[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Targets under this goal relevant to the City Development Plan: Target 9.1
Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all. Target 9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities. Target 9.c Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020. In relation to Target 9.1, the City Development Plan seeks the provision of sustainable and resilient infrastructure including investment under the National Development Plan (NDP) and sustainable growth envisaged by the National Planning Framework (NPF) – together constituting Project Ireland 2040. City Development Plan Objectives 2.3 and 2.7 support NDP investment and seek investment packages into the Cork metropolitan area from European and Government Exchequer funding streams to help deliver population and job targets. Cork City and the wider metropolitan area will be subject to €3.5 billion investment in transport infrastructure, including public transport and active travel infrastructure, as set out in the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) developed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). This significant capital investment in sustainable infrastructure will fundamentally change how people move around the city and will make significant contributions to local economic development and to the wellbeing of Cork’s residents. This investment is strongly supported by the City Development Plan in objectives under chapter 4 which support the implementation of CMATS. The Plan similarly supports the capital investment programmes of other sustainable infrastructure providers including Uisce Éireann and the Office of Public Works (OPW). Almost €400 million in funding under Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) has been approved for Cork’s Docklands for various enabling works (road upgrades and new roads, parks, playing fields, quayside amenities) to facilitate the redevelopment and regeneration of the Docklands as a major new community This will also fund regeneration of the city centre incorporating the development of a new city library. This is part of a €2.5 billion investment plan in housing, public transport, public realm, education, culture and climate adaptation planned for the city over the next 5 years. The City Development Plan’s green and blue infrastructure (GBI) strategy (Objective 6.1) seeks to protect and enhance the green and blue infrastructure assets of the city. A substantial proportion of the works associated with the Cork City Centre Movement Strategy have been implemented following the completion of the works on MacCurtain Street in 2023. Cork City Council has been successful in securing involvement in 11 new EU-supported initiatives entailing multiannual collaboration with European partners – these are listed in the main body of the two- year progress report – including projects related to sustainable infrastructure such as “Zero Carbon Infrastructure” which relates to planning for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and sustainable
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