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COUNCIL GIVES SHEFFIELD PEOPLE MORE TRAVELhourCHOICE Sheffield City example of this is the a real success to online or over the Sheffield nearly from a cost of Council has approved its transport vision for the next 15 years. The ambitious strategy puts local people at the heart of change, giving people more choice about the way they travel and, more importantly, giving the local community more say on how money is spent. The vision empowers people to make informed travel choices and sets the Council up as an ‘enabler’ rather than ‘doing things to people’. One
City Car Club. The pay-as-yougo car club gives Sheffield people even more travel options through hourly car and van rental. Councillor Ian Auckland, Cabinet Member for Business, Transport and Skills at Sheffield City Council said: “The City Car Club provides an important sustainable travel option for those who may want to give up having a car full time. The Car Club has been
date providing more travel options for the people of Sheffield. This is exactly the kind of thing we are bringing to the people of Sheffield to help provide them with more travel choice. We can only truly reach our transport vision if we give people the tools to make those choices. Car Club is just one of a number of options for Sheffield travellers.” The car club gives its members access to locally parked, self-service cars that can be booked
phone at a moments notice for less than £4 an-hour. It’s a cost effective and greener alternative to owning a car and the club has experienced unprecedented growth during the recession as motorists and businesses have looked to tighten their belts. Christine Jacks from Shalesmoor is already a member of City Car Club and often uses a car based at Dun Street. Christine said: “I was one of the first to join the club in
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four years ago and have found it really convenient for my occasional use, such as when I go shopping or visiting friends. Taxis can be quite expensive – even just for bringing shopping home from the supermarket and it gives me the added bonus of using cars in many other member cities too.” The Car Club now includes vans to complement the fleet. Each low emission vehicle is available to hire out for as little as half an
only £3.96 per hour. Rates for longer bookings can be as low as £2.06 an hour. Tim Rutter of Worrall added: “I have been using the service for about two years now for transporting larger personal items around. It’s much less expensive than hiring a vehicle every time, especially when I’m just using it for an hour or so.” For more information about transport in Sheffield go to www.sheffield. gov.uk/transport
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