Sustainable Travel Bus or train travel may not an option for many people. If cycling is your thing, why not dust off the bike or check out getting a new one under the Bike to Work scheme. With the current good weather, leaving the car at home and taking active travel options has never been so appealing. Cork City Council and NTA Smarter Travel Workplaces have developed a handy map (available in Staff section on the Intranet and on City Council website) showing the estimated walking and cycling times to City Hall/the city centre from Cork’s suburban areas. These estimates are quite generous, and most people will be well within these times.
Environment Officer
Community Culture & Placemaking SPC:
Mary Walsh (Exec Scientist) gave a presentation on the Environmental Awareness role to the Community Culture and Placemaking SPC on Monday 29 th June.
Cork City Development Plan – Assessment of tenders for preparation of SEA, SFRA and AA
Mary Walsh participated on tender evaluation committee to select contractors to deliver the Strategic Environmental Assessment, Strategic Flood Risk Assessment and Appropriate Assessment for the City Development Plan.
Community Environment Action Fund
Given the restrictions which were put in place regarding Covid-19 and the inability of many grant recipients to deliver their projects, the Dept. Of Communications, Climate Action & Environment made the decision to extend the closing date for completion of the Community Environment Action Fund Projects from the end of August to the end of December 2020. This message was communicated to all grant recipients on June 26 th
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