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Ambitious plan for 621-mile cycling and walking network for SheffieldCity Region revealed
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A masterplan to build 621 miles of cycle lanes and improved pathways for walking in Sheffield has been revealed. Multiple paralympic gold medal winner and Sheffield City Region active travel commissioner Dame Sarah Storey revealed the blueprint, designed to change the way people travel. Journeys of up 2km (1.25 miles) are urged to be taken on foot and those up to 5km (3.11 miles) on a bike. The network will aim to feature 800 safe crossings for people travelling on foot or by bike, and nearly 200 square miles of low traffic neighbourhoods, which see streets "transformed into places where you can relax and play safely", with very little through traffic. At present, 40 per cent of current car commuting trips are less than 1km in length. By enabling active travel, it is forecast walking and cycling could be increased by 21 per cent and 350 per cent respectively, by 2040. One key aspect of the plan is to start looking at roads with speeds above 30mph, with more than 250 vehicles per hour, or significant flows of large vehicles should segregate active travellers. SCR bosses also want to signal an end to painted cycle lanes and shared-use footways, which have "not proved successful" in recruiting large numbers of new cyclists in the region. In most cases this would require a two-metre wide lane, clear of street furniture. Where bi-directional wheeled and cycle traffic is being planned, this would require a three metre wide lane. Dame Storey also revealed the city region is looking at all routes to continue across junctions in a straight line and retain "priority over turning vehicles". It’s said they are working closely with Dame Storey’s counterpart Chris Boardman in Greater Manchester on the trial and implementation of ‘side road zebras’. SCR active travel bosses want nearly all of pedestrian crossings to cross in a single phase, without having to wait in the middle of the road with a minimal wait time after pressing the button. A report seen by council leaders admit at present the Sheffield City Region does not have all of the necessary funding to deliver this plan. The successful Transforming Cities Fund bid will support the delivery of some of the interventions but further funding will be required to deliver what is desired in the plan. In the first five years, Sheffield City Region bosses want to complete 14 active travel schemes. Speaking to South Yorkshire council leaders at a recent meeting Dame Storey said: “I want to thank you for reacting positively and considering and implementing temporary infrastructure at haste to make it safe for pedestrians and cyclists in these times of social distancing. “We know our ambitious plan sets out how South Yorkshire can be a leader in active travel provision, creating a network to join people from where they live to the places they want to go on foot or by bike enabling them to be less reliant on their cars for the shortest of journeys. “As part of the plan, journeys of up to two kilometres for those who are able should be on foot and journeys up to five kilometres by bike and that part of the plan is to provide the facilities to enable that as well as looking at bike hire and secure parking.” https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/...cling-18363464 |
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