Chief Executive’s Report on Draft Plan Consultation
Volume 2 – Summary of Submissions Received
• Table 4.3 requires refinement to clarify between the Lee-to-Sea Greenway and the Passage Railway legacy greenway (i.e. The Lee-to-Sea includes the Passage greenway); • Table 4.3 should also include reference to the Lee-to-Sea Greenway Committee as key stakeholders; • Objective 7.24 should include specific mention of the Lee-to-Sea Greenway; • 4.30 should refer to the Lee-to-Sea Greenway as they key east-west cycle route. • Refer to marketing of active travel network in Active Travel section; • Table 4.1 and quantitative data in para. 4.5 are based upon inaccurate data that forms part of CMATS. These should be removed and replaced with a qualitative ambition statement to increase sustainable transport / active travel modes in line with best practice in Europe. • Chapter 11 be modified to note the the Lee-to-Sea Greenway will make a major contribution to enhancing the placemaking qualities, foster the 15 minute city concept and enhance the public realm. • Chapter 2: Core Strategy should include a strategic Lee-to-Sea Greenway objective on the grounds that the greenway is cross-cutting (NSOs, transport, climate change, p[acemaking, climate change, tourism and economic potential, access to GBI / natural and built heritage and environmental); • Chapter 4: should include a specific objective for the Lee-to-Sea Greenway, including requirement for a routing study, planning for funding, and implementation. The objective should also state an aim to create high quality access links between the Lee to Sea and regional transport hubs, places of employment and education, and residential areas, and a plan to market and promote the route to visitors and residents.
Response and Recommendation to issues located in (Located under relevant chapter in the CE Report):
Volume 1 part 3 Chapter 2, 4 & 6
Cork City Submission No.:
Person:
Organisation:
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Brian Russell
Summary of Submission and Observation:
• There is in inequality in Cork with regard to the distribution of community infrastructure when comparing the northside to the southside. • There are no parks or playgrounds in the NE of the city / city centre (resident lives on Gardiner’s Hill and closest Park with a playground is Fitzgerald’s Park). • Safe segregated bike paths to schools are required across the whole city, including safe connections from the north to south side via the City Centre (in both directions). • Strategic active recreational infrastructure is required to serve the city and to serve the Mayfield / Glanmire area. • There is extensive and excessive dereliction in the city and this must be tackled (especially east and west of the City Centre, such as Middle Parish). • More detail is required on the strategy to tackle the excessive dereliction in the city (Core Strategy Objective 2,21). • New park objectives are required in the north-east of the city; • New playground objectives are required in the north-east of the city; • A 50m pool is required for Cork City (suggested location Mayfield / Glanmire); • An indoor athletics track is required for the City (suggested location Mayfield / Glanmire); • A safe bike to school objective and delivery strategy is required; and • A delivery strategy that prioritises infrastructure delivery on the basis of equality as a key consideration is required (i.e. a strategic overview including criteria to select projects for delivery).
Response and Recommendation to issues located in (Located under relevant chapter in the CE Report):
Volume 1, part 3 under Chapter 3 & 6
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