Sheffield Coun Ben Miskell outlines city centre travel plans, including some pedestrianisation
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00:00 Sheffield City Centre is on the up, making it a more attractive place to live, work and spend time.
00:08 More people are living and working in the city centre and as a result we have to develop our transport infrastructure and public spaces.
00:16 Our Connecting Sheffield City Centre scheme is ambitious.
00:20 It helps us to improve the city centre environment and make journeys safer, healthier and more reliable and cleaner.
00:28 It's part of the transformation of the city centre to become a dynamic, commercial heart of the city.
00:36 We're pedestrianising Pinston Street and Surrey Street to create larger space for events and other activities.
00:44 Pinston Street will also connect the improvement works that are happening on Fargate with the heart of the city.
00:51 We're transforming our transport networks, creating infrastructure to enable people to choose how they get around.
00:58 More choice will give people opportunities to improve their health and wellbeing.
01:03 We'll create direct, safe and attractive walking, wheeling and cycling routes through the city centre.
01:10 We'll make spaces more pleasant but we'll maintain access to key car parks for people who do need to drive.
01:17 City centre cycling routes will connect to new cycle routes in Netheredge as well as Kellam Island and Neeps End.
01:25 Because improving cycling connections will enable more people to make journeys by bike, reducing the number of car journeys made across the city.
01:35 And that will contribute to reducing overall congestion for everyone, improving the experience for people who need to use public transport or to travel by car.
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