Transport and Mobility
Large Scale Development
in accordance with the TII Traffic and Transport Assessment Guidelines, 2014.
11.228 Development proposals that have significant potential for traffic generation must contain, a detailed assessment of the following: 1. Both public and private transportation modes available. 2. The impact of the proposed development on the surrounding /receiving environment and transportation network, which must be demonstrated through the submission of a Traffic and Transport Assessment (TTA), in accordance with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) ‘Traffic and Transport Assessment Guidelines’ (2014). All major road and traffic schemes and existing and proposed developments in an area including residential and other uses including education must be considered as part of TTA preparation. Travel Plans 11.229 A Travel Plan is a document which comprises a strategy for reducing private car use to and from a development site, combined with a package of measures for implementing the strategy. They are required through the planning process for a broad range of land uses, including residential, retail, employment, education, leisure and health. Travel plans must be dynamic and evolving documents monitored and reviewed on a regular basis. Full details are provided in Achieving Effective Workplace Travel Plans: Guidance for Local Authorities and Workplace Travel Plans – A Guide for Implementers; and Toolkit for School Travel (both developed by the National Transport Authority). The Smarter Travel Workplaces Programme, which is managed by the National Transport Authority, continues to engage with a number of larger employers in the Cork area in the development and implementation of Workplace Travel Plans.
11.224 The layout of proposed new residential, commercial or mixed-use developments must be designed in accordance with the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS). 11.225 DMURS sets out design guidance and standards for constructing new, and reconfiguring existing, urban roads and streets, incorporating a multidisciplinary approach to the design of low speed environments in urban areas. A Quality Audit will be required for major developments that impact on the road network and for all new road and traffic schemes. This should be carried out in accordance with DMURS and best international practice. 11.226 The DMURS Quality Audits consist of a number of individual and overlapping audits that may include: 1. An audit of visual quality; a review of how the street is/may be used by the community. 2. A road safety audit, including a risk assessment. 3. An access audit. 4. A walking audit. 5. A cycle audit. 6. A non-motorised user audit. 7. A community street audit (in existing streets) and a place check audit. 8. A street design audit must be submitted as a component of a Quality Audit (for larger projects) or as a stand-alone audit process for smaller projects with an emphasis on placemaking and promoting the multidisciplinary aspects of successful street design. 11.227 Applications for proposed new residential, commercial, mixed use, industrial and educational developments shall be accompanied by a Traffic and Transport Assessment (TTA) to be prepared
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
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