20's plenty for Nether Edge

Nether Edge Neighbourhood Group are organising a petition for 20mph limits in the South Sheffield area - news story at

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Residents-demand-20mph-limit-for.5985434.jp#4825788

I'd urge CTC members and others who live in the area to sign it.

Contact details on the website at http://www.netheredge.org.uk/

Bradfield Rd

Had cause to visit Bradfield Rd (between Penistone Rd & Hillsborough Corner) yesterday, both by bike and car as I was there to pick my car from the mechanic (unlike many Sheffield motorists I believe it to be important that all your lights and indicators are working, and of course the bike is the easiest way to get to and from the garage)

What a nasty environment the council has made of this road. It started with putting barriers up to keep pedestrians out of the road - at a time when visionaries like South Kensington were realising the benefits of taking street furniture away - and this was compounded by the "it's driving me crazy" initiative which removed the hatching to force traffic into a single lane as you approached the Langsett Rd junction.

The result is a speedway, pedestrians penned into a narrow pavement - totally inappropriate for a shopping street, and just enabling potential shoppers to speed away to Meadowhall.

I wish I'd campaigned harder to stop this from happening. Still you can't win them all I suppose.

Modal Shift in Sheffield

Many European and worldwide cities are reallocating road space to walkers, cyclists, buses and trams in preparation for a low-carbon future. Here's what Sheffield is doing:-















Here a cycle route is being destroyed in order to make room for a few more cars. The cycle route, which is part of the flagship Trans-Pennine Trail, will be replaced but will be diverted and will be much narrower. This is in an area with some of the worst air pollution in Europe.

Here is another, nearby, example of cycle route planning in Sheffield
















This is the Trans-Pennine Trail crossing of Meadowhall Rd. The walker or cyclist has to cross three busy two-lane carriageways. It is impossible to see the traffic lights so you have to guess whether the traffic is going to stop or not and make a run for it. This route is supposed to be cycleable by a 12-year-old unaccompanied. There have been a number of collisions involving cyclists in the area.

TRO's

New stuff in from the council -

Tesco Development - Savile St.

This development will entail a new entrance from Spital Hill, thus part of the bus lane will be revoked. Part of Savile St will be made a clearway. Carlisle St will be closed off at the junction with
Spital Hill (but not for cyclists we hope) The main entrance will be on Savile St - I believe there will be an off-road cycle lane & toucan crossing at this point which I am not particularly happy about.

Whiteways School

Restriction of parking outside the school.

Shefffield TRO's December 2009

Have been asked for comments on the following proposals:

Ringinglow Rd increased parking restrictions to improve child safety close to Ecclesall Junior.

Sharrow Vale comprehensive revisions to parking schemes.

- Endcliffe

- Sharrow Vale & Botanical

- Stalker Lees

- Napier

- Lansdowne

- Grange

- Porterbrook

- Hunter House.

Any comments welcome.

Some things that Sheffield cyclists need to make their voices heard on..

Meadowhead roundabout & Woodseats http://bit.ly/7HPz4

Penistone Rd http://bit.ly/6Urwda

Ecclesall Rd http://www.smartroutes.co.uk/ecclesallroad/

Hillsborough Corner TRO

I've had the notification of the Experimental Traffic Order that amends the hours of operation of the bus and tram gates on Middlewood Rd from 0700 to 1900 daily to 0700-1100 and 1500-1900 on Monday to Saturday inclusive

As it is experimental it will be in force for six months and the City Council will be considering whether the provisions of the Experimental Order should be continued in force indefinitely.

The grounds for objection, should anyone wish to do so, are quite specific so I am copying them here:-

Any person who wishes to question the validity of the Order or any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the enabling Act or that a requirement of the enabling Act or any of the relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with may, within six weeks of the 29th day of October 2009, make application for that purpose to the High Court.

As you can see from that the grounds for objection are pretty stringent!

However I can see one potential grounds for objection, that this notice is dated "this 30th day of October" - i.e. tomorrow.

I think the hours that the bus gate will operate for cover a large part of the working day and it might not be as bad as we feared. There is an opportunity to make representations during the six month experimental period,


Also covered in this mailing:-

Lydgate Lane and Monteney Crescent

Basically traffic calming around Lydgate Infant & Middle School


Meadow Street Revised Permit Parking Scheme.

Adjustments to the existing parking permit scheme.

Will be happy to pass on plans to anyone who wants to have a look.

Address for making representations:-

Mrs C Doran
Development Environment and Leisure
2-10 Carbrook Hall,
Sheffield
S9 2DB