Decision details

To provide an update on the Broomhall Road / Broomhall Street Cycling and Walking scheme following a 6 month monitoring period and seek approval to make permanent the one-way section of Broomhall Street from Victoria Street to Park Lane.

1.         Make the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order permanent and retain the overall scheme which was introduced in April 2018 in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2.         Make the changes to the one-way section as outlined in ‘Appendix G’.

3.         Continue to monitor the overall scheme following the changes recommended above.

4 .       Inform all those who commented on the TRO of the decision.

1.    Remove the one-way but retain the other changes implemented for the cycle street.

Advantages

·         Address the 26 objections received, many of which perceive the experimental layout to be dangerous.

·         Wouldn’t require too many changes to the layout.

·         Would remove the additional traffic from Victoria Road.

Disadvantages

·         Would increase volumes of traffic on the ‘cycle street’ layout and push it above the recommended levels outlined in the Dutch ‘CROW’ guidancepotentially resulting in claw back of funding by the Sheffield City Region.

·         Would re-distribute traffic back to the previous identified ‘rat run’.

·         Not to be supported by the road safety audit team.

·         Would not be supported by Cycle Sheffield.

·         Reduces the Council’s ability to promote cycling as an alternative commuting option in this highly populated residential sector of the city.

2.    Full Closure of Broomhall Road at the Nursery side of Broomhall Street or at another suitable junction to stop traffic in both directions cutting through the area.

Advantages

·         Would significantly reduce traffic volumes on all routes through Broomhall, removing through traffic completely.

·         Would further improve opportunities to promote walking and cycling on all routes.

Disadvantages

·         Would reduce access to everyone particularly from the North of Broomhall.

·         May push traffic onto other streets such as Broomgrove Road.

3.    Remove the One-way section and remove the cycle street alterations.

Advantages

·         Following the monitoring there doesn’t seem to be any advantages to this approach.

Disadvantages

·         Cost of the alterations (possibly in the region of 150k).

·         Would potentially go against the parking strategy for the City.

·         Would return the issues of give and take on narrow sections and deter the growth of cycle trips.

·         Would go against the objectives stated in the endorsed transport strategy.

·         Would potentially result in claw back on funding by the Sheffield City Region.