Hi All,
A week or two ago Gordon forwarded to us Sheffield City Council's
"Ambitious Plans for the Future of Travel in Sheffield". In response
Noel wrote a piece on his experience of being a recent arrival to the
area and the one downside "which is that traffic congestion on Brocco
Bank and Ecclesall Road is appalling". This generated a very interesting
email discussion with several issues being raised:
* traffic congestion round Hunters Bar and the need to reduce car
use
* free/cheap, improved buses as the key to changing that, and safer
cycling infrastructure
* Fred and Sue then kicked off a discussion about rat running
through the area with suggestions for blocking off a road and traffic
calming measures, and us becoming a Low Traffic Neighbourhood
* pavement parking
* Ecclesall Rd dangerous for cyclists, shocking for pedestrians
* air pollution measurements
* how flood defences could contribute to traffic calming
* Nick drew our attention to wider climate change campaigns and
discussions needed
Then the email chat went on to:
* tax (paying for it)
* should ECCO have a meeting to discuss these issues, campaign on
the issues etc?
I hope I've touched on the main points, sorry if I've missed something.
However, because I was excited by this discussion developing and don't
want it lost, I have brought together and organised the comments made in
the attached document (sad or what?: wet day in lockdown!).
Personally, I am 100% in favour of us campaigning (with others along
Ecclesall Rd and Sharrow Vale) to have a much cheaper bus service and
much safer & more pleasant environment for cyclists and pedestrians on
Ecclesall Rd, around Hunters Bar and down Sharrow Vale (which I think
should be pedestrianised at the school end). I also fully support a
campaign to stop the rat runs along Endcliffe Glen Rd, Everton Rd, and
Rossington Rd (and others) and working out between us how best to do
that.
So I support the suggestion for an ECCO meeting/sub-group/forum to
discuss these ideas and draw up a plan/proposal.
All the best,
Jon
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ECCO on traffic congestion and calming.docx
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