TRANSPORT Vision Connecting people in Sheffield and beyond Sheffield Without action, journeys will get harder Foreword Councillor Jack Scott Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability I am pleased to present our Sheffield unattractive, unhealthy and potentially Our vision for transport in Sheffield is Transport Vision. This is the first of two unsafe. People will be disadvantaged and shown below. The way we propose stages to present and consult on the their opportunities reduced. to deliver this vision is shown on the way forward to connect people to places following pages and will be articulated We need to provide the ability for people and the things they do in and around in greater detail in the full Sheffield to change their travel habits, engaging Sheffield. We aim to complete these two Transport Strategy. I look forward to with them in a personal and meaningful stages early in 2018 with the publication working with you to deliver this Vision way. This must be supported by easier of the full Sheffield Transport Strategy. and the critical role transport plays in and more flexible payment methods creating a safer, cleaner, and better We have a number of challenges to solve and a range of options depending on quality of life in Sheffield over the coming if we are to improve the quality of life, journey purposes, time of day and years. environment and range of opportunities personal choice. This will also have to for the people and businesses of be accompanied by a different approach Sheffield, and those who visit our city. to managing demand in some areas, OUR TRANSPORT VISION We need to improve our economy including the allocation and charging of FOR THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD and the range of opportunities for our road space and parking. Capacity will residents whilst providing enough be increased, but to move more people Imagine a Sheffield where everyone housing for the future. Even with better and goods efficiently, not simply more can access opportunities without use of technology for communication, vehicles. transport or movement constraints. people and goods will still need to move We need to maximise the positive and Residents, businesses and visitors around. It is important this movement is reduce the negative impacts on people accommodated in the most sustainable in our thriving city can safely to facilitate inclusive growth in a fair city. and inclusive way, minimising any move themselves and their goods We have to understand the impact that negative impacts and improving the user or products with confidence and transport has on lifestyles, sometimes experience. negative, from noise, air pollution and without delay. The negative impacts New investment is starting to reshape climate change, but often very positive of transport including air quality and our city. Without a change in our in the way it opens up access to jobs, noise are minimised, and safety and approach these opportunities will employment and health opportunities. quality of life is improved in the city as be constrained by a lack of transport We need to plan for, and be agile to, a result. capacity and poor connectivity. Doing the changes that future technology may nothing is not an option. Without action, bring, even if we are not currently certain Reliable and clean journeys for journeys will get harder, making the city of what these might be. everyone in a flourishing Sheffield. 2 Sheffield Transport Vision What does this document do? we will take to minimise the negative Following this Vision, the full Sheffield impacts of growth and to maximise the Transport Strategy will explore the This document is the first stage of opportunities. It also sets out what we issues in more detail to set out how the Sheffield Transport Strategy - our may need to do differently to realise our broad actions will be more clearly Transport Vision. It looks forward over the our ambitions and how we will respond defined and implemented in each area of period to 2034 to understand what issues to changes in technology. Consultation the city. This will lead to an aspirational the city may face when considering the will allow feedback to inform the but deliverable plan of action, starting challenges of sustainable and inclusive development of the Sheffield Transport immediately, including how this will be growth. It will define the broad actions Vision before it is finally adopted. funded. DRAFT DRAFT CONSULTATION APPROVAL TRANSPORT FINAL TRANSPORT LONGER TERM TRANSPORT VISION & ADOPTION STRATEGY DELIVERY CONSULTATION STRATEGY December 2017 January 2018 March 2018 PROGRAMME April 2018 June 2018 EARLY WIN SCHEMES The Transport Vision in Context The SCR and Transport for the North also a competitive city and we maximise the have an extensive evidence base which opportunities this alignment can offer. Sheffield plays a leading role in the wider has informed their own infrastructure We support the Northern Powerhouse Sheffield City Region (SCR) and Northern and investment plans. We will draw from concept which seeks