Connecting Sheffield: City Centre

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Connecting Sheffield: City Centre is a key part of the ongoing transformation of the city centre. 

It will improve our public space and streets to create an attractive place for people to spend time, including more space which provides the opportunity for outdoor seating at cafes and restaurants to make our cleaner, greener, thriving city centre a more vibrant destination.  

More people are living and working in the city centre, so we need to develop our transport infrastructure to enable people to access work, education and leisure opportunities. 

The project will create new green spaces and build on the opportunities for people to walk, wheel (using wheelchairs, pushchairs and mobility scooters), cycle and travel by bus across the city centre. 

What's happening on Pinstone Street?

We started work in February 2025 to make walking, wheeling and cycling easier on Pinstone Street which includes investing in making the current temporary infrastructure permanent.

We've been replacing some kerbing near the Town Hall, and we're now working to install the cycle route here too. At the other end of Pinstone Street, near The Moor, we're replacing paving in this area too.

What's happening on Rockingham Street?

In May, we started work to change the junction of Rockingham Street and West Street. The work will include new pedestrian crossings, improved footways and changes to enable buses to turn into Rockingham Street. This will make bus journeys into the city centre quicker and more direct, and make the area safer for pedestrians. Read our latest update.

We’ll work in phases throughout the project, and you can get the latest information on this page. Keep an eye on the news feed for updates.

We won't be working in the area during the Tramlines festival, from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 July 2025.

What's happening on Charles Street?

On Monday 7 July we'll start replacing the footway on Charles Street, on the Post Office side of the road. This will bring the footway here up to the same standard as we're installing on Pinstone Street.

So our teams can work safely, we'll need to suspend parking on Charles Street for five weeks. You can read more in our news story.

More about the Connecting Sheffield: City Centre project

The project will: 

  • create open, attractive places and spaces in the city centre where people want to stop, relax and spend time.

  • Reduce bus journey times across the city centre and improve reliability, making the bus a more attractive choice for people.  

  • Create direct, safe and attractive walking, wheeling and cycling routes through the city centre.

  • Enable more people to walk, wheel and cycle, creating a safer, more vibrant and less polluted environment for city living.

  • Link the improvement works on Fargate, developments at the Heart and The Moor, continuing the development of our thriving city centre.

  • Bring the Outdoor City into the city and encourage visitors, commuters and residents to enjoy the outdoor elements of the city centre by creating green streets with high-quality planting and landscaping. We'll also integrate sustainable urban drainage to slow the flow of water and reduce the risk of flooding.

Changes to the design following consultation

We consulted on the initial scheme plans in 2021. We’ve developed our plans, taking on board the findings from the consultation, as well as further engagement with accessibility groups, cycling bodies and other groups who would be affected by the proposals. You can view the full consultation report.

We’ve highlighted the key changes to our proposals on the map. These include:  

  • Widening the footway from Cross Burgess Street to The Moor create more space between pedestrians and cyclists.

  • Pedestrianising Surrey Street between Pinstone Street and Norfolk Street, which will create more space for events and opportunities for more outdoor seating for businesses. This will also include a cycle route which connects to the proposed cycle routes on Fargate and Pinstone Street.

  • We will pedestrianise Charles Street between Pinstone Street and Union Street, again offering the opportunity for more outdoor seating space for businesses.

  • We have removed the segregated two-way cycle route we previously proposed along Furnival Gate and Arundel Gate close to Furnival Gate Roundabout. 

  • We will still construct a two-way cycle route between Sheffield Hallam University to where Pinstone Street meets Furnival Gate, but this will now run from Howard Street to Charles Street then via Pinstone Street. 

As costs have increased since we designed our original proposals, the scheme now concentrates on the primary routes along Pinstone Street and Arundel Gate. This provides a seamless connection between the current improvements on Fargate and the top of The Moor. 

Connecting Sheffield: City Centre is a key part of the ongoing transformation of the city centre. 

It will improve our public space and streets to create an attractive place for people to spend time, including more space which provides the opportunity for outdoor seating at cafes and restaurants to make our cleaner, greener, thriving city centre a more vibrant destination.  

