SheffieldForum Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Sheffield is transforming with fantastic regeneration projects reshaping the city centre, turning it into a vibrant and exciting place to live, work and play. The result will make the city a must-visit location for anyone looking to shop, eat, drink, and enjoy their day. From hosting events showcasing the best talent in the area on Cambridge Street, visiting that shop with the latest must-have item on The Moor, or meeting friends for a catch up outside one of the cafes on Surrey Street, Sheffield will have something for everyone. The transformation of the city centre is well under way with projects including Heart of the City, Castlegate and Fargate continuing to take shape. Plans, which will go hand in hand with those regeneration projects, linking key areas of the city centre together and creating more space for people and events have been confirmed. The improvements will encourage more people into the city centre and showcase the fantastic transformation currently happening as part of the regeneration of the area. It will also attract more people into the city centre to experience the unique shopping and leisure experience on offer. Key improvements to the way people get about, not only taking public transport but also the way you can move from one side of the city centre to the other, will perfectly complement the regeneration projects transforming the area into one fit for the future. Connecting Sheffield: City Centre will give people more choice in how they travel around, providing safe and attractive walking, cycling and wheeling routes. Parts of Pinstone Street, Surrey Street and Charles Street will be fully pedestrianised offering wider a more comfortable experience for shoppers and visitors alike. Introducing pedestrianised streets, and improving the quality of the area, has been shown to increase footfall and contribute to the vitality of city centres elsewhere in the country. Wider footways and pedestrianised streets open up the opportunity for an expansion in outdoor seating areas for nearby bars and restaurants helping to turn the city centre into a place people can enjoy throughout the day and into the evening as well. Segregated cycle routes though the core of the city will link to existing cycle routes and a brand-new bus hub on Rockingham Street with improvements to pavements and new bus stops will also be installed. Sheffield Forum | The Sheffield Guide | The Sheffield Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeHasRisen Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Careful now, you might get accused of all sorts again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I wonder if there will be the usual complaints of no cars being allowed down certain streets, no free parking, no magic carpets to go to where I want to go.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ01 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 22 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said: Careful now, you might get accused of all sorts again. No mention of the bullet train I notice, when is that much needed project going to get the green light 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielC Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 So basically make most of the city centre a traffic free zone right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 59 minutes ago, GabrielC said: So basically make most of the city centre a traffic free zone right? I thought that was essentially what it is now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 And when the sun isn't shining you can all sit out in your free gratis rain macs. 🥧 ☁️ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Swaine Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 8 hours ago, SheffieldForum said: Sheffield is transforming with fantastic regeneration projects reshaping the city centre, turning it into a vibrant and exciting place to live, work and play. The result will make the city a must-visit location for anyone looking to shop, eat, drink, and enjoy their day. From hosting events showcasing the best talent in the area on Cambridge Street, visiting that shop with the latest must-have item on The Moor, or meeting friends for a catch up outside one of the cafes on Surrey Street, Sheffield will have something for everyone. The transformation of the city centre is well under way with projects including Heart of the City, Castlegate and Fargate continuing to take shape. Plans, which will go hand in hand with those regeneration projects, linking key areas of the city centre together and creating more space for people and events have been confirmed. The improvements will encourage more people into the city centre and showcase the fantastic transformation currently happening as part of the regeneration of the area. It will also attract more people into the city centre to experience the unique shopping and leisure experience on offer. Key improvements to the way people get about, not only taking public transport but also the way you can move from one side of the city centre to the other, will perfectly complement the regeneration projects transforming the area into one fit for the future. Connecting Sheffield: City Centre will give people more choice in how they travel around, providing safe and attractive walking, cycling and wheeling routes. Parts of Pinstone Street, Surrey Street and Charles Street will be fully pedestrianised offering wider a more comfortable experience for shoppers and visitors alike. Introducing pedestrianised streets, and improving the quality of the area, has been shown to increase footfall and contribute to the vitality of city centres elsewhere in the country. Wider footways and pedestrianised streets open up the opportunity for an expansion in outdoor seating areas for nearby bars and restaurants helping to turn the city centre into a place people can enjoy throughout the day and into the evening as well. Segregated cycle routes though the core of the city will link to existing cycle routes and a brand-new bus hub on Rockingham Street with improvements to pavements and new bus stops will also be installed. The "pedestrianisation" of Pinstone Street has killed off most of the northern end of the city centre and made it ruddy hard for people who use certain bus routes to access places such as Fargate and High Street. The Cycle Lanes that have sprung up on our pavements make walking around the city centre a nightmare. Streets like Charter Row now have the majority of the pavement dedicated to cyclists. Why can't they keep the cycle lanes on the roads and enforce them better? Instead we lose our pedestrian space to it. If you want to create a space that people want to spend time in, don't make it so that people are constantly looking over their shoulders for bicyclists coming up behind them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, Irene Swaine said: The "pedestrianisation" of Pinstone Street has killed off most of the northern end of the city centre and made it ruddy hard for people who use certain bus routes to access places such as Fargate and High Street. The Cycle Lanes that have sprung up on our pavements make walking around the city centre a nightmare. Streets like Charter Row now have the majority of the pavement dedicated to cyclists. Why can't they keep the cycle lanes on the roads and enforce them better? Instead we lose our pedestrian space to it. If you want to create a space that people want to spend time in, don't make it so that people are constantly looking over their shoulders for bicyclists coming up behind them. Most of the "cyclists" I see in the city are riding illegally modified electric bikes. Barely ever pedalling unless they spot a police vehicle and travelling usually in excess of the maximum allowed for ebikes using electric motor (15.5mph for those that don't know, yet somehow going faster than vehicles travelling at 20, uphill) Easy to spot them as they have Delivery bags on their back and pay no attention to anyone around them. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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