Chapter 11
Placemaking and Managing Development
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
sight loss to fully participate as independent citizens in society. Section 3.28 makes no reference to the provision of recreational sites and amenities suitable and accessible with people who are blind or visually impaired. (ii) The submission requests a revision to support and facilitate the development of outdoor and indoor recreational facilities to cater for people who are blind or vision impaired. This includes ensuring public parks and walkways have inclusive access-points and abide by best practice in terms of inclusive design (footpath width, colour contrast park furniture etc).
“Building for Everyone: A Universal Design Approach” (2012) should be taken into account in designing developments. Accessibility issues within buildings are addressed more fully under the Building Regulations. Cork City Council seeks to encourage better access for all, notably under Objective 6.20 Active Recreational Infrastructure, paragraph (d) of which states (highlights provided), “d. Active recreation infrastructure should meet current and future growth needs of the City and shall incorporate universal design principles to ensure accessibility for all ages and abilities and which is designed in a manner to reduce anti-social behaviour and shall be accessible by sustainable means of transport such as walking, cycling, greenways and public transport.”
Recommendation: No change.
Transport and Mobility
This submission encourages the full inclusion of reference) of the DMURS Quality Audits – ‘An access audit, as an integral part of the DMURS audit.
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This request is considered reasonable and additional text will be included in Section 11.226 of the Draft Plan. Recommendation Include the following additional text in Section 11.226 after list number 8.: Other Design Audits Other Individual Audits will generally focus on particular aspect of the design or the likely experience of a particular user group. These include: 9. Road Safety Audits (including Risk Assessment). 10. Pedestrian and cycling audits (e.g., Non-Motorised User Audit, Walkability Audit, Cycle Audit).
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