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Effect On Daily Life

Andy BennettSheffield 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

 Supertram to operate an enhanced service providing a frequent link to the lower Don Valley and Meadowhall area.

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.Northern Rail service to provide additional capacity and some increased frequency on the Yorkshire and connecting network

35 South Yorkshire bus services affected mainly in Sheffield

Some cross city bus services split in the city centre to reduce impact on the communities not near the race

Suspension of rural services in Bradfield/Dungworth/Langsett

Early morning services provided before 0730 for Worrall and Grenoside

Early morning services provided before 0900 for Wincobank

Disruption to all bus services north of the city centre with limited to no service provided after 1300

Bus routes to resume between 1900 and 2000

Journey planner will be updated to allow people to plan – intended to be available by early June.

Key messages

Use journey planner and other PTE information points to plan your journey

plan for longer journey times

plan for a longer walk to stops in areas around the route

north of Sheffield will have little or no public transport after 1300

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

tdf2014@marketingsheffield.org 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

Paul Sullivan Transport Planner– Sheffield City Council

Regional StrategyMore People Cycling More Often

A legacy for everyone

5 key objectives - Get more people cycling - Make choosing cycling easier - More events - Greater awareness - Thriving network of cycling businesses and social enterprises

Provisional 10 year plan

Cycling Inquiry recommendations

New SCC internal cycling group - Transport Planning - Public Health - Parks and Countryside - Events - Activity Sheffield

Sheffield Legacy Action Plan

Year one plan

   

 Try cycling to work

TrainingBike doctor

Maintenance coursesTour de France theme for 2014

Cycle parkingInfrastructure

British Cycling Partnership and Sky Ride event

 

Signing the route

 

   Signing the climbs

 

Beyond Year 1

Bike Hire and expansion

Bike Hubs 1 central, 2 satellite

New infrastructure  - Green , Utility, links

Sheffield Cycling Festival? 

Sheffield Action Plan

Targets

Currently 2% cycle to work

4% cycle to work by 2024

10% of all trips to be by bike by 2025

25% of all trips to be by bike by 2050

Sheffield Action Plan

Any Questions?

www.cycle.yorkshire.com

Spectator & Community Hubs

Gary CliftonSheffield City Council

Spectator / Community HubsHigh BradfieldCoronation ParkAbbeyfield ParkWincobank CommonMeadowhallDon Valley Bowl and Sheffield City Centre

Spectator / Community Hubs• Purpose of the “Hubs” is to provide strategically placed areas where people can gather to enjoy the day, watch the race and find other entertainment in a safe and accessible environment

• Support in the planning of these activities is being sought by SCCProvide site event infrastructure: screen, toilets, stewards, first aid, radios

• What we want and expect from site owners, community groups is:For them to take ownership (cultural commissions)Aid in planning and delivery

Spectator / Community Hubs Further support being sought will include:Legal, Licensing, InsuranceDocumentation production (site plans, event plans, safety plans etc)

Site Managers – Safety Officers

• This is very much a “work in progress” and will be subject to mutual agreement and sufficient funding being secured to ensure it can take place effectively and safely

Public Communications

Joanne AshSheffield City Council

• Chance to promote Sheffield regionally and nationally

• Opportunities to get involved in major Cultural Festival in Yorkshire

• Workshops, activities and events happening across Sheffield in the run up to the Tour

• Chance to promote your own activity

• Watch the race – roadside view or spectator hubs!

Tour de France 

• Tour de France plan and updates

• How can we work together – your networks and newsletters

• Request for information – working together

Tour de France Communications Activity 

100 days to go – What happened?

• City was dressed in bright yellow flowers

• Fountains in Peace Gardens turned yellow

• Weekend of cultural activities in city centre

• Countdown clock in Winter Garden

• Media coverage in city

Tour de France – 100 days to go 

• Grand Depart Trophy at Sheffield Town Hall – end of April

• Yorkshire in Yellow – 31 May

• Tour Maker Training – 15 May

• Cyclefest – 17 May

• 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

Tour de France – Get Involved  

• 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 – Get Involved 

• 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 updates on the upcoming activities for you to share with your networks

• Resident and Business letters will be distributed mid May

• Call centre number live from mid May to respond to enquiries

• On going press coverage locally and nationally

Tour de France – Information  

From this meeting

• Weekly email updates about activity in run up to the Tour de France

• Event announcements including reminders of road closures

• Useful websites and contact numbers

• Pictures for Newsletters

Tour de France – Information  

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 communications@sheffield.gov.uk

Please provide a web link or contact number/ email that we can post online

Marketing your Products

Wendy UlyettMarketing Sheffield

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