Sense technology will help cyclists and bikers
Economic Development
The car-maker’s Bike Sense research is being conducted as part of a drive to reduce the number of accidents on º£½ÇÊÓÆµ roads, where 19,000 cyclists are killed or injured each year
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Birmingham bikes deal helps plans to create cycle-commuter city
Economic Development
A push to get more Brummies on cycles reached a milestone last week when it was revealed Raleigh will supply 5,000 bikes to the city – and 3,000 will be given away
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Birmingham biking boost as Raleigh chosen to supply 5,000 cycles
Birmingham City Council
Raleigh has been awarded a contract to supply 5,000 bikes to Birmingham City Council – and 3,000 will be given away to those keen to cycle but unable to afford it
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Capacity to increase at Queen Elizabeth Hospital centre
Economic Development
The Centre for Clinical Haematology to be boosted by £1.5m fundraising campaign led by former Wolves footballer Geoff Thomas
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Birmingham cycling boost with millions of pounds en route
Economic Development
The funding was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg following the success of this year’s Tour de France stages in Britain
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Purity Brewing is back in the saddle
Economic Development
Brewery re-launches seasonal beer aimed at cyclists which celebrates the region's bike manufacturers such as Brooks England and Pashley
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Friends of the Earth call on city council to invest £100m in cycling
Economic Development
Friends of the Earth argue that only concerted investment to promote cycling and walking will deliver urgently needed cuts to traffic congestion and reduce dangerous levels of pollution in the city
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Cycling is not just for 'white young men', says Richard Burden MP
Economic Development
Birmingham MP Richard Burden hit out at Deirdre Alden's claims that Birmingham's £23 million plan to encourage cycling was discriminatory
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New 'Green Travel Districts' for Birmingham to entice drivers out of cars
Economic Development
Eleven areas in the city to receive special designated status as part of a major shake-up to encourage people out of their cars.
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Clevercherry rides high with Cure Leukaemia and Geoff Thomas cycling mission
Enterprise
Jewellery Quarter creative agency creates campaign for former footballer who is riding from London to Paris next summer to raise millions for charity
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Peter Sharkey: Cycle stars on road to riches as big sponsors up the ante
Opinion
New €1m prize pot idea just the beginning of cycling's resurgence
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Ex-Wolves star Geoff Thomas launches epic bike ride for Cure Leukaemia
Retail & Consumer
Former footballer to tackle gruelling Tour de France challenge to celebrate ten years in remission after being given less than three years to live in 2003
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City filmmakers wade into cycling debate
Economic Development
Filmmakers Michael B Clifford and Pip Piper who are behind a Birmingham-based movie have waded into a debate about whether a £23 million plan to revolutionise cycling in Birmingham is discriminatory.
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Cycle Show at the NEC: Five things to see and do
Enterprise
See a selection of what's on offer at The Cycle Show 2014 which once again returns to the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull
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The Birmingham cyclists proving that the sport is not discriminatory
Economic Development
After Edgbaston Conservative councillor Deirdre Alden suggested cycling was discriminatory and predominately for young, white men, Mary Griffin meets some cyclists desperate to prove her wrong
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Birmingham councillor Deirdre Alden hits back at critics over cycle storm
Economic Development
Edgbaston Tory Coun Deirdre Alden said the plan to create a ‘Cycle City’ was discriminatory, provoking a storm of protest
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