City Suburbs Objectives 11. Douglas
Objective 10.79
Objective 10.80
Douglas Sustainable Transport, Placemaking and Public Realm To work in partnership with stakeholders in supporting and facilitating a more efficient and sustainable transport network for Douglas that provides an improved public realm, reduces congestion, encourages greater levels of walking & cycling, and improves the quality of life for the community. This includes the sustainable trans- port measures set out in the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Study (2020) and key projects including: • Grange Road Transport Corridor & Tramore Valley N40 Bridge • South Douglas Road Junction Improvement Scheme • Clarke’s Hill Improvements • Donnybrook Hill Pedestrian Upgrades • Douglas to Grange Bridge To support placemaking and public realm improvements where development proposals are encouraged to optimise placemaking opportunities through high quality design and creating or contributing towards a multi- functional, inclusive public realm comprising streets and spaces that can accommodate a range of appropriate uses and activities which will assist in improving the attractiveness of Douglas and introducing greater levels of landscaping, public art, vitality and surveillance.
Douglas Community Infrastructure
During the lifetime of this Plan, Cork City Council will work with the Department of Education and other stakeholders and infrastructure providers to support provision of new and enhanced com- munity facilities including schools, a primary care centre, and recreational and open space facilities.
Objective 10.81
Douglas St Patrick’s Woollen Mills o support proposals which improve the urban environment, facilitate greater connectivity, permeability and synergy with the wider District Centre and enhance the mixed-use offering at the site. Objective 10.82 Castletreasure Expansion Area To support the compact growth and development of Castletreasure Expansion Area as a strategic City consolidation and expansion area, as identified in the Core Strategy. All development shall be designed, planned and delivered in a co-ordinated and phased manner, using a layout and mix of uses that form part of an emerging neighbourhood integrated with the wider area.
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