Tag: Canal & River Trust
New lights brighten up Birmingham’s towpaths
The Canal & River Trust charity is working in partnership with Birmingham City Council to replace 250 worn out and broken lights located along canal towpaths in the city centre. Costing £250,000, the project is part of Birmingham Cycle Revolution and involves installing new energy efficient LED lights along the main commuter routes into and […]
Birmingham canals boost after towpath improvements
Data shows an average 37 per cent increase in the number of people using towpaths for leisure purposes and commuting Canals in Birmingham are now more popular than ever thanks to a £14 million project to improve 54km of towpath in and around the city centre. The Canal & River Trust, working in partnership with Birmingham City […]
£6m canal cycling upgrade begins
The charity, Canal & River Trust, has started work on an 18-month project to improve access to and from Birmingham's waterways for thousands of cyclists, walkers and wheelchairs users who visit the canal every day. The £6million project is being funded by the Department for Transport, Birmingham City Council and the Canal & River Trust […]
Canal route work to start Birmingham Cycle Revolution
Birmingham's canal network is set to become more cycle friendly if £6.3m of improvements are approved by the city council's Cabinet on December 16. The proposals form part of the wider Birmingham Cycle Revolution project - which won central government backing to the tune of £17million in August of this year. Under the canals element […]
