10.9 - Traffic-Free Streets and Pedestrianisation
Wherever traffic-free or pedestrian streets are being considered, the increased provision of public cycle parking in nearby and surrounding areas needs to be a key part of the overall design strategy. This will reduce the potential for clutter - such as bikes locked to lamp posts or other street furniture - but it will also enable more convenient use of bikes to access these pedestrian areas. This is important for bike sharing but also for cycle logistics, where cargobikes are becoming more popular for deliveries in central areas which are more likely to have pedestrian or traffic-free streets.
10.10 - Persons with Disabilities
To follow on from our point in 10.9, increased provision of public cycle parking, especially on-street Sheffield stands, will reduce the potential for bike being locked to street furniture and creating potential obstructions or nuisances for people with disabilities. While Bleeper enforces a strict parking policy and issues fines to customers who breach our rules, we would welcome an increased provision of public cycle parking to reduce any temptation people might have to lock their bikes to street furniture.