Bike lanes, red routes and cameras - All we know about transport transformation in Attercliffe
The district is the focus of Sheffield’s most ambitious active travel project so far
A huge transport shake up is under way in an up-and-coming Sheffield neighbourhood to make it ‘a more attractive environment for visitors and businesses’.
Sheffield City Council is behind a project which will see a two-mile bike lane built from the city centre to Sheffield Arena.
But the main focus is on Attercliffe where a ‘segregated’ bike lane, with high kerbs preventing encroachment by vehicles, is being constructed on both sides of Attercliffe Road.
It will be supported by double red lines to prevent cars and delivery vehicles holding up traffic by stopping in the road.
The London-style scheme will be enforced by cameras with the power to issue penalty charge notices, city council documents show.
Surveys show more than 100 vehicles a day are parking or loading illegally on Attercliffe Road, the council says, and the red route will improve safety and bus journey times.
There will also be a 20mph speed limit, segregated pavements and some side-street junction closures including Colwall Street, Shortridge Street, Kimberley Street and Oakes Green.
Sheffield City Council says the scheme will give people “genuine choice in how they get around” and prepare Attercliffe for up to 3,000 new homes and 1,500 jobs over the next 10-15 years.
It also says there are several free car parks in the area.
The red route will extend for one-and-a-half miles on Attercliffe Road, between Effingham Road and Janson Street.
It will also extend a short distance down Worksop Road to the junction with Leeds Road.
It applies to the pavement, cycle track, and any verges, as well as the road itself, city council documents state.
Emergency services, Royal Mail vehicles and Sheffield City Council bin lorries are exempt, but not at bus stops.
Other exceptions include stopping when told to by a police officer, to allow an emergency vehicle to pass, or if your vehicle has broken down, although evidence will be required.
Drivers can stop to pick up or drop off a Blue Badge holder but must move off as soon as possible.
Similarly, taxis and private hire vehicles can stop to allow a passenger to get in or out, but must move off as soon as possible.
Loading will be allowed at certain locations and times on Attercliffe Road which will be ‘clearly signed’.
Loading bays will be provided on side roads, the city council says.
It adds: “Without enforcement, once the scheme is delivered, vehicles could park in the cycle track, impacting its use and safety for cyclists, or park on the road, disrupting traffic flows through Attercliffe. Having a red route will help address these potential issues.”
Some businesses say the changes could finish them off.
But some welcome the project for sorting out unsafe parking and highlighted the number of free car parks in the area.
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