2. UNDERSTANDING THE PLACE
Eastern Gateway The Eastern Gateway includes remnants of smaller warehouse buildings, a connection to McCurtain Street, and steep steps at the western end of Devonshire Street. It offers views of buildings on the rising land east of the N20. Modern apartment developments at the southern end of Lower John Street and the N20 have introduced ground floor active frontages. However, the back streets off and along Lower John Street have fragmented and incoherent footway provisions, especially for the key east-west link between Shandon and McCurtain Street. Issues include damaged bollards, a lack of tactile paving, illegal parking, and narrow footways. The action plan will consider improving accessibility in the area, including a safer crossing point for the N20. It aims to create a more coherent east-west link along Devonshire Street, add signage and interpretation to guide people to Shandon, and enhance the overall look and feel of this route.
Industrial This area includes the walled Heineken Brewery, fenced PJ Hegarty sites, the N20, warehouses west of the brewery, and stepped laneways leading to Cathedral and Roman Street. Improvements needed include preserving the character and preventing the demolition of industrial warehouse structures, addressing the gradual loss of historic elements like walls and kerbs, and increasing active frontages on Lower John Street. The large industrial sites and wide, high-speed roads create accessibility issues, with few links between Shandon and areas east of the N20, and inadequate pedestrian provisions. The action plan will consider providing guidance for development involving industrial structures, including materials and preventing demolition, improving east-west connections in the area, and enhancing the Heineken walls facing Lower John Street.
N20
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Lower John Street
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C
N20
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B
Dominick Street
Devonshire Street
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20
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