Transit-Oriented Development
City Docks Bridges
10.90 The Draft City Docks ABTA proposes three new bridges that will provide multi-modal connectivity between the City Docks and Tivoli Docks and wider connectivity to Metropolitan Cork. The nature of the public transport role of the bridges is subject to NTA confirmation through the LRT Alignment / Bus Connects Cork Studies: • A new bridge to connect Kent Station to the South Docks for walking, cycling and public transport. • Eastern Gateway Bridge: Multi-modal bridge catering for bus, cycle, pedestrian and general traffic movements; and • Water Street Bridge: Pedestrian and cycle only.
10.87 The regeneration of the City Docks is envisaged as a transit-oriented development. Public transport provision and capacity underpins the development of the City Docks in a coherent and logical manner that is consistent with CMATS. The early implementation of high-frequency bus services is a critical enabler for the City Docks. Cork City Council will work with the NTA to promote the provision of routes and services to meet transport need. 10.88 The following are the integral building blocks of the City Docks public transport network: • A dedicated LRT corridor running east-west through Centre Park Road and connecting to the City Centre (see Chapter 4 Transport and Mobility). • An enhanced role for Kent Station as interchange between LRT, rail and BusConnects Cork. • Enhanced Cork Suburban Rail services. • The Draft Cork City Docks ABTA builds upon the CMATS bus network to serve the City Docks. The bus network to be delivered will be defined by the NTA through the Bus Connects Cork Study. The City Docks ABTA proposes continuous various bus priority corridors: – N8 to Albert Quay via the Eastern Gateway Bridge and the Monahan Road / Victoria Road; – Lower Glanmire Road serving Kent Station. – An inbound bus lane along the re-aligned Horgan’s Road • A (longer-term) bus gate at the section of Monahan’s Road near the junction with Maryville. • Greater levels of permeability to the surrounding area.
Demand Management
10.91 Car parking standards based upon the Draft ABTA Car Parking Zones will be applied to the City Docks area, taking into account factors such as finite street capacity, development capacity of the area and mode split targets. Car Parking Standards are set out below in Table 10.5. Cork City Council will seek to engage with applicants for major development proposals to identify solutions for car parking provision where the public transport infrastructure and services envisaged for Docklands has not yet been provided, subject to the overall long-term achievement of the maximum capacity targets set out in the Draft ABTA. 10.92 Smart demand management measures are required to achieve and surpass sustainable mode share targets over-and-above that of public transport provision alone. Investment in strategic sustainable transport measures will be complemented by innovation in parking management in line with international best practice, including Mobility Hubs, Park and Rides, Resident Parking Zones, disabled parking and EV charge point provision.
10.89 The Draft Cork City Docks ABTA Indicative
Transport Network diagram identifies the transport role of the proposed streets in the City Docks, with Centre Park Road identified as the preferred LRT route through the City Docks. The Cork LRT Alignment Feasibility Study, which will determine the route of the tram, is currently being prepared by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). It is anticipated that this study will be completed in 2022.
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