Evidence base

Group library and book clubs

• Library We have a small selection of books to lend: see list here. To borrow a book, please get in touch by email sheffieldsouthwest@livingstreets.org.uk, on X (formerly twitter) @SheffieldSW_LS, or join a meeting.

• Book club Once or twice a year we run a book club, see events page.

Audits, Surveys, Reports and Presentations

• 2024 Living Streets local 'walk to school survey' results. Download the presentation here.

• 2024 Notes to accompany our presentation at the LS Walking Summit. Download here. 

• 2024 Living Streets (LS) Walking Summit - our workshop booklet on flared junctions. Download the booklet here.

• 2023 Ecclesall Road/Banner Cross/ Psalter Lane pedestrian survey. Download the full presentation here. Download the summary report here.

• 2023 Vehicle ownership data. Download the report here.

• 2022 Active City Workshop report. Download a copy here.

• 2022 Schools pollution map. Download here.

• 2022 Walking audit summary. Download a copy here.

• 2021 Ecclesall library to Hunter's Bar and Sharrow Vale Road Walking Audit. Download a copy here.

• 2021 Ecclesall Road with visually impaired local resident and representative from Disability Sheffield Walking Audit. Download a copy here.

• 2021 Response to initial red route proposals along Ecclesall Road and Abbeydale Road Download a copy here.

Other information

Manual for Streets (MfS) and Manual for Streets 2 (MfS2) are published as official guidance for designing and modifying residential streets, non-trunk roads and busy streets. 

Manual for Streets 3 is coming soon. See, for example, Sally Gibbons’ presentation Manual for Streets - Winter Learning Programme 2023 by Homes England, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ82q2vh4CI watch from minute 29.). 

‘Street Design Standards Briefing Sheet’ (2020) from the Institution of Civil Engineering, Urband Design Group and others is a useful summary of current guidance.