Submission from the Southern Regional Assembly (Submission No 400)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
planning integration of the Core Strategy. Such inclusion would also strengthen support for 15 Minute City Neighbourhoods and help track positive change and transition towards realising the goals of a 15 Minute City as Development Plans progress the City’s path to 2040. 5.3: There is a significant opportunity for Cork City to leverage its Smart City status and innovation city ambition (Chapter 7 Economy and Employment) with greater ambition for smart mobility technologies and harness collaboration with multi-sectoral stakeholders to innovate, pioneer and lead with smarter mobility projects, including Mobility as a Service Solutions and multi-modal travel chain integration (bike and ride, park and ride, bike sharing car sharing, integrated ticketing, mobility hubs, feasibility for future use of e-scooters and autonomous vehicles etc). RSES RPO 161 Smart Mobility and RPO 162 Multi Modal Integration seeks such ambition and a leadership role for Cork City, as a city of international scale, is strongly encouraged. Narrative for mobility hubs is a positive inclusion in Chapter 4 and this, in addition to other smart mobility initiatives, should be supported with specific objectives. This strengthening also supports Section 15 of CMATS. 5.4: Objectives should address 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). Robust delivery and service plans as part of mobility management plans should also be sought as part of the Development Management process. This strengthening will align with RSES Section 6.3.4.1 Freight and Services, CorkMASP Objective 8 (m) for the effective management of freight and aligns with CMATS Section 14 Freight, Delivery and Servicing.
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