Rightsizing Housing Project: This is the first such scheme consisting of 30 homes delivered at Skehard Road whereby older residents (public and private) downsized as per the scheme to more sustainable accommodation and released their existing family home to the Council. Award winning project. Enhanced Housing Supports: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) – operational in Cork City since July 2015. Cork City Council has provided HAP support to 3,638 applicants between July 2015 & December 2019. HAP is one of the quickest forms of social housing support available while also ensuring flexibility to allow tenants access to other forms of social housing. Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) – RAS remains a valuable social housing support providing security of tenure & financial support. Over the above period, Cork City Council has delivered 368 RAS units. Launch of Choice Based Letting Scheme: The Council introduced Choice Based Letting as an allocation procedure in 2015. This new system ensured efficiency and effectiveness for both the Housing Authority and the prospective tenants in the allocation of accommodation. The Choice Based Letting Scheme has been operating on a weekly basis since November 2015 and engagement has been strong. A dedicated website “cbl.corkcity.ie” can be accessed by social housing support applicants via Smart -phones and Tablets, as well as laptops and computers. The Library facility and a dedicated counter in the City Hall Housing Office is also available for those that need assistance if required. Bishopsgrove Supported Student Accommodation: Managed by Cork Foyer Project, Bishopsgrove Supported Student Accommodation, this initiative comprising of 39 secure purpose-built accommodation bed spaces, located close to Cork Institute of Technology accepted its first students in June 2017, and acts as a sister project to the Cork Foyer, allowing young people who have progressed well in a homeless service to escape the cycle of homelessness through third level education. The project between Cork Foyer, TUSLA and Focus Ireland is the first of its kind in the state. Award winning Project. Operations − A Road Safety Plan produced by Road Safety Working Together Group − Introduced 30kph zones and continue to include more 30kph zones annually across the City − Completion of many low-cost road safety schemes including Victoria Cross, Blarney Rd, Sawmill St, Glenheights Rd − Introduced electronic interactive Driver Feedback road signs at key locations across the city − Taxi Byelaws were adopted to establish taxi ranks and regulate their use − Facilitated the undertaking of construction work across the city while maintaining traffic flow for businesses and commuters − Extended the operating hours of both the Black Ash P&R and the North Main St Car Park − Introduced contract parking in the North Main St Car Park − Introduced EV parking scheme in the Black Ash P&R − Extended the route of the Black Ash P&R to include Merchants Quay, St Patricks Street, Grand Parade & South Mall − Facilitated approx. 1 million off street parking events and 1.4 million on street parking events Street Cleaning − Provision of a sixteen hour day, 7 day week street cleaning service in the city centre areas maintaining a “Clean City Status” in annual surveys − Additional litter bins have been installed in needed areas across the City. All the public litter bins are serviced twice daily in the city centre and once daily outside the city centre area
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