10.155 The Eastern Gateway Bridge (EGB) to the west of will provide an important multi-modal connection between Tivoli Docks, City Docks and the City Centre. Bus priority measures will be implemented through gateway designs at the Silversprings interchange and the new East Access Junction. This will facilitate reliable journey times and onward connections to key employment destinations across the Metropolitan Area. The delivery of a viable water-based transport system can provide further advantages for Tivoli Docks including increased connectivity to the City Centre, City Docks, Blackrock, Cobh and Crosshaven.
10.157 Mobility hubs can be wrapped around apartment blocks, workplaces or retail outlets and include consolidated waste collection and provision of parcel collection points. Prices for car parking spaces within these hubs are typically decoupled from the cost of housing units. This helps reduce housing cost, for those who choose not to buy a space, while providing multiple alternatives transport options. Mobility hubs should only be constructed as demand requires to minimise the risk of over-provision of car parking and to ensure that sustainable travel patterns are embedded from the outset. 10.158 The parking provision within mobility hubs should be in line with the parking standards and maximum capacities set out in this Plan. In the context of Tivoli Docks, mobility hubs would; reduce the land- take from car parking areas; reduce housing cost by de-coupling car parking spaces from residential units; enable the better use of public services and significantly contribution to mode share targets. A Mobility Hub Feasibility Study is required to determine their feasibility, including the number of hubs, their format, car parking capacity, operations and management.
Mobility Hubs
10.156 Mobility hubs deliver a range of sustainable transport infrastructure including car-share and bike-sharing systems, cargo bikes, high quality cycle parking, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) systems and Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCP). They are characterised by a high level of accessibility to high quality public transport that provide better alternatives to private car usage, allowing lower- than-norm parking standards. The development of mobility hubs within Tivoli Docks will help manage overall numbers of parking and enable the delivery of shared mobility services.
Figure 10.20: Proposed Mobility Hub (Utrecht), Rooftop Playground (Copenhagen).
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