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September 2023

Sheaf Valley Cycle Route made permanent

On Wednesday 20 September, Sheffield City Council’s Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee considered proposals to introduce the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route on a permanent basis.

The changes include:

• Changes to vehicle access between Shoreham Street and Cherry Street
• Changes to parking on Saxon Road
• Changes to vehicle access on Little London Road and Rydal Road, and
• Changes to vehicle access from Scarsdale Road to Hackthorne Road, replaced with a one-way / no entry junction

The Committee decided to approve the proposals which create a safer, low-traffic, active travel route between Sheffield City Centre and Norton Hammer.

You can view the report that the Committee considered online, and there is more information in our news release.

We’ll publish more information here soon about the permanent scheme and our programme of works.

Traffic monitoring data document 

In order to monitor and evaluate the success of the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route, we’ve conducted traffic monitoring surveys at a number of junctions around the route and the surrounding areas. These surveys capture the movements of motorised vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians between each arm of the junction. This also includes speed surveys around the Shoreham Street area. 

We have also worked with The Floow, specialists in black-box telematics data, to better understand traffic flows around the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route. This data includes journey times, estimated traffic flows and concentrations of through traffic. 

We have included some open crime data analysis of crimes around the route, comparing 11 months before and after the scheme was implemented. 

Document 1: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Overview vehicle count

Document 2: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Overview pedestrian and cyclist count

Document 3: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Junction vehicle counts: Little London Road and Broadfield Road

Document 4: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Junction vehicle counts: Woodseats Road, Sheldon Road and Abbeydale Road

Document 5: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Junction vehicle counts: Woodseats Road, Chesterfield Road and Scarsdale Road

Document 6: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Junction vehicle counts: Shoreham Street and Cherry Street

Document 7: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Journey times: Abbeydale Road 

Document 8: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Journey times: Chesterfield Road

Document 9: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Journey times: Broadfield Road

Document 10: Sheaf Valley Cycle Route: Crime data

If you would like to see the raw traffic monitoring data from which we produced the Traffic Monitoring Data Documents shared on this web page, please get in touch with us by email (info@connecting-sheffield.co.uk) or phone (0808 196 5105).

Face to face perception survey report

In order to monitor and evaluate the success of the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route, we’ve conducted perception surveys of residents, active travel route users and local businesses. The following report summarises the methodology and the results of these surveys. 

You can view the report summarising the methodology and results of this survey by clicking here.

Online perception survey report

The face to face perception surveys were also adapted and put online through the Connecting Sheffield website for anyone to provide feedback. The following report summarises the results of these surveys.

You can view the report summarising the methodology and results of this survey by clicking here.

June 2023

Over the course of the last year, we have been implementing measures to create the proposed Sheaf Valley Cycle Route. Thank you to everyone who has sent in feedback on the measures we have put in place so far.

Due to a combination of price inflation and the need to ensure that cyclists will be able to safely get to Matilda Street from the two-way segregated cycleway on Shoreham Street, the design of the Shoreham Street scheme in this area is under review. Once the revised design has been approved, we will advertise a Traffic Regulation Order with the intention of implementing the proposals.

To help inform our review of the measures, we would like to hear the thoughts of local residents, businesses and users of the route. To access and complete the online survey asking about your experience of the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route, please click here. The survey closed on Monday 10 July at 9am.

If you or someone you know is unable to access information online, please get in touch with us using the contact details below. We can arrange a different way to provide information and record feedback, so that you or they can get involved.  

We expect a decision on the long term future of the scheme to be made by the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee in September 2023. All measures will remain in place until a final decision has been made.

You can get in touch with the Connecting Sheffield team using the following channels:

Email: info@connecting-sheffield.co.uk

Freephone: 0808 196 5105

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January 2023

The initial six month period for comments linked to the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order for this scheme has now ended and a review of the scheme is underway.

During this review period, the scheme will remain in place while decisions are taken around which elements of the trial should stay in place and which should be removed or changed. 

Decisions will be based on feedback received during the trial period, data relating to traffic flow changes, and the funding available.

It is currently expected that a final decision on the scheme will be made by the relevant Council committee in Summer 2023.

25th July 2022

During the week commencing 8th August, the current one way point on Rydal Road will be moved North to a new location between Langdale Road and Rydal Crescent. This change means that traffic will now only be able to turn right out of Langdale Road. Since the closure of Little London Road to motor traffic, there have been numerous reports of drivers routinely abusing the one way restriction by using it in the opposite direction. This is causing risk to all road users in the area which needs to be addressed. The plan below shows the planned change.

Sheaf Valley Cycle Route

A list of Frequently Asked Questions about this scheme can be found here .

We are planning to put in place measures to create the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route following the consultation that was carried out in 2021. The full report from the consultation can be found here . An Executive Summary of the consultation report can be found here .

The Sheaf Valley Cycle Route will create better cycling and walking routes, which will eventually connect the city centre to Woodseats Road via Shoreham Street and Little London Road. Details of the scheme which were shared during the consultation in 2021 can be found here .

Changes that will be made through an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO)

There are a number of changes that will be trialled through an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO). This means that the changes will be implemented as a trial and the opportunity to comment and provide feedback will remain open throughout the six-month period of consultation.

During the trial, changes may be considered to improve the effectiveness of the scheme for those living and working in the area.

The measures that will be advertised through an ETRO will take place on the following roads:

• Cherry Street 
• Saxon Road
• Little London Road 
• Hackthorn Road
• Rydal Road

Full details of the proposed changes affecting these roads can be found here.

The ETRO was advertised on Thursday 5th May 2022 and will come into force on Monday 16th May 2022 . Although this means work could begin on Monday 16th May 2022 , it is not likely to start exactly on this date. We will publish updated details of the timescales on this website.

Changes that will be made through a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO)

Some of the changes cannot be trialled due to the cost and magnitude of work required. These changes will be advertised through a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO). This means that after a period of consultation, if the work can go ahead, the changes will made on a permanent basis.

The measures that will be advertised through a TRO will take place on the following roads:

• Asline Road
• Shoreham Street

The TRO for Asline Road was advertised on Thursday 5th May 2022 and will remain open for comment until Thursday 26th May 2022 . Full details of the proposed changes affecting this road   can be found here .

The TRO for Shoreham Street will be advertised in the coming weeks. We will update this website with the latest information.

Who do I contact to if I want to share a concern, comment or leave feedback? 

To view the ETRO and the TRO on Sheffield City Council's website, click here 

To share your comments via email, please send your feedback to: connectingsheffield@sheffield.gov.uk

To share your comments via post, please send your feedback to: Tom Finnegan-Smith, Head of Strategic Transport, Sustainability and Infrastructure Howden House, 1 Union Street, SHEFFIELD, S1 2SH

If you have any immediate questions or concerns about the scheme, you can email connectingsheffield@sheffield.gov.uk or call the Connecting Sheffield team on 0808 196 5105 .

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To help us to monitor the success of this project we may need to occasionally survey traffic in the area using cameras mounted on lamp posts. We need to do this so that we can understand how traffic has been affected by the scheme. For example on certain roads we may wish to understand whether traffic has reduced or increased as a result of the scheme. 

If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about the way Sheffield City Council processes your personal data, including the way we handle information requests, you can contact our Customer Services or the Data Protection Officer.

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law you have the right to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.