Following the launch of Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) earlier this year, data shows there has been a significant increase in compliant vehicles driving in the CAZ and wider areas of the city.
A project aimed at providing more space for people, allowing businesses to expand and for people to shop, eat and spend more time in Sheffield City Centre has been given a major investment boost.
Feedback from members of the public and business across the vitally important A61 Chesterfield Road route has led to two of four aspects of the project to be removed.
Sheffield’s city centre is undergoing an exciting transformation. With improvements on Fargate nearing completion, the Heart of the City thriving and progress on the new city centre park at Castlegate, there are lots of reasons to celebrate Sheffield.
Mayor Oliver Coppard alongside leaders of South Yorkshire’s Councils have agreed to introduce bus franchising across the region, taking another element of public transport in Sheffield into public control.
Simple, affordable fares, reliable bus journeys, easy and safe routes to walk or wheel to schools, shops, and local facilities, and tackling congestion are just some of items that form Sheffield’s Transport Vision for the next two decades.
The A57 Snake Pass, one of the most important routes linking Sheffield and Manchester, is set to receieve £7.6million funding for road safety improvements.
Cyclists coming into the Heart of the City will now be able to leave their bike in a safe and secure storage area while they go to work, shop and enjoy everything the city centre has to offer.