to increase Powerhouse. As such, it is important we their evidence and consultation feedback the critical mass of northern cities, draw from, and influence, wider evidence for the SCR Transport Strategy which will with better connectivity being vital to and policy. be developing in parallel and will present increasing economic “agglomeration” a clear plan for city region and wider At a local level, the city is developing a (accumulated and connected) benefits. transport connectivity. clearly defined plan of action to set out The Northern Powerhouse Independent economic, housing and land use plans Pan Northern alignment is important Economic Review spells out the North’s to meet our aspirations over the coming because of the scale of investment opportunity for growth on a mass scale decades. needed for some of our more significant (850,000 new jobs by 2050). Our plans provide a powerful impetus to plans including High Speed Rail and Trans ensure that transport and connectivity Pennine connectivity. We will align with can support wider objectives. those plans to ensure Sheffield remains LOCAL CONTEXT REGIONAL CONTEXT Fairness Commission & Green Commission SCR IIP Clean Air Strategy SCR TRANSPORT STRATEGY Sheffield Plan TRANSPORT VISION SCR INCLUSIVE INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY City Centre Plan TfN STRATEGIC SHEFFIELD TRANSPORT TRANSPORT PLAN Housing Strategy STRATEGY Sheffield Transport Vision 3 WE ARE SHEFFIELD Why do we need to change? ASAS ACTIVITY ACTIVITY ACROSS ACROSS THE THE CITY CITY CENTRE CENTRE INCREASES, FURTHER PROBLEMS WOULD ASINCREASES, ACTIVITY FURTHERACROSS PROBLEMSTHE CITY CENTRE WOULD BEASBE EXPERIENCED ACTIVITYEXPERIENCED ACROSS QUITE QUITE THE QUICKLY QUICKLY CITY CENTRE INCREASES,INCREASES, FURTHER FURTHER PROBLEMSPROBLEMS WOULD WOULD BEFORBEFOR EXPERIENCED EXPERIENCED EXAMPLE EXAMPLE QUITE QUICKLYQUICKLY. FOR EXAMPLE,FOR EXAMPLE AS SOON AS 2024: Sheffield is already changing - the city’s We need to achieve the right mix of ASAS SOONSOON ASAS 20242024 economy is getting stronger with new transport options, or issues including development including, for example, traffic congestion, air pollution, a AS SOON AS 2024 in the city centre and Advanced lack of opportunity and businesses ONEONE THIRD LONGER LONGER TRIP TRIPS BY BUS Manufacturing Innovation District. We that become inefficient will only ONE THIRD LONGER TRIP BY BUS have had some significant investment be exacerbated. On a wider scale, ONE THIRD LONGER TRIP BY BUS announcements including Boeing, transport can have a detrimental impact RESULTINGRESULTING IN IN FEWER FEWER BUS SERVICES REDUCTION? RESULTING IN FEWER BUS SERVICES REDUCTION? McLaren, a city centre High Speed Rail on longer term climate change. Without PEOPLEPASSENGERSPASSENGERS TALKING TAKING TAKING THE THE BUSTHE BUS SO POTENTIALLY A station, and we know that many other action, and a change in approach, these ANDBUSRESULTING SOPOTENTIALLY POTENTIALLY IN FEWER A CUT A BUS SERVICES REDUCTION? TOPASSENGERS SERVICES (TAKING A CIRCLE THE businesses and investors are thinking problems are only going to become AS A RESULT OF CONGESTION THETHE COST COST OF OF MOVING MOVING OFBUSASAND DECLINE)A RESULT SOPOOR POTENTIALLY AIR OF QUALITY CONGESTION A GOODS AROUND THE about moving to Sheffield. worse and investors may no longer look ANDMANY POOR AREAS AIR QUALITYCOULD BECOME GOODS AROUND THE MANY AREAS COULD BECOME THECITY COST WOULD OF MOVINGINCREASE to Sheffield.With wise investment, MANYASUNPLESANT A RESULT AREAS OFTO LIVE,CONGESTION OF WORKTHE CITY CITY COULD WOULD BECOME INCREASE Despite these positive messages, UNPLESANTANDAND POOR PLAY AIRIN TO QUALITY LIVE, WORK GOODS AROUND THE we can unlock a far greater potential UNPLEASANTANDMANY PLAY AREAS IN COULD TO BECOME LIVE, WORK OR PLAY IN the economic growth we have seen UNPLESANT TO LIVE, WORK CITY WOULD INCREASE improving the quality of life for our AS A RESULT OF CONGESTION AND POOR in Sheffield has not resulted in a less AND PLAY IN residents and visitors alike. AIR QUALITY. THE COST OF MOVING GOODS polluted and more equal city. More AROUND THE CITY WOULD INCREASE. people are employed and skill levels Doing nothing is not an option. TRAVELLINGTRAVELLING ON ON THE THE INNER INNER are rising, but too many people are still We already have a number of issues RING ROAD IN PEAK HOURS missing out on employment and other to face. Capacity on the motorway RING ROAD IN PEAK HOURS MAYTRAVELLINGMAY TAKE TAKE ON THE INNER opportunities. We need to find a way network and junctions with the local RING ROAD IN PEAK HOURS of evolving as a city whilst improving network exceed their design capacity, MAY TAKE2020 the environment and quality of life leading to Highways England raising LONGER for our citizens. Transport has a key objections where they have concerns LONGER20 MANYMANY INNER INNER RING RING ROAD ROAD JUNCTIONS JUNCTIONS WOULD WOULD BE BE role in enabling this, but it is people about developments impacting on MOSTOVERWHELMED JUNCTIONS BY ONTRAFFIC, THE INNER MAKINGLONGER RING GRIDLOCK ROAD, the motorway network.