More people are living and working in the city centre, so we need to develop our transport infrastructure to enable people to access work, education and leisure opportunities. 

The project will create new green spaces and build on the opportunities for people to walk, wheel (using wheelchairs, pushchairs and mobility scooters), cycle and travel by bus across the city centre. 

What's happening on Pinstone Street?

We started work in February 2025 to make walking, wheeling and cycling easier on Pinstone Street which includes investing in making the current temporary infrastructure permanent.

We've been replacing some kerbing near the Town Hall, and we're now working to install the cycle route here too. At the other end of Pinstone Street, near The Moor, we're replacing paving in this area too.

What's happening on Rockingham Street?

In May, we started work to change the junction of Rockingham Street and West Street. The work will include new pedestrian crossings, improved footways and changes to enable buses to turn into Rockingham Street. This will make bus journeys into the city centre quicker and more direct, and make the area safer for pedestrians. Read our latest update.

We’ll work in phases throughout the project, and you can get the latest information on this page. Keep an eye on the news feed for updates.

We won't be working in the area during the Tramlines festival, from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 July 2025.

What's happening on Charles Street?

On Monday 7 July we'll start replacing the footway on Charles Street, on the Post Office side of the road. This will bring the footway here up to the same standard as we're installing on Pinstone Street.

So our teams can work safely, we'll need to suspend parking on Charles Street for five weeks. You can read more in our news story.

More about the Connecting Sheffield: City Centre project

The project will: 

  • create open, attractive places and spaces in the city centre where people want to stop, relax and spend time.

  • Reduce bus journey times across the city centre and improve reliability, making the bus a more attractive choice for people.  

  • Create direct, safe and attractive walking, wheeling and cycling routes through the city centre.

  • Enable more people to walk, wheel and cycle, creating a safer, more vibrant and less polluted environment for city living.

  • Link the improvement works on Fargate, developments at the Heart and The Moor, continuing the development of our thriving city centre.

  • Bring the Outdoor City into the city and encourage visitors, commuters and residents to enjoy the outdoor elements of the city centre by creating green streets with high-quality planting and landscaping. We'll also integrate sustainable urban drainage to slow the flow of water and reduce the risk of flooding.

Changes to the design following consultation

We consulted on the initial scheme plans in 2021. We’ve developed our plans, taking on board the findings from the consultation, as well as further engagement with accessibility groups, cycling bodies and other groups who would be affected by the proposals. You can view the full consultation report.

We’ve highlighted the key changes to our proposals on the map. These include:  

  • Widening the footway from Cross Burgess Street to The Moor create more space between pedestrians and cyclists.

  • Pedestrianising Surrey Street between Pinstone Street and Norfolk Street, which will create more space for events and opportunities for more outdoor seating for businesses. This will also include a cycle route which connects to the proposed cycle routes on Fargate and Pinstone Street.

  • We will pedestrianise Charles Street between Pinstone Street and Union Street, again offering the opportunity for more outdoor seating space for businesses.

  • We have removed the segregated two-way cycle route we previously proposed along Furnival Gate and Arundel Gate close to Furnival Gate Roundabout. 

  • We will still construct a two-way cycle route between Sheffield Hallam University to where Pinstone Street meets Furnival Gate, but this will now run from Howard Street to Charles Street then via Pinstone Street. 

As costs have increased since we designed our original proposals, the scheme now concentrates on the primary routes along Pinstone Street and Arundel Gate. This provides a seamless connection between the current improvements on Fargate and the top of The Moor. 

  • City Centre Traffic Counts

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    We are starting traffic counts in some parts of the city centre to help with our design process for the latest stage of the Connecting Sheffield: City Centre projects. We will be using a specialist data collection company to undertake this work on our behalf 

    These will start from late June, and will include counts in the following areas: 

    • High Street 

    • Leopold Street 

    • Division Street 

    • Rockingham Street 

    We will be looking at junctions to count traffic flows and pedestrians, and we will use cameras or ‘loops’ in the road to do this.   

    This data collection exercise is one of the first stages of the project that will include local consultation and engagement on potential ideas later-on in the year.  Please do get involved and have your say then.  

Page last updated: 16 Jul 2025, 09:56 AM