Chapter 4 I Transport and Mobility
Towards an Integrated Transport System 4.1 This projected population and associated economic growth planned for Cork City will result in a signifi- cant increase in the demand for travel. This demand needs to be managed and planned for carefully, to safeguard and enhance the city’s attractiveness to live, work, visit and attract investment. 4.2 Therefore, it is important that transport plans for Cork City consider the implication for climate change mitigation. Cork City Council, working with partners such as the NTA, TII, CIE and Iarnrod Eireann, will work to achieve a considerable modal shift to reduce the car dependence for residents of Cork City. 4.3 In 2020 the National Transport Authority (NTA) published the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy. Key objectives of the Strategy are to improve current mobility in the City, plan for the
transport needs of the population growth of the metropolitan area and support modal shift towards more sustainable transport modes; waking, cycling and public transport. The Socio Economic Profile of Cork City, which was prepared to inform this Development Plan, highlights that there is slightly higher than average dependence on private car to commute to school or work (at 62.6%), and a lower than average uptake of public transport at 9.1% of journeys.
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EXAMPLE OF MULTI-MODALINTERCHANGE AT KENT STATION WITH BRIDGE ACCESS TO THE SOUTH DOCS
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028 I Volume 1
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