Crookes 20mph: Go-slow zone proposed for Sheffield district including shopping high street
A 20mph speed limit could soon be imposed across an entire Sheffield suburb.
A consultation is out over creating a go-slow zone across 50 residential streets between Fulwood Road and Heavygate Road, including the Crookes high street and Lydgate Lane.
It would mean vehicles turning off from Broomhill’s shopping parade onto Crookes Road would be subject to a 20mph speed limit, as well as in all neighbourhood roads like Cross Lane, Stannington View Road and Bole Hill Lane.
However, plans show there will be no extra measures such as speed bumps or cameras, only signs encouraging drivers to kill their speed.
There is an existing 20mph zone in place across all residential streets in nearby Crookesmoor and Steel Bank, outlined by Crookes Road, Barber Road and Heavygate Road.
Read the full list of roads affected below.
There is also a separate proposal for a 20mph limit on Heavygate Road, which can be viewed here.
Ward councillor for Crookes abd Crosspool, Minesh Parekh, wrote in a post to the Crookes Community Facebook page: “I'm delighted to announce that a new 20mph limit for Crookes is now out for public consultation.
“I am particularly [pleased] that main roads including Crookes, Northfield Road, and Lydgate Lane are now included in the proposals.
“You may remember a letter we posted early last year, with the original plans, on which these roads were not included. Myself and Councillor Ruth Milsom pushed for the whole area be considered.
“We thought this was particularly important for roads like Lydgate Lane, which is a main walking route for many schoolchildren, as well as to reduce speeds on Crookes itself.”
The roads included in the consultation for Crookes include:
Arran Road, Bole Hill Lane, Brick Street, Bute Street, Chichester Road, Carson Road, Chesterwood Drive, Colchester Road, Crookes, Crookes Road, Cross Lane, Duncan Road, Elgin Street, Elm Gardens, Eyam Road, Forres Avenue, Forres Road, Hallamgate Road, Hawthorn Mews, Hoole Lane, Hoole Road, Islay Street, Longfield Road, Loxley View Road, Lydgate Lane, Lydgate Court, Midfield Road, Mulehouse Road, Nairn Street, Netherfield Road, Northfield Avenue, Northfield Close, Northfield Road, Pisgah House Road, Salisbury Road, Spooner Road, St Anthony Road, St Thomas Road, Stannington View Road, Stothard Road, Suthard Cross Road, Tapton Mount Close, Tasker Road, The Link, Tinker Lane, Toftwood Avenue, Toftwood Road, Truswell Avenue, Truswell Road and Woodfield Road.