City Scale Green and Blue Infrastructure Opportunities (refer to map)
10. Scoping an International / National / Regional GBI Tourist Attraction
Support a scoping and feasibailty assessmsent for a new, large scale, GBI-based tourism attraction within Cork City. This GBI attraction shall promote Cork City as a key location in Ireland for tourism based on GBI and seeking to increase GBI and nature- based tourism in Cork City by 50% by 2040. Support actions and plans designed to enhance the provision of water based recreation within and along the River Lee and Cork Inner Harbour and deliver a high quality blueway within the wider harbour for active and passive recreation. Update the Cork City Landscape Strategy (2008) to provide a clear evidence base on the character and valued features of the City’s landscapes and provide information and guidance to inform the appropriate location, scale and design of new development. Support the planning and design of multi-functional neighbourhood parks by exploring opportunities for proposals that implement active, low traffic GBI based public spaces within proposals for neighbourhood renewal. Support the delivery of actions and projects that promote greening within the City Centre, including an audit designed to maximise opportunities to integrate GBI in the delivery of urban regeneration, public realm works, tourism, active travel, wayfinding and signage. To support a planned approach in the restoration of the partially collapsed weir on the Inniscarra bank and reinstatement of the canal system within Ballincollig Regional Park that enhances natural habitat, industrial heritage, recreational use and connectivity. Identify a DZ pilot project within Cork City and introduce a range of mitigation measures to address local low carbon energy, GHG emissions and climate needs that contribute to national climate action to help better understand challenges in decarbonising the wider city.
11. Promotion of Cork City as a destination for water-based recreation
12. Update and Review of
the Cork City Landscape Characterisation Strategy
13. City Centre
Neighbourhood Parks Pilot Projects
14. Activate Greening Projects in Cork City Centre
15. Reinstatement of the
weir and canal system at Ballincollig Regional Park
16. Decarbonising Zone (DZ) Pilot Project
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