Integrated Public Transport System
Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan
Social Housing Supports
The Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) will deliver an integrated transport network that addresses the needs of all modes of transport to improve network performance and provide capacity to meet travel demand and support economic growth. As part of the National Development Plan a fund of €200 million is available to Cork to invest in public transport to: Improve bus frequency; Improve capacity; Improve journey time; Move towards the introduction of a rapid transit system.
We will deliver on the provision of more social housing and for a range of choices to various aspects of social housing assessment, delivery and financing. The Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness includes a comprehensive Five Pillar approach – these pillars are the foundations upon which we will implement. These are address homelessness, accelerate social housing, build more homes, improve the rental sector and utilise existing housing.
Housing support can be provided in a number of ways: Rented tenancies in Cork City Council owned properties; Sourcing social housing properties from the private sector through schemes such as the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) or Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme; Allocations to accommodation provided by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs); and provision of specific accommodation for homeless people, older people and members of the Travelling Community.
Asset Management
Cork City Council are responsible for over 1,100km of road. It is committed to continuing to invest significant resources into improving and maintaining roads across the city. The Housing Maintenance Section will continue to maintain and improve Cork Cit y Council’s housing stock and Traveller halting sites through response and planned maintenance programmes.
Property Management
City Centre Movement Strategy
Cork City Council will maintain, control and oversee our existing property and land portfolios. We will work with the various directorates to achieve optimal use of our existing public buildings and ensure that they are compliant with all energy and climate legislation so that they meet the needs and requirements of users.
The Council's City Centre Movement Strategy will continue to be a key driver to improving the city economy. We will focus on improving the general vibrancy of the city to promote sustained economic growth, deliver a much more attractive environment for shoppers and visitors and help encourage sustained inward investment. The Council’s City Centre Movement Strategy will continue to review the traffic management needs of the City Centre to ensure effective and sustainable movement of people and goods and to provide a more appropriate balance between different transport modes serving the city.
Capital Delivery
The urban fabric of the city can be compared to a receptacle, which needs to be effectively nurtured with critical infrastructure and sustainable homes to ensure quality of life and economic growth. To achieve this, flourishing new buildings need to be constructed - homes, places of work, community, learning and celebration, all supported by critical sustainable transport, environmental and services infrastructure. This will provide connectivity, improved access, protection and potential for enterprise and the circular economy across the City and the wider region. By providing an infrastructure strategy and action plan to act as a catalyst for a vibrant climate resilient waterfront city, the Council will agree a related capital project investment strategy and programme that will deliver specific targeted outcomes along this journey over the five-year corporate plan period.
Planning & Zoning
Planning policy sets the framework under which decisions on planning are made. They set out what development can happen, where and how much there can be. The local area plans are the local planning policy documents.
Active Land Management
Cork City Council will work with its partners to manage the available land resource. This will include optimising use of land and buildings within the city, by means of vacant and derelict site processes, removing barriers to the development of sites, delivering required infrastructure and providing feasible development opportunities.
Docklands
The plans to expand the Cork Docklands in the lower harbour provides Cork City with an opportunity to deliver on the largest regeneration schemes in Europe, 179 hectares. Over the next twenty years circa 33,000 people will live in Cork Docklands and host a further 35,000 jobs.
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