It provides a short link between Sheaf Square and one of the great road arteries, Arundel Gate.
[1] The street was pedestrianised in 2005 so as to provide safe haven to pedestrians using the railway station.
[2] The top end of Howard Street was pedestrianised in the late 1990s and transformed into Hallam Square.
Hallam Square is a half amphitheatre shaped plaza with seating and a water feature.
To the bottom end of Howard Street is the Howard Hotel, a half timbered public house, An Artists Collective/Gallery and shop called the Silverworks that showcases local artists and sells their work, artists include Patrick Amber, Cassie Limb and Gordie Cavill, there is also Hallam University's Science Park.