trastrick Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I was born and raised in Sheffield, and since then, then I've lived all over the world. Although I am a huge nostalgia fan, Sheffield is one the place I never want to re-visit. Last year we spent an hour (with GPS) trying to drive the few hundred yards to a centrally located hotel, we could see it but couldn't get to it, thanks to the one ways. and construction closings. then found there was no place to park and unload the suitcases. Likewise when we went to return the hired car, we could see the Office, as we passed the area for the 5th time, but couldn't actually get there. The spaghetti road/one ways, alley routes, dead ends, are frustrating, and trying to pick up a passenger at Midland Station is a game of chicken, that can be dangerous to your health! (Disclaimer! I've driven in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, and New York without the rank frustration that you get in Sheffield!) Sheffield, and it's "planners" can all go to hell, for the mess they've made of my home town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonk Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 There is a meeting of the Street Heritage Research group on 21st March 2020 where implications of this could be discussed. 9am to 1pm Rm 1025 Owen Building Howard St Sheffield Hallam University. Its an open meeting and all and everyone welcome to attend--Free Entrance. Details are here--https://sites.google.com/view/streetheritage/the-street-heritage-research-group please feel free to circulate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 2 hours ago, trastrick said: I was born and raised in Sheffield, and since then, then I've lived all over the world. Although I am a huge nostalgia fan, Sheffield is one the place I never want to re-visit. Last year we spent an hour (with GPS) trying to drive the few hundred yards to a centrally located hotel, we could see it but couldn't get to it, thanks to the one ways. and construction closings. then found there was no place to park and unload the suitcases. Likewise when we went to return the hired car, we could see the Office, as we passed the area for the 5th time, but couldn't actually get there. The spaghetti road/one ways, alley routes, dead ends, are frustrating, and trying to pick up a passenger at Midland Station is a game of chicken, that can be dangerous to your health! (Disclaimer! I've driven in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, and New York without the rank frustration that you get in Sheffield!) Sheffield, and it's "planners" can all go to hell, for the mess they've made of my home town. Absolute nonsense. Sheffield road systems are nothing compared to driving in central London and especially New York. Yes there is some construction blocking some routes but if you could see your hotel why didn't you simply find the nearest alternative place to park and unload just like everyone else does in a busy city centre. The road system and planners are no different to any other major city. Think yourself lucky you could actually drive into the centre at all. That will soon be completely from some places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said: Absolute nonsense. Sheffield road systems are nothing compared to driving in central London and especially New York. Yes there is some construction blocking some routes but if you could see your hotel why didn't you simply find the nearest alternative place to park and unload just like everyone else does in a busy city centre. The road system and planners are no different to any other major city. Think yourself lucky you could actually drive into the centre at all. That will soon be completely from some places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Lol Didn't see any signs for an alternative parking lot, especially with three heavy suitcases! Didn't want to spend another hour in the car driving around looking for one. Couldn't go through that again! And a very expensive hotel, with no help for a couple of seniors at the door, dragging suitcases up a flight of fancy marble steps. Finally got to the lobby bar for a well earned drink, To be met by, "Sorry, luv, the bar is closed, the server is a bit late today"! Later, tried a little international banking withdrawal, at Barclays where I have an old account. Another hour of interviews, and willing, but confused people running in and out, apologizing! Same with the pubs, all run by school kids, with nary a responsible sensible person in sight. Menus full of stuff, they don't sell, "at the moment!" They do actually have ice, now, although asking for orange juice gets you a little friendly lecture on the difference between soda and fruit juice. Sheffield's motto should be, "Sorry luv!" or how about "Think Yourself Lucky!" lol I currently live in a third world small town. It's busy but only one traffic light and no stop signs, no dead ends, and the banks work seamlessly. And they WANT your business! A day's work in Sheffield is 15 minutes here! And most have never been to "UNI", in fact most have never even been to school! Lol Edited March 12, 2020 by trastrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Planner1 said: Tunnelling is ruinously expensive and leaves the highway authority with a major maintenance liability. I'd suspect that the business case for the scheme would not work with a tunnel. I'm not talking about a tunnel as such - more of a couple of hundred yards of covered underpass similar to some of the A58M through Leeds centre. Potentially less work needed than carving out 4 lanes of road in the fairly steep hillside behind the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 11 hours ago, trastrick said: I was born and raised in Sheffield, and since then, then I've lived all over the world. Although I am a huge nostalgia fan, Sheffield is one the place I never want to re-visit. Last year we spent an hour (with GPS) trying to drive the few hundred yards to a centrally located hotel, we could see it but couldn't get to it, thanks to the one ways. and construction closings. then found there was no place to park and unload the suitcases. Likewise when we went to return the hired car, we could see the Office, as we passed the area for the 5th time, but couldn't actually get there. The spaghetti road/one ways, alley routes, dead ends, are frustrating, and trying to pick up a passenger at Midland Station is a game of chicken, that can be dangerous to your health! (Disclaimer! I've driven in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, and New York without the rank frustration that you get in Sheffield!) Sheffield, and it's "planners" can all go to hell, for the mess they've made of my home town. You should probably stop driving altogether if you find driving in Sheffield difficult, try places like Leeds and Birmingham before complaining about Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, probedb said: You should probably stop driving altogether if you find driving in Sheffield difficult, try places like Leeds and Birmingham before complaining about Sheffield. I'm used to driving on roads that actually take you somewhere. It's no fun driving the same stretch of road/alleyway/one way only, that take you back to where you started, or a dead end, especially with a state of the art GPS! Strictly third rate! Edited March 12, 2020 by trastrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, trastrick said: I'm used to driving on roads that actually take you somewhere. It's no fun driving the same stretch of road/alleyway/one way only, that take you back to where you started, or a dead ends, especially with a state of the art GPS! Strictly third rate! The GPS I take it..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebasher Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Lovely idea 50p says it never happens ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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