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Road Safety Minister joins local councillors to inspect Crosspool streets

Lilian Greenwood, Minister for Local Transport, with responsibility for road safety, joined Crookes & Crosspool councillors Minesh Parekh and Ruth Milsom out in Crosspool on Saturday 28th February.

The councillors and Minister visited Benty Lane at its junction with Manchester Road, near to the site of a recent serious incident.

Minister Greenwood (middle) with Crosspool Councillors Minesh Parekh (left) and Ruth Milsom (right).

The government has recently announced a new Road Safety Strategy, which aims to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads in the UK. The strategy commits the government to:

  • crack down on the “Fatal Four”: speeding, drink/drug driving, seat belt use, mobile phones
  • introduce mandatory advanced safety tech in new vehicles
  • update street design guidance to make rural roads safer
  • establish a Road Safety Investigation Branch to learn from collisions

The Road Safety Strategy is the UK’s first road safety plan in over a decade, aligns with the work of Sheffield City Council to reduce the number of injuries on Sheffield’s roads, which has recently seen a fall of fifteen percent in people who have died or were seriously injured on Sheffield’s roads.

Minesh Parekh, Crookes and Crosspool Councillor said:
“Any death or serious injury on our roads is one too many. I am glad that the government is increasing focus to make our roads safer, and that we were able to welcome Minister Greenwood to Crosspool to see our roads firsthand.”
“We are bringing in a new 20 mph limit to Crookes, adding to the 20mph limits the council has rolled-out across Crosspool, and we have established a community speed-watch group to help reduce speeding cars, as we work to make our roads the safest, they can possibly be.”

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School Street Made Permanent

School Street at Mona Avenue

Yesterday, Wednesday 20th September, Sheffield Councillors voted to make the “School Street” serving Westways Primary School in Crookes permanent.

School Streets are a pioneering approach to transforming road safety and air quality outside schools, whereby car traffic is restricted, to create safer, healthier and more pleasant walking environments for school children. This School Street has been in operation for Westways Primary since the beginning of the Crookes and Walkley Active Neighbourhood in April 2022. Councillors serving on Sheffield’s Transport, Regeneration and Climate Committee voted to approve the measure being permanent, following a successful trial period.

Charles Hollamby, the Head of School at Westways Primary, said:
“’The School Street has been really well received by our school community here at Westways. It helps provide a calmer and safer start (and end) to the school day for our families who use our gates on Mona Avenue.’

Fran, whose daughter attends Westways Primary School, said:
“I’m often walking three children and a dog to school and the School Street gives you much more peace of mind when approaching school, before I was always worried about cars suddenly pulling in or out. It’s made a huge difference and there’s definitely less vehicle fumes on the way in.
“It’s also really useful for children to learn some road safety skills on the journey in a safer environment. It enables my daughter to practice crossing the road independently and safely.”

Westways’ School Street measure consists of:

  • a prohibition of motor vehicles on Mona Avenue and Mona Road, except for residents who live on those roads, on Mondays to Fridays from 8:15-9:15am and 2:45-3:45pm
  • one way on Mona Avenue and part of Mona Road
  • No waiting at any time on parts on Mona Road

Ruth Milsom, Councillor for Crookes and Crosspool, said:
“Through this School Street, our schoolchildren are gaining a safer road that’s easier to navigate, quieter, calmer, and safer. Westways’ School Street has been a success, and I’m keen to see many more rolled out across the city.”

Minesh Parekh, Councillor for Crookes and Crosspool, said:
“Far too many schools are on or near to roads with illegal levels of air pollution. As a society, we need to do far more to give our children and young people a safe route to and from school. I’m really pleased that Westways’ School Street has been such a success: giving our young people a safer, calmer and less polluted environment when entering and leaving school.”

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Submit a transport service request to Sheffield City Council

Sheffield city council is inviting suggestions for how to improve traffic flow, road safety or change facilities for road/pavement users in the city.

Crosspool residents can go to www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/report/transport-service-requests to register requests, or alternatively you can call the council on 0114 273 5907.

All the requests will be considered and acknowledged within seven days, and the assessment will generally be undertaken within around three to four months. Information regarding the outcome will be announced when the Community Assembly has made a decision.

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Manchester Road speed signs due to be removed today

The two vehicle-activated signs on Manchester Road are due to be removed today (Friday 20 August) by Streetforce.

The Central Area Community Assembly commissioned two sets of detectors from Sheffield Council’s road safety department. These were to be installed by Streetforce for an eight-week period at different locations highlighted by the local community as being prone to traffic speeding.

The first signs to be installed, on the Broomhill end of Manchester Road, are due to be removed today. At 8:30am this morning, only the the speed sign for vehicles coming up the hill was operational.

The analysed data gathered is likely to be used for improving road safety at the two locations. We’ll post more information as we hear about it.

Vehicle-activated sign on Manchester Road
Vehicle-activated sign on Manchester Road