4. INTEGRATED URBAN STRATEGY
4.2 Shandon Street Character Area Projects
A. Re-imagining Shandon Street Junction Public Realm Improvements: Identify opportunities to influence positive interventions and outcomes associated with the Bus Connects Project including the junction of Cathedral Road and Shandon Street. Rest Spots: Add new rest spots along Shandon Street to enhance accessibility and inclusivity, integrating seating within wide footways or considering parklets. Focal Point: Reintroduce a focal point at the southern end of Shandon Street, such as public art, to attract attention from across the river. Greening Initiatives: Implement tree planting, planter units, rain gardens, and hanging baskets/window boxes to create a greener, more inviting shopping environment. Northern Gateway Mural: Create a mural on the northern gable end of Walsh’s Pharmacy to celebrate the street’s heritage, involving local artists and school children. Pedestrian Experience: Improve by removing unnecessary signage poles, bollards, and street clutter. Parking Strategy: Develop a coherent parking strategy for the southern end of Shandon Street, considering the needs of O’Connor’s Funeral Homes. Pocket Park: Transform the corner of Blarney Street into a tiered pocket park with seating and planting, and consider additional green areas along Blarney and Shandon Streets. Vehicular Entry Adjustments: Reduce the entry width to the parking area near garden allotments to create space for seating and planting, and tighten the vehicular entry onto Shandon Street to encourage slower speeds. Enhanced Links: Improve connections between Abbey Square housing area and Shandon Street by opening up existing laneways and enhancing passive surveillance along North Abbey Street. Junction Improvement: Redesign the junction to create a narrower crossing point at the southern end of Shandon Street, reallocating road space to footway space adjacent to ground floor units on the western edge. B. Legion of Mary Building Explore options and delivery mechanisms for the reuse of this significant and well placed heritage building with benefit for the local community.
Traffic Management / Parking Review Area
Focal /Gateway Feature
B
Key Junction Improvement
Public Realm / Streetscape Improvement
Social and Green-Blue Street
Accessible and Welcoming Pedestrian Corridor
Park / Green Space Enhancement
New/Enhanced Pedestrian Link
Landmark Buildings
Building at Risk / Potential Regeneration Site
Existing Project
Cycle Route
“Develop a strategy to support local businesses and regenerate Shandon Street”
A
“Improve the type and variety of commercial units on the street and insist on maintenance of the exteriors of the buildings.”
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