Objectors to the reopening of a Sheffield road closed experimentally as part of Sheffield Council plans to get more people walking and cycling have criticised the decision.
The city council’s transport, regeneration and climate policy committee decided last month to reopen Archer Lane, which had been temporarily closed to vehicles as part of the Nether Edge active travel neighbourhood project. A review of the success of the plan resulted in the retention of pedestrian crossings at Osbourne Road close to Union Road and on Psalter Lane close to its junction with Stretton Road, and the reopening of Archer Lane.
Coun Ben Miskell, who chairs the committee that made the decision, replied that road safety is a clear priority and the additional crossings introduced in the trial have been welcomed. He said that most of the people who replied to consultations on the effect of the road closure were negative about its perceived effect. “The information available to date does not suggest that the Nether Edge active travel neighbourhood project has had a significangt impact on personal injury collisions.
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