This lettter was published in the Sheffield Star.
Manor Castle Green Party welcomes the roll-out of 20mph zones across Sheffield. Several of the responses to the confusingly-named Park and Arbourthorne consultation (including my own) requested that the 20mph zone should be expanded to include Shrewsbury Road, Talbot Street, Granville Road, City Road and Duke Street. It is disappointing that these roads have not been included in the zone. I have started a petition to include Shrewsbury Road and Talbot Street in the 20mph zone. This will be presented to the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee at the first committee meeting after the local elections.
The collision data for the five years 2020 – 2024 shows that the roads listed above that are not included in the 20mph zone have had 45 traffic collisions reported to the police. The roads included in the 20mph zone had 8 road traffic collisions. These figures are based on police reports, so the real figure must be much higher, as many collisions are not reported to the police.
The speeding vehicles on Shrewsbury Road and Talbot Street do a good job of cutting off our community from the city, from the railway station and from the bus station. If we want active travel to be attractive to all, then we need to include Shrewsbury Road and Talbot Street in the 20mph zone. This would pave the way for future speed reductions on Duke Street, City Road and Granville Road.
Yours
Ruth Abbey
Green Party Candidate for Manor Castle ward
