Issues

This section lists issues - problems on the street network and related matters.

Issues always relate to some geographical location, whether very local or perhaps city-wide.

You can create a new issue using the button on the right.

Listed issues, most recent first, limited to the area of CycleSheffield:

  • Bike Gate between Wharncliffe Rd & Brunswick St

    Created by WildNorthlands // 1 thread

    Generally I'd say Brunswick St works well as a bike route but the gate between these two roads and the junction is poorly placed - in order to get through it you need to be on the wrong side of the road on a blind bend and it is common to find yourself coming head to head with a car coming the other way. if there were too gates for each direction, and the northbound was lined up with the cycle lane, it might help.

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  • Moore St Roundabout

    Created by WildNorthlands // 1 thread

    Moore st was one of our first roundabouts to be cycle-ised and is showing its age. The subways are too narrow, the turns are too acute and the sightlines are poor. There are personal safety issues in the evening (although having cyclists come through on a regular basis makes it safer for pedestrians) and there is poor connectivity with the rest of the city in some directions. One desire line is from Waitrose car park which involves going up a pedestrian ramp, crossing the access road and then going down the cycle lane in the wrong direction into a blind corner. There is no clear way to get from the roundabout to the Sharrow/Heeley area, and the route onto Moore St towards Ecclesall Rd dumps you into a bus stop on the dual carriageway - as you continue towards Ecclesall Rd you have contend with a sliproad onto Summerfield St with traffic theoretically decelererating from 40 to 30 but often doing higher speeds than that. A parallel cycle route through the Wards Brewery site is hard to access and has several roads crossing it with no priority for cyclists or pedestrians.

    Long-term solution:-

    Fill the thing in and put in a dutch-style roundabout with proper crossings

    Short-term solutions?

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  • Ponderosa Cycle Link

    Created by WildNorthlands // 1 thread

    Creating a cycle route through the Ponderosa would shorten journeys between the University and Hillsborough and avoid a tricky junction (Upperthorpe Rd/Martin St)

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  • Birley Space for Cycling request

    Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread

    Implement a 20mph limit on the roads surrounding Birley Community College and Birley Community Primary School to enable children to walk and cycle to school safely. The 20mph would apply to Birley Moor Road, Birley Lane, Fox Lane and all the residential roads that they encircle.

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  • Manor Castle Space for Cycling request

    Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread

    Create protected space for cycling along Prince of Wales road: a wide, arterial route which links the residential areas of Manor and Woodthorpe and runs past Sheffield Park Academy school. A safe and pleasant cycle route would also allow people to access the large employers and leisure sites in the Lower Don Valley.

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  • Beauchief and Greenhill Space for Cycling request

    Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread

    Create protected space for cycling along Greenhill Parkway between Meadowhead and Bradway. It's a wide 40mph road which cuts across through the major residential areas of Meadowhead, Greenhill and Lowedges. A protected route separated from motor traffic would enable people to access local shops and Meadowhead School by bike.

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  • Firth Park Space for Cycling request

    Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread

    Create a safe cycle route for students at Longley College by installing protected space for cycling along the A6135 Barnsley Road between Deerlands Avenue and Herries Road. This would allow students living in Parson Cross, Longley and Firth Park to travel to college by bike on a safe and pleasant route, and would also provide a cycle link to the Northern General Hospital, a huge employer.

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  • Stocksbridge and Upper Don Space for Cycling request

    Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread

    Provide improved walking and cycling access to Wharncliffe Woods from Oughtibridge by creating a route through the space behind Coronation Park through Station Lane/Riverview Road. Access is currently via Platts Lane which means you have to walk or cycle along Oughtibridge Lane: a busy, fast and narrow road with no footpath which is unpleasant to cycle on. This will also provide access to the planned Little Don Link Route into the Peak District.

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  • Dore and Totley Space for Cycling request

    Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread

    Make Ecclesall Woods a peaceful and pleasant natural space by implementing 20mph speed limit, protected space for cycling and pedestrian crossings along Abbey Lane. The woods are a valuable and well used amenity for residents and visitors to South West Sheffield but the tranquillity and enjoyment is threatened by 40mph traffic passing along Abbey Lane which makes crossing the road dangerous and unpleasant, and cuts the woods in two. A total change to the environment here would see those enjoying the woods take precedence over motor traffic.

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  • Ecclesall Ward Space for Cycling request

    Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread

    Create protected space for cycling along Ecclesall Road and Ecclesall Road South to link the large residential areas of Ecclesall, Greystones, Banner Cross, Brincliffe and allow people to travel to Endcliffe park and the many shops and local businesses on Ecclesall Road by bike. The route would also form part of a direct, safe and pleasant cycle route into the city centre from the west of Sheffield which would be of huge benefit to commuters.

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  • Fulwood Space for Cycling request

    Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread

    Create protected space for cycling along Fulwood Road which passes within 1/2km of no fewer than 8 schools. The road is currently busy and very hostile with no safe cycle provision. A protected route, separated from motor traffic would allow children the freedom to cycle to school.

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