bike birmingham: a sustainable city’s cycling strategy 2011 -2015 mike cooper team leader...

Bike Birmingham: A Sustainable City’s Cycling Strategy 2011 -2015

Mike Cooper

Team Leader -TravelWise Team

Our vision for cycling

“to get more people cycling more often, to

reduce traffic congestion and improve our

activity levels, our health and our

environment”

Key points:

• Improve the balance between utility and leisure cycling• Work more closely with major trip generators• Use the planning process more effectively• Make a commitment of £1 million for cycling facilities

over the next four years

• City Council officers• Transportation• Leisure• Be Active• Sports Partnerships• CYPF• Sustrans• British Cycling• West Midlands Police

• Branding• Events for example Sky ride / BMX Championships• Training • BCC Cycling Website• Strategic Cycle Network• Monitoring• Map• TravelWise Website

• Top Cycle Location• Planning Process for example Travel Plans• Bicycle Passport• Forum

Partnerships:

• Centro• British Cycling• Sustrans• West Midlands Police• Business Improvement Districts• Company TravelWise affiliates• PCT Clusters