Chapter 4 I Transport and Mobility
Permeability
Street
4.22 A permeable street network is a key component of supporting more accessible, walkable and cycle friendly environments. However, the layout of many residential developments across the City in recent decades have tended to favour impermeable, cul-de-sac layouts leading to circuitous routes to local services, schools and public transport stops. Requirements aimed at ensuring permeability across new and established residential areas are presented in the Development Management Standards section of this plan. Cork City Council will undertake a permeability study of Cork City and the urban towns during the lifetime of this Plan.
Phase 1
Phase 2
• Oliver Plunkett Street from • Cook Street South, • Caroline Street, • Pembroke Street, • Princes Street South, • The Marina
• Grafton Street, • Marlboro Street South • Robert Street • Morgan Street • Smith Street, • Phoenix Street • Beasley Street • Tuckey Street • Little Cross Street • Emmet Place • Peter and Paul’s Place and part of Paul Street
Pedestrianisation
4.23 A key objective of this plan is to develop Cork as a liveable city. This will require improvement of pedestrianisation in the city. In cities across Europe