{"id":60044,"date":"2024-05-03T09:14:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T09:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=60044"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:14:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:14:59","slug":"cyclists-call-for-action-to-make-sheffield-city-centre-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/03\/cyclists-call-for-action-to-make-sheffield-city-centre-safer\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Cyclists call for action to make Sheffield city centre safer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cyclist campaigners have asked for change to make cycle routes in Sheffield safer and more accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, hundreds attended campaign group Cycle Sheffield&#8217;s \u2018Big Ride 2024\u2019 around the city centre, starting and ending in Devonshire Green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roy Ellis, from Cycle Sheffield, said: \u201cToday we are calling for better cycle routes, safe routes to town, better routes for school, better routes all round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Ellis added for far too long, Sheffield has been prioritising car drivers over other forms of transport, like cycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-crowdsignal wp-block-embed-crowdsignal\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<script>var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags[\"13713188-src\"]=\"poll-oembed-simple\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.polldaddy.com\/p\/13713188.js\"><\/script><noscript><iframe title=\"Would you feel safe cycling around Sheffield?\" src=\"https:\/\/poll.fm\/13713188\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"cs-iframe-embed\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma Burt, 35, who helped organise the event, said: \u201cLocal councils and central government should absolutely be prioritising active transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good for our wellbeing, it\u2019s good for the environment, which we really need to do something about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bike ride was monitored by 25 marshals, who were all volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cyclists call for safer bike routes around Sheffield city centre\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/143-Xa8ShNI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Cycle Sheffield, you can visit their website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclesheffield.org.uk\/\" title=\"here\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of cyclists took part in a slow paced bike round around Sheffield to advocate for safer bike routes in the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":60046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,103],"tags":[1477,980,38,40,1236],"class_list":["post-60044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-watch","tag-cycle-sheffield","tag-cycling","tag-sheffield","tag-sport","tag-transport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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