Cllr Ali
On-road cycle revolution set to begin
A series of schemes to improve cycling along main city routes and quieter “parallel” routes have been approved by Birmingham City Council
Blocks to be demolished to make way for new family homes
Work is under way to demolish four underused maisonette blocks in Shard End to make way for 12 new family homes built by Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT), Birmingham City Council’s award-winning house-building programme. The three-storey maisonette blocks, built in 1955, have been in low demand and are considered to be economically unviable to refurbish. […]
Snow Hill masterplan set for adoption
A plan to regenerate the Snow Hill and Colmore areas of the city centre and replicate the success of London’s Canary Wharf is set to be adopted. The Snow Hill masterplan is a £600 million scheme aimed at transforming the business district and bringing in further investment from global business, professional and financial services firms. […]
Green light for city centre retail provision
A plan setting out Birmingham’s vision for the way the city centre retail landscape will evolve in the future is set to be approved by the city council’s cabinet. The Birmingham City Centre Retail Strategy aims to provide a clear framework that will guide future development and investment decisions regarding the city centre’s retail offering. […]
Public requests prompt expansion to 20 is Plenty scheme
Minor changes have been made to Birmingham City Council’s plans to introduce 20mph limits on the vast majority of roads to the south and east of the city centre
Boost for Acocks Green centre
Citizens of a Birmingham suburb can now move around their local centre easier and safer after the completion of a package of improvements to transport and public space. The project at Acocks Green is the latest to be delivered under the city council’s Birmingham Connected strategy which seeks to give the travelling public a range […]
New road measures for city centre
A number of temporary road measures are due to come into operation to ease traffic flows in central Birmingham at a time when the city is preparing to come under the national and international spotlight. Birmingham City Council’s actions are designed to support the free flow of traffic – and particularly public transport – at […]
Business grant scheme hailed a success
A grant scheme that helps businesses across the West Midlands invest in innovative new products has been hailed a success by an independent evaluation. Successfully managed by Birmingham City Council, the Business Innovation Programme (BIP) is an £8.7m programme of business support, part funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). It is expected to […]
1,000th new council home built in Birmingham
The 1,000th home for rent built through the city council’s house-building arm has been handed over to tenants. Built through the Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust by Jessup, it is part of a £1.6m development comprising 15 homes for affordable rent. With a further 221 rented homes on eleven sites currently under construction, the Birmingham City […]
Ring road improvements to go ahead
The next phase of a £14.05 million programme of improvements to Birmingham’s ring road is due to get underway. Work is due to start at the Haden Circus junction on 27 July and continue for approximately 37 weeks. The project includes changes to the junction’s lay-out designed to ease traffic flow together with safety improvements […]
