Getting Sheffield Moving

Getting around Sheffield is harder than it should be. Buses that don’t come, or don’t run in the evenings or at weekends. Roads patched so many times the patches need patching. Parking rules that seem designed to confuse. For people without a car — or without the flexibility to plan around an unreliable timetable — this is not an inconvenience. It is a daily barrier.

Sheffield’s transport needs to work for real journeys, not just peak-hour commutes.

We have pushed hard for bus franchising and safer roads, and our councillors have called out both the council and SYMCA when standards slip. The argument on franchising is moving our way. More Liberal Democrat councillors at the table means more pressure to move faster — and more accountability when the people responsible fall short.

Why This Matters for Our Principles

Getting the basics right — a council that works for you

Safe roads, reliable public transport and clear parking systems are everyday essentials. When they fail, they disrupt work, family life and access to services. Getting the basics right means fixing known problem areas, maintaining infrastructure properly and making transport systems easier to understand and use.

Pride in Sheffield

A city that moves well is a city people feel confident in. Buses that run in the evening, roads that are properly maintained, and public spaces you can move through safely all contribute to something harder to measure but easy to feel: the sense that Sheffield is a place that actually works. 

Opportunity for all

A missed bus can mean a missed shift. A road that cannot be safely cycled means less independence for children and adults alike. For people in outlying communities, unreliable evening and Sunday services are not an inconvenience — they are a ceiling on what is reachable. Getting Sheffield moving is inseparable from widening opportunity across the city.

Key Changes:

• Buses you can count on — reliable, connected, and running when you actually need them, including evenings and Sundays when many communities currently have no service at all.

• Reconstruct the roads that keep failing — not endless patching, a proper assessment of every problem road and a programme to fix them properly.

• Safer roads for all — tackling speeding, dangerous parking and the streets everyone knows are a problem.

• Plan transport around real journeys — an integrated review of how bus, tram, car, bike and foot travel connect, with genuine resident input before changes are made.

• Tram expansion that actually happens — connecting more of Sheffield, not just promises.

• Improve electric car charging facilities — including in places with on-street parking.