Road Safety and Sustainable Travel Following on the engagement with the internal staff at the end of 2020, the Sustainable travel section has been carrying out a review of sustainable travel and is preparing a report on the same. The work on producing a new walking route is continuing and the new route will highlight the bridges within the city centre. The mapping of the cycling lanes is complete however it must now be tested to ensure that it is correct. Work is continuing on the Mix Your Mode Seminar which is going to take place on the 19 th of March.
Old Cork Waterworks Experience (Lifetime Lab) Closed to the public due to level 5 restrictions and operating Covid clause of facility management contract (i.e. skeleton staff at reduced cost). Public Service Innovation Fund: The team at Old Cork Waterworks Experience submitted two distinct applications as a response to the public service innovation fund call. The first is to enable the installation of a dedicated outdoor classroom space, the second to establish an E-learning platform. Both applications seek to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on existing programs with a longer view of developing new activities. House of Circuits: A new hands- on school based workshop titled “House of Circuits” is being finalised. The workshop will retain a hands- on learning experience for children and provide online workshop facilitation. It is envisaged all Cork City Primary Schools will be contacted during March and offered an opportunity to participate. This project is funded by Science Foundation Ireland. Online Ticketing Platform: Work is underway with the web team and finance on the creation of an online booking facility for Old Cork Waterworks Experience. This system will improve the visitor engagement experience, enable data capture such as contact tracing and also enabling efficient and accurate reporting. Future Ticketing have been nominated as the partner platform Science with Una The series of short science at home science activities continued during February and archived an audience reach of over 13100 with 6500 thru plays on the social media platforms of Old Cork Waterworks Experience. The videos also feature as a regular articl e on Cork City Council social media platforms and internal communication “The Daily Global”.
Community Content Social Inclusion
A joint initiative from Cork City Council, Healthy Cities, Cork Sports Partnership and Cork Age Friendly City saw 2,300 Play Packs for older adults delivered to many of Cork’s senior citizens in February. The initiative, borne out of the URBACT Playful Paradigm project, seeks to provide enjoyment and fun to those in our communities who have been minimising social contacts for the duration of the pandemic. Community, Culture and Placemaking staff assembled packs over the course of a week in St Finbarr’s Hurling and Football club, and worked with partners across the community and voluntary sector to distribute the packs . Collaborators in this work included Meals on Wheels citywide, Cork City Partnership Friendly Call, Mahon and Ballyphehane&Togher CDPs, and the Westgate Foundation, Ballincollig.
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