Submission from the National Transport Authority (Submission No 348)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
ABTA approach set out in NTA/TII guidance is applied across all Key Growth Areas identified in the Draft Plan. Recommendation: The Draft Plan should include an objective which provides for the preparation of Local Transport Plans, based on the ABTA approach set out in NTA / TII guidance, for all Key Growth Areas identified in the Draft Plan. Transport Demand Management Whilst the management of transport demand is implicit in the Draft Plan’s support for the implementation of CMATS (the application of maximum parking standards, the development of mobility hubs and the policy alignment between centrality, public transport accessibility and density) the NTA notes the absence of reference in the Draft Plan to the Five Cities Demand Management Study. Recommendation: It is recommended that a commitment to the emerging recommendations of the Five Cities Demand Management Study is incorporated into the Draft Plan as an objective.
Cork City Council acknowledges the recent publication of the Five Cities Demand Management Study and agrees that references are required in the Development Plan to this study. The Study will help Cork City Council to better understand what drives transport demand and how we a greater shift to more sustainable and healthier forms of travel can be encouraged in our City. The Study is welcomed as a valuable resource as we work to implement complementary demand management policy at both at a strategic City wide level and at a more micro level where it will assist in the preparation of local framework plans. Cork City Council is aware of the Five Cities Demand Management Study and will consider implementation of the recommendations of the study, most of which are operational. Recommendation: Consideration of the recommendations of the Five Cities Demand Management Study where appropriate to the City Development Plan.
Mobility Management Plans (Objective 7.8) Recommendation: Consistent with the provisions of Table 11.12 (Workplace Travel Plan Thresholds), Objective 7.8 should be amended as follows: ‘In addition to traffic impact assessments, Cork City Council will encourage require all planning applications for new employment uses, or extensions
This is agreed. Objective 7.8 will be amended as suggested. Recommendation: Amend Objective 7.8 Mobility Management Plans as follows:
‘In addition to traffic impact assessments, Cork City Council will encourage require all planning applications for new employment uses, or extensions to existing commercial premises, for 100 or more employees to prepare mobility
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