Submission from the National Transport Authority (Submission No 348)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Recommendation: Include a City Capacity Study report in the Material Amendments that will be placed on public consultation in April 2022. This is agreed. Recommendation: Retitle ‘Park and Ride’ to ‘Park and Ride – Indicative Locations’ in Fig. 2.20 Core Strategy Map.
Figure 2.20 Core Strategy Map It is recommended that ‘Park and Ride’ is changed to ‘Park and Ride – Indicative Locations’ , bringing it into line with CMATS.
Figure 2.21 Growth Strategy Map 2022-2028 The NTA has concerns with the location and scale of a number of Tier 1 and Tier 2 zoned sites, which by virtue of their peripheral location are not likely to benefit significantly from the measures identified in CMATS. These include sites on the southern fringe of Douglas / Rochestown, Glanmire, Blarney and Tower. It is difficult to understand how these sites could support the basis for the consolidated growth of the city, based on accessibility to high quality public transport services and higher density development. This concern is corroborated by paragraph 11.235 of the Draft Plan which states that Parking Zone 3 covers Blarney, Tower and Glanmire and Rochestown and that although these areas have been identified for public transport improvement, the interventions currently being considered are not at a scale envisaged to allow for a more substantial reduction. Recommendation: It is recommended that Tiered zoned sites identified for potential development within the Development Plan period are subject to further detailed transport assessment, as part of a Local Transport Plan (based on the ABTA approach set out in NTA/TII guidance), which the NTA recommends, should be undertaken for each of their associated Key Growth Areas. Consistent with section 4.7 and Objective 4.3 of the Draft
See response to OPR submission 426 “Recommendation 2” and “Recommendation 5”.
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