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Welcome Effects on Daily Life - Parking/Road Closures/Public Transport Public Transport Car Parks & Campsites Cycling Legacy Spectator & Community Hubs Public Communications Marketing Your Products Questions & Answers Effect On Daily Life
Andy Bennett Sheffield City Council
• Road Closures
• On Street Parking • Cleansing • Emergency and Local Access • Personal Drives Road Closures
• The Route will be closed to non-Race traffic
• Anticipated closures have changed, now approximately 11 Hours, but may be subject to change
• Midhopestones to High Bradfield 7:30am – 6:30pm
• High Bradfield to A61 Penistone Road (Grenoside) 7:30am – 6:30pm
• A61 Penistone Road (Grenoside) to Barrow Road / Meadowhall Road 9am – 7pm
• A61 Penistone Road North (Leppings Lane roundabout ) to A61 Penistone Road (Grenoside) 11am – 7pm
• Jenkin Road from Tyler Street to Newman Road 7:30am – 7pm
• Meadowhall Road between Meadowhall Way 9am – 7pm
• Meadowhall Way to Motorpoint Arena 11am – 7pm
On Street Parking
• No parking on the Race route • Intention to keep adjacent roads available for parking, Le Tour Makers and Stewards will assist • Limited on street parking, particularly from Midhopestones to Grenoside • Lots of on street parking from Grenoside to the Race finish area • Period after the race has passed before the roads are reopened – Please be patient, if you are near a Spectator Hub see what’s going on • Advice is: to plan, get there early, be prepared to walk a short distance, delay your journey home to avoid delays • Traffic Management Plans
• Broke down into three sections –
o Midhopestones to High Bradfield (18)
o High Bradfield to A61 Penistone Road (Grenoside) (19)
o A61 Penistone Road (Grenoside) to the finish at Motorpoint Arena (20)
• Plans are available to view today – Please come and ask Questions, raise any issues, highlight any areas of concern
Public Transport
Nathan Broadhead SYPTE
Journey Planner is live with public transport information for Sunday 6th July. Use it to plan in advance.
The key message to users of public transport are: Use journey planner and other SYPTE information points to plan your journey Plan for longer journey times Plan for a longer walk to stops in areas around the route Arrive early for the event Supertram to operate an enhanced service providing a frequent link to the lower Don Valley and Meadowhall area. Yellow (Middlewood to Meadowhall via city centre) to operate every 8 minutes. Blue special (Halfway to Meadowhall via city centre) to operate every 16 minutes. Purple special (Herdings to Malin Bridge via city centre) to operate every 30 minutes. Additional trams to be deployed post event as required around Meadowhall/Don Valley.
Tram feeder services from Malin Bridge and Middlewood tram termini to Low Bradfield and Oughtibridge. c.10,000 parking spaces in the city centre to then use the tram and tram feeder services. Enhanced Rail services between South Yorkshire Stations and Meadowhall & Penistone.
No bus link north of the race route to the city centre between 1300 and 1600. Local bus services will continue to operate in all areas where possible.
Direct Link to the Northern General from the city centre is lost. Travel via Chapeltown Rail Station. Journey time of approximately 40 minutes from the city centre to the Northern General. Penistone area – buses will operate as normal between Barnsley and Penistone. No services will operate beyond Barnsley to Holmfirth, Dunford Bridge, Millhouse Green, Flouch or Crow Edge.
Bradfield area – service 61/62 will not operate until the 1850 trip from Hillsborough. A Malin Bridge to Low Bradfield service will be provided throughout the day.
Worrall – service 57 will operate via Worrall until the 0726 towards Hillsborough. No service will be provided after this until 1900.
Oughtibridge and Stocksbridge – services will operate until approx. 1300 and resume at approximately 1600.
Grenoside to Wincobank – service disruption between 0730 and 1800 with further closures from 0900.
Meadowhall Interchange and Shopping centre. Bus service enhancements will be provided between Rotherham and Meadowhall. There will be no bus link between Sheffield and Meadowhall. Passengers should use the enhanced tram service. The nearest bus from Sheffield will be service 69 at Sheffield Road (Tinsley).
Train services are expected to be busy due to the Tour de France, passengers are advised not to travel with cycles to avoid possible delays.
Cycles are not permitted on South Yorkshire bus or tram services.
