Chief Executive’s Report on Draft Plan Consultation
Volume 2 – Summary of Submissions Received
Cork City Submission No.:
Person:
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Tom Hennessy
Cork Cycling Campaign
Summary of Submission and Observation:
Cycling has a cross-cutting benefit for the city and the development plan should be refined to help improve the opportunities for a greater cycle mode split and a better quality of life for all citizens and all areas of the city.
• Objective 2.8 The 15-Minute City should benefit from a clear definition of what is meant by the term 15- Minute City as well as SMART (specific measurable achievable realistic timebound) targets for its delivery during the development plan period (a suggested approach is provided). The first stage of which would be an audit of accessibility. • Objective 4.4 / Cycle Cycle Infrastructure Audit / assessment - The campaign requests that a cycling infrastructure audit / assessment should be completed as a priority. This should include a comparison with best practice international practice infrastructure. This will be in line with Cor k City’s Development plan objective 2.16 which states that an evidence-based approach would be used for decision making and city development. This measure would be included in the Cycling section (paras. 4.29-4.42); • Lee-to-Sea Greenway - The campaign welco mes the inclusion of the Lee to Sea Greenway in ‘Chapter 4, Active Travel, Table 4.3’ and urges the Council to include specific objectives around route selection, funding and implementation of the route. It is also requested that the Council include specific objectives pertaining to the Lee to Sea in the Core Strategy of the final adopted version of the City Development Plan. • Cycle Mode split – The 4% target transposed from CMATS is an average for the whole metropolitan area and is not appropriate for the City area (e.g. 2016 3.5% of trips were by bicycle).. The target cycle mode shares of the Cork Cycle Network Plan 2017 are much better considered and realistic and should be referenced in the development plan. A full rationale is provided. • Objective 4.4: Active Travel – include an objective to create a network of greenways for leisure and commuting purposes, providing options away from congested streets in attractive locations, and with clean air. The objective should also be expanded to include the other aspects mentioned in the Plan to promote a modal shift to sustainable transport, such as the behavioural change (4.41), bicycle parking (11.243), and associated facilities (11.244). • Objective 4.4 should include an objective to upgrade both the Cork Cycle Network Plan 2017 and the Cork City Walking Strategy 2015 ; • Promotion of Car Free days should be included in Chapter 2 / Transport & Mobility Strategic Objectives and Active Travel Objective 4.4; • Objective 4.4: Public Bike Sharing Scheme – this is welcomed but e-bikes should be included, an expansion into the northside is required (e.g. with stations at Apple / Hollyhill, Blackpool SC, Mayfield Library and Shandon / Blackpool) as well as better maintenance of the overall system (bikes / docking stations). • Section 4.31 of the City Draft Development Plan is titled “Cork Metropolitan Cycle Plan 2015”. This year should be “2017”, as per the publication. • Section 4.40 of the City Draft Development Plan, figure 4.3 which provides the "Indicative 5 year Cork Cycle Network Map" contains "Future Cycle Network Enhancements", some of which are not planned in the 2017 Cork Cycle Network plan, or in CMATS. It also contains Bus Connects routes that will never be cycle routes, such as through the tunnel etc. • The published "Indicative 5 year Cork Cycle Network Map" in section 4.4 should in fact be an indicative 5 year Cork Cycle Network Map. Bus-only infrastructure should be removed from the Cycle Network map, leaving only actual proposed and completed cycle routes. • Objective 4.4 mentions a 5-year cycle plan. We request that the targets referenced in the Cork Cycle Network Plan 2017 should be included in this section. Even a reference to the "mode share targets referenced in the 2017 Cork Cycle Network Plan" would be sufficient. • There is a need for investment in cycle infrastructure on the northside for reasons of equality and social inclusion. None of the projects outlined in Table 4.3 (Walking and Cycling Improvements) serve Northside Cork City. The lack of infrastructure is highlighted, too, in the Cork Cycle Network Plan which notes that, “ the facilities are generally quite dis-jointed however, and lack any definite connection to other areas of the city ”. Four key cycle routes as well as greenways / station connection routes are identified as priorities (please refer to the submission); • On-street car parking spaces (4.106) – The objective to remove on-street car parking to promote active travel (routes / parking), placemaking and public transport is welcomed. Provision should be made for people who
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