Chief Executive’s Report on Draft Plan Consultation
Volume 2 – Summary of Submissions Received
Cork City Submission No.:
Person:
Organisation:
185
Cork CS/BW international group
Summary of Submission and Observation:
• Strongly support objectives relating to walking, cycling and public transport. • Cork needs to focus its development strategy on offering an excellent quality of life in the city, with housing and non-residential uses (employment and leisure opportunities) located sustainably and developed to be co- existent and to higher densities with access to walking, cycling and public transport. • The needs of those that drive need to be deprioritised in the design of the developments and the allocation of space that forms the public realm. • The core aim should be focussed on quality of life and liveability and not allocating spaces to those that live in low density suburbs and commute by car. • Car parking – reduction in on-street parking is welcomed as streets should primarily be a social space and not a car park. The cost of residents parking permits should reflect the full commercial cost of renting public space for private use. Reduce car parking standards for residential developments. • Permeability – this is wholeheartedly welcomed but a first step should be a permeability audit of each neighbourhood in the City; • Mode split – the mode split targets should be rebranded as projections and additional very ambitious targets included that exceed the forecasts for sustainable transport modes. The 4% cycle mode split target is very low and the target should be increased with measures to help achieve this being clearly outlined; • Road infrastructure in the Plan gives a disproportionate priority and will not assist in achieving ambitious mode split targets, will focus investment on roads rather than housing and sustainable transport, will offer no advantage to the city, will not aid its competitiveness and will degrade the general environment of the city, making it more difficult to develop Cork as a liveable city. • Road pricing should be introduced to reflect the social cost of driving through the city; and • A 30km/h speed limit in urban areas.
Response and Recommendation to issues located in (Located under relevant chapter in the CE Report):
Volume 1 part 3 Chapter 4
Cork City Submission No.:
Person:
Organisation:
186
CS/BW Group
Summary of Submission and Observation:
• Suggest that measures which actively reduce the need and ability to drive in the city are added to this Chapter
Response and Recommendation to issues located in (Located under relevant chapter in the CE Report):
Volume 1 part 3 under Chapter 4
Cork City Submission No.:
Person:
Organisation:
187
CS/BW Group
Summary of Submission and Observation:
• Sets out that housing is the most pressing issue to be addressed to attract people to live and invest in cork City. • Supports the vision to increase cycling and walking infrastructure to reduce car dependence • Move to high density development in the city is required
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