Sheffield’s Transport, Regeneration and Climate Committee has agreed a Green Initiative to make the city, safer, more accessible, greener and more attractive.
Councillor Alexi Dimond, Deputy Chair of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Committee, successfully proposed establishing a Task and Finish Group to address enforcing action against drivers who park on pavements and obstruct them for pedestrians.
Councillor Dimond said,
“I was particularly delighted to receive cross-party support for my initiative of a cross-committee Task and Finish Group to look at enforcement of traffic restrictions, with a focus on parking.
“Discriminatory and obstructive parking is unfortunately endemic in Sheffield. This new group will look at ways of empowering parking services staff to address prohibited parking in areas which they can enforce, and we will also look to work with the police and community on obstructive pavement parking in residential areas.
“Obstructive parking has many negative effects. It places people in danger – particularly children and young people, people with visual impairments, people who struggle with mobility and people with prams – as they are forced into the road. It also impacts public transport, as buses and sometimes trams get stuck behind parked cars or are blocked from stops. Cycle routes are also affected when cars are parked in cycle lanes.”
This initiative builds on the Council’s resolution to “Make Sheffield a Pedestrian Friendly City” agreed by Full Council this month after a motion was put forward by Sheffield Green Councillors.
