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Sheffield City Centre Masterplan Transport Improvements: Strategy
Document
 
The Strategy Document, produced in May 2002 by Faber Maunsell,
brings together the work undertaken by Sheffield City Council,
South Yorkshire PTE and Sheffield One on transport improvements.
The primary transportation objective is ‘to enhance significantly
the quality of all aspects of the transport system serving the
city centre and to improve integration between all modes of travel,
thereby enhancing accessibility and driving the economic regeneration
of the City’.
The Strategy builds upon the recommendations from the Masterplan
with outline proposals for access loops, car parking, public highway
improvements, public transport enhancements and Connect Sheffield’s
way finding and signing system to aid in the legibility of the
city.
The Transport Masterplan identifies a number of schemes key to
creating an integrated movement network:
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Public Highway Schemes – completion of the Inner Ring Road,
downgrading of Charter Row and creation of a gateway feature,
redesign of Eyre Street, redesign of Furnival Square to create
a gateway, plus a variety of traffic management schemes to improve access to the city centre.
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Car Parking – car parking strategy to rationalise or improve existing parking and create 2000 new spaces within the city centre.
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Public Realm Schemes – extension of the Peace Gardens, redesign Tudor Square and the City Hall precinct, new public space at Howard Street, major upgrading of Devonshire Green and Division Street and the development of a network of spaces improving connectivity in the city.
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Public Transport Schemes – midi and mini interchanges to
improve public transport facilities which will trigger redevelopment
of the bus station and improvement of all other transport stops.
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Improvements to Railway Station and Sheaf Square.
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Connect Sheffield, way-finding and mapping strategy for the
city for all modes of travel in partnership with the universities, SYPTE, NCP etc.
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