Cycling Works Birmingham€¦ · List of CWB supporters so far HSBC Colmore BID Brewin Dolphin...
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Cycling WorksBirminghamEmployers promoting and supporting cycling across the cityCycling is good for Birmingham’s businesses
Employer Context Market for talent Staff retention Staff safety Cost of parking Transport delays Millennial
aspirations Public image
Birmingham Context Set to grow by 20% High obesity rate Trains full in rush hour Roads jammed Clean Air Zone (CAZ) £60m spent on cycling through
Birmingham Cycle Revolution New A34 and A38 cycleways to
open
Employer Benefits Cut parking costs Fitter/happier staff Lateness and
sickness reduced Green image Attract millennials Reduce pollution Make city
attractive
Why Cycling Works Birmingham ? Coherent city-wide
voice Lobby for
infrastructure Share ideas / facilities Larger community for
staff who cycle Collective ambition
versus other cities
What are we asking for ? Continued investment in
Birmingham cycling infrastructure: £25M per year for next 5 years or £20 a year per head.
Employers to promote and support those who wish to cycle to their place of work.
One representative per employer and a senior executive lead.
Who is leading Birmingham Cycling Works ? John Kirk - Marketing Director
from Sutton Coldfield commuting by bike in Birmingham since 2002.
Shivaji Shiva – Partner in a large Birmingham law firm. Commuting from Bournville to Brindley Place by bike.
List of CWB supporters so far HSBC Colmore BID Brewin Dolphin Custard Factory GVA Veale Wasborough Vizards Squire Patton Boggs Birmingham Children’s
Hospital Midland Mencap Archdiocese of Birmingham CBSO
Birmingham Hippodrome Rosie Kay Dance Friends of the Earth Sustrans Cycling UK Birmingham City Council
Others being contacted include :- QE Hospital, Deutsche Bank,
RBS, Public Health Birmingham, KPMG, Deloitte, PWC, Aston University, BCU, UoB, Glenn Howells Architects, Associated Architects
Contact Cycling Works Birmingham John Kirk [email protected] 07444 121 536 @OwlFiftyEight
Shivaji Shiva [email protected] 07788 313 298 @ShivajiShivaLaw