When the Soho Foundation team did the street audit along the Soho Road on 3rd November with local residents, council officers, Living Streets and Amey, Birmingham City Council’s PFI highways contractors, residents made clear their views that clutter was a potentially dangerous nuisance.
Eunice Campbell from Lozells was very concerned about the quality of the environment – especially about the amount of litter; and there was a lot of it about on the Soho Road – especially bin bags left next to guardrailings.
Dorothy Gabbidon from Handsworth pointed out where street traders’ stalls didn’t leave enough space for pedestrians and where illegally parked cars on the pavement forced pedestrians to walk on the busy roadway.
We noticed where poles had been removed but sharp stumps were left sticking out of the pavement. All of this has been reported in the de-cluttering audit passed on to the council’s officers.
In the video below have a listen to a discussion with Birmingham City Council officers and local residents.
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