Cleansing
• After the Caravan the Race route will be swept • The road network adjacent to the route may require cleaning before roads are reopened Only use Emergency Access Points
Personal Drives • Frontages informed of likely impact and expected closure times • If you have specific access needs for your business, carer visit, etc – Please let us know
Caravan / Camp Site & Car Parks Campsites, Caravan, Car Parks and Events we are aware of
• Grenoside Crematorium – Car Parking overnight and Café • OWMSC – Oughtibridge Camping • The Old Glass House – Rhinegold Garden Centre Camping (TBC) • Green Direction – Stannington Camping • Cotton Star Camping at Windy Bank – Cotton Star Camping • Greenhead Fields Camping – Greenhead Field Campsite • Jaw Bone Hill Camping Stoney Bank Farm – Jaw Bone Hill Camping# • Langsett Cycles – Steel Stage Camping • FGOWI Ltd Events – Steel Stage Camping • The Mercedes Benz/Porsche Garages, Attercliffe Road – Hospitality and Grandstand (private) • Holiday Inn Royal Victoria – up to 100 Caravan Pitches • Shoulder of Mutton pub at Worrall – Caravan Site (TBC) • Jaywing – Insight, Attercliffe Road – Hospitality (Private) Send Details [email protected] so that we are aware of what you are planning
If you follow our guidelines and register with us we will promote your services through www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/tdf2014
Cycling Legacy Update
What’s happening this summer
Year one plan
Record numbers to date Loan Participants receive a tour inspired t shirt for mileage ridden over 4 weeks Cycling jerseys for most miles recorded 85 miles British Cycling Partnership and Sky Ride event
Led rides start 15th June Rides every weekend until November for all abilities across the county
Register now www.goskyride.com Sky Ride Event (10.08.14) Traffic free city centre ride Proposed Route (8.5km) Signing the route To be implemented by 22nd June
Signing the climbs The 4 categorised climbs to be signed
Any Questions? www.cycle.yorkshire.com
Spectator & Community Hubs
Gary Clifton Sheffield City Council Spectator / Community Hubs
High Bradfield Coronation Park Abbeyfield Park Wincobank Common Meadowhall Don Valley Bowl and Sheffield City Centre
Spectator / Community Hubs
Fargate - French Market 3-6th July (10am-8pm) Town Hall Square - Cycle Expo-Showcasing local GOLD manufacturers and providers 5th July (10am-8pm) Peace Gardens - Stage- World Stage with range of French th th Market genres (Tramlines) 5 (5pm-10pm) & 6 July (5pm- Street theatre on Cycle Expo 9pm) the Moor Peace Gardens - Large Screen-Showing TdF, World Cup, Wimbledon etc 3-7th July Various – Street Animation Programme curated by Street City Anilamtion Centre Stage UoS 5th and 6th July Programme 3-7th July Moor – Street Theatre and animation Various - Small Art Commissions
Pop Up Massed Morris dancing Restaurants Large Screen /Street Parody of motorbike display team Art Commissions 12 Giant flowers Musical sculpture made of bicycle bells Poetry Zone with Matt Black Bike Cavalcade Mass Belly Dance
Spectator / Community Hubs
Pop Up Retail-Showcasing our best new retailers 6th July GOLD Cycle Expo-Showcasing local manufacturers and providers 6th July Large Screen-Showing TdF, World Cup, Wimbledon etc Pop Up Retail 6th July
Street Small Art Commissions Animation Cycle Expo Programme Huge aerial view sculptures using local industrial materials DVB-Grand Depart Poetry Zone themed on bicycles; performance Spectator Hub 6th July 10am- Dry Stone Walling- Soft ground with vehicular Ambassadors 7pm Coporate Large Screen Hospitality access Pedal powered printing press 6 Giant Flowers Pop Up Art Restaurants/ Countdown Clock Parody of motorbike display Commisions Street Food team Pop Up Restaurants/Street Food-Showcasing our best local Chefs 6th July Street Animation Programme
Spectator / Community Hubs
GOLD Large Screen Large Screen Capital One Stage with chart music performers Corporate hospitality
Meadowhall 6th July
Coporate Capital FM Hospitality Stage Spectator / Community Hubs
SILVER
Large Screen
Wincobank 5-6th July
Community Art Events Commissions Spectator / Community Hubs
SILVER
Large Screen
Oughtibridge- Grand Depart Spectator Hub 6th July
Community Art Events Commissions Spectator / Community Hubs
BRONZE
Large Screen
Abbeyfield 6th July
Community Art Events Commissions Spectator / Community Hubs
BRONZE
Large Screen
High Bradfield 6th July
Community Art Events Commissions Public Communications
Jo Ash Sheffield City Council Tour de France – 100 days to go
40 days to go – What happened?
• 40 recycled yellow bikes available to display • Interview on BBC Radio Sheffield breakfast show to launch city brand • Limited number of flags available to display • T-shirts available to buy at the Information Centre in the Winter Garden • Countdown clock in Winter Garden • Media coverage across city • Social media coverage @visitsheffield
Tour de France – Get Involved
• TDF route signs put in place – early June
• UK Bike Week – w/c 2 June
• Doc Fest – 7 – 12 June
• Woolly Bike Trail Exhibition – 1st July
• UKTI Business Festival in run up to Tour – 2 July
• Sheffield Festival of Colour, Space and Light – 3 July
• The Tour de France – 6th July!
Tour de France – Information
• On street poster campaign around the city centre • Route information and road closures information is online at www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/tdf2014
• Event information is being updated all the time • Email newsletter issued – third edition • Resident and Business letters will be distributed at the end of this week • Call centre number live to respond to enquiries - 0114 273 4567 • On going press coverage locally and nationally on key milestones • Homepage of SSC website throughout June • Social media channels
Tour de France – Get involved
• All latest information online at www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/tdf2014
Please feel free to use this information in your newsletters
• Yorkshire Festival information www.festival.yorkshire.com
• Let us promote your TdF activity via our twitter feeds [email protected] • Please let us know if you have any displays planned that we can promote on our social media channels
Please provide a web link or contact number/ email that we can post online
Marketing your Products
Wendy Ulyett Marketing Sheffield
Social media – people are watching
@ letour – 360,402 followers @letouryorkshire – 33,397 followers @visitsheffield – 7,900 followers
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