areas that make up Cork City. The regeneration of City Docks and Tivoli Docks along with other brownfield sites are important in delivering compact liveable growth in Cork City by 2040. Expansion of residential, employment, cultural and community uses in the City Centre and City Suburbs will increase vibrancy in existing neighbourhoods and decrease underutilised buildings and sites. 2.22 The delivery of Light Rail Transit (LRT) and its interaction with the Lee to Sea greenway, suburban rail network, orbital bus routes and strategic bus corridors will deliver transport orientated development in key areas such as Blackpool, Ballyvolane, Mahon and South Ballincollig and an integrated multimodal city transport system. Longer term strategic planning and delivery of growth in areas such as Tramore Road, Stoneview and the lands located between the City and Ballincollig will further enhance the delivery of growth in Cork City and align with the NPF’s strategic objectives and population growth targets out to 2040.
Growth Targets 2040
2.20 Cork City seeks to achieve ambitious 2040 growth targets in a way that delivers a high quality of life for all residents. This involves long term strategic planning and proactive land management to sustain investment and growth, tackle climate change, care for community and neighbourhood development and protect and enhance the City’s natural and built heritage. The Cork City 2040 Concept Plan sets out longer-term context for the delivery of land use planning and management. While not a statutory land use plan, it applies relevant RSES and NPF targets, policies and objectives up to 2040 to provide a framework for the delivery of the ambitions for Cork. It focuses on how Cork City can best drive the development of the Southern Region and in particular the Cork Metropolitan Area. The Concept Plan will be further articulated in future City Developments Plans. 2.21 Figure 2.8 illustrates how the concept plan is intended as a spatial framework to provide clearer pathways for longer term growth within an existing and emerging network of neighbourhoods and
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EXAMPLE OF MULTI-MODALINTERCHANGE AT KENT STATION WITH BRIDGE ACCESS TO THE SOUTH DOCS
Figure 2.7: Cork City 2040.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
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