Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
indicating there no serious intention of implementing a realistic 15 minute city. • Welcome the commitment to the Lee2Sea greenway. • Prioritise all new cycling infrastructure to parts of city suffering from neglect especially on the northside of the city. • The central islands and surrounding central neighbourhoods should be car-free zones. • A rapid increase in trees, green spaces, pedestrianisation, cycle lanes, buses, park and ride, public seating, bins, public toilets, public realm maintenance and parking enforcement.
• Refer to references set out above on how the Plan uses the 10-minute walkable neighbourhood as the building block for delivering on the 15 minute city concept. Recommendation: No change • Welcome the response on the Plan’s commitment to the Lee2Sea greenway. Recommendation : No change • The prioritisation of any new cycling infrastructure to different parts of city is an ongoing operational issue requiring further co-ordination between Cork City Council and the NTA. Recommendation : No change • The application of any car-free zones within the city centre is an ongoing operational issue requiring further co-ordination between Cork City Council and a wide range of stakeholders (e.g. NTA, TII, general public, local business groups, etc). Recommendation: No change. • The Draft Plan includes objectives around trees planting, green spaces, pedestrianisation, cycle lanes, buses, public realm maintenance, etc in other sections of the plan.
• Recommendation: No change
There is a strong support for the Draft Plan’s aims to achieve a dense, walkable, liveable and diverse city capable of attracting and retaining mobile international talent.
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The Draft Plan was prepared using an evidence based approach, subject to which the Universal Design Walkability Audit Tool for Roads and Streets by the National Transport Authority was used to inform this objective. Consultation is ongoing to determine walkable routes and walkability in Cork City, this research will be published alongside the final Development Plan.
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