Submission from the Southern Regional Assembly (Submission No 400)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
1.6. Transport & Mobility Objectives by Transport Mode and CMATS
The Development Plan supports the use of Area Based Transport Assessments (ABTAs), and the tool has been used to guide the land use and transport planning of the City Docklands and Tivoli. The use of ABTA to inform the Development Plan and commitment to further use of ABTA is welcomed and endorsed by RSES RPO 157 Local Transport Plans. Objectives 4.1 to 4.6 are the sole transport and mobility objectives of the Draft Plan and while overarching in nature such as Objective 4.1 to fully implement CMATS, a strengthening within the set of objectives to commit to specific transport actions in the period to 2028, as a step to CMATS outcomes by 2040, is justified. The City Development Plan should build further on CMATS with a higher ambition for active travel, building on the priorities of the Development Plan for climate action, placemaking and the 15-Minute City Neighbourhoods to achieve high rates of modal change, walking and cycling in particular, with land use and transport planning, walking and cycling infrastructure and increased permeability. For example, key transport projects to underpin Core Strategy delivery to 2028, especially servicing all Key Growth Areas and advancing progress on longer term projects for Tier 3 lands, could be outlined tying delivery of the Core Strategy to 2028 and path to 2040 with advancing on key transport and mobility objectives under Chapter 4. Other areas of strengthening are considered important for smart mobility and also for freight and logistics distribution to service a growing city. Recommendation 5: Strengthen Transport and Mobility Objectives 5.1: Further to Objectives 4.1 to 4.6, a strengthening within the set of objectives under Chapter 4 to commit to specific transport actions in
In relation to (5.1), Cork City Council is committed to monitoring the progress of interventions during the lifetime of this Development Plan with a key benchmark being the ambition for a periodic review of car parking standards in tandem with public transport and Active Travel improvements. Tier 1 and Tier 2 lands in Key Growth Areas have been allocated on the basis of improvements indicated in CMATS and some of its component parts including suburban rail, light rail, BusConnects and the Cork Cycle Network Plan, and these allocations are also based on discussions with the Transport Agencies. The implementation of transport improvements listed in CMATS is not exclusively the responsibility of the Planning Authority but also lies within the remit of the TII, NTA and the relevant transport providers. In relation to (5.2), the targets for modal share as outlined in the Draft Plan will be continuously reviewed during the lifetime of the plan in conjunction with the NTA and TII. Cork City Council is committed to increasing modal shift to public transport and active travel in the City. The Draft Plan recognises the benefits of long-term transport interventions, pedestrianisation and cycling with regard to decarbonisation of the environment, public health and the economy. It is further envisaged that detailed targets will be identified at a macro level as part of the preparation of local framework plans and area based strategies during the lifetime of this Plan. In relation to (5.3), as stated in the Draft Plan, local mobility hubs may include formalising existing surface or multistorey car parks at locations including Mahon, Pouladuff Road, Carrigrohane Road, Blackpool and Docklands. These hubs may potentially take the form of multistorey car parks or basement car parking in some circumstances. Existing rail and bus stations may also be retrofitted as mobility hubs. Typically, a local mobility hub will be supported by frequent public transport, quality walking and cycling networks within a catchment area of 500-600m and include supplementary facilities including
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