Submission from the Southern Regional Assembly (Submission No 400)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
the period to 2028, as a step to CMATS outcomes by 2040 and a strengthening of these outcomes for a higher ambition under this Development Plan for modal change to public transport and active travel for sustainable, lower carbon mobility is justified. For example, key transport projects to underpin Core Strategy delivery to 2028, especially servicing Key Growth Areas in Tier 1 and Tier 2 locations and advancing progress on longer term projects for Tier 3 lands, would link the critical role of transport and mobility objectives underpinning delivery of the Core Strategy to 2028 and path to 2040. As Table 4.2 outlines the short, medium and long-term transport interventions for walking and cycling, suburban rail, light rail, bus, and roads, the delivery of these priorities, including the specific actions to secure short-term goals that fall within this plan period, would be strengthened if defined as objectives to assist monitoring and implementation and support funding and investment 5.2: While Table 4.1 sets the baseline and modal share targets as identified in CMATS for walking, cycling, public transport and car, targets are for the metropolitan area and to 2040. RSES RPO 163 Sustainable Mobility Targets seeks significant progress to reduce the modal share of private car across the Region and increase, walking, cycling and public transport use. Targets, informed by an evidence base, are sought for Development Plans with actions to achieve a higher rate of change to sustainable mobility. While such targets for a plan period are ambitions in effect, they are nonetheless a tool to increase priorities for lower carbon travel and strengthen commitment to actions during Development Plan implementation for active, sustainable and lower carbon travel. Consultation with the NTA is encouraged to inform the ambitions that could be translated for this plan period informed by the delivery of the short-term priority projects of CMATS, a higher rate of ambition for modal change to public transport and active travel as a strengthening upon CMATS and the effective land use and transport
public transport stops, high-capacity cycle parking, bicycle sharing systems dedicated car club spaces, carpooling spaces, electric charging facilities for cars and taxi drop-off facilities. Local mobility hubs typically support lower levels of residential parking from new development areas but can potentially support some limited destination parking in areas where on-street parking has been re- purposed to support public transport or local public realm improvements. Site specific locations and suitable capacities for mobility hubs will determined during the lifetime of the plan and through the local framework plan process. Cork City Council is satisfied that local mobility hubs/points are adequately addressed in the draft Development Plan. In relation to (5.4), the need for a holistic multi-modal and transition to greener freight, delivery and services sector, including planning for freight and logistic hubs (multi-modal), urban or micro consolidation centres to reduce the extent of last mile trips by motorised vehicles (for example integrating EVs and smaller cargo vehicles and cargo bikes for local deliveries) forms the foundations for some of the identified locations for Strategic Employment Areas identified in Objective 7.10 of the Draft Plan. The Economy and Employment section of the Draft Plan will include additional text to support enhanced public transport / active travel access modes to the sites, including statements to address matters such as last mile/local deliveries etc. Recommendation: See “ 1.5 Land Use & Transport Planning Integration for Strategic Employment Locations ” above.
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