A Diverse and Inclusive City
3.8 A key premise of the 15-Minute City is that people should be able to walk and cycle to access the resources and facilities within their neighbourhood. Not only will this reduce car travel and improve health but most of all it will result in an equity in the Quality of Life of Cork’s citizens. Within 15 Minutes of people’s home they should have access to: local commercial services (e.g. shops), a creche, a primary school and other community services, a bus stop, open space, a playground and wild- space (nature). The City Council is also locating new employment opportunities in multiple locations around the city to ensure that more people will have the chance of working close to home. 3.9 The Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas and the accompanying Urban Design Manual – A Best Practice Guide provide the relevant s28 Guidelines and planning tools to achieve the 15-minute City. 3.10 Cork City Council has identified 35 City Neighbour- hoods and completed a profile of each Neighbour- hood. Several new sustainable neighbourhoods are also proposed, at locations that include City Docks, Tivoli Docks, Ballincollig Maglin and Ballyvolane. 3.11 Cork City Council aims to ensure that, as far as possible, each existing neighbourhood will provide those resources and services that Cork’s residents should expect within 15 minutes of their home. As well as providing the resources it will be imperative to ensure that neighbourhoods are well connected and offer short walking / cycling routes to services. In order to achieve this, it will be necessary to ensure that neighbourhoods are integrated and permeable.
3.12 The National Planning Framework requires that the planning system should plan for a more diverse and socially inclusive society that targets equality of opportunity a better quality of life. The NPF requires that the following people groups should be specifically considered: • People with Disabilities; • The Travelling Community; • The Irish Language and the Gaeltacht; • Age-Friendly Communities: Older People; and • Age Friendly Communities: Children and Young people. 3.13 Disability legislation is comprehensive and will continue to be advanced and delivered through the planning system, the building regulations and other relevant statutory processes. 3.14 Cork City Council is active in developing partnerships and programmes to ensure equality and inclusivity in all of these areas (e.g. Age-Friendly City for Older People; the Playful Paradigm). It also works through the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) and the Public Participation Network (PPN) to develop collaborative working. It is committed to continuing and improving this work. 3.15 In addition to the above, economic equality and inclusiveness are key challenges that are considered in Chapter 7 Economy and Employment.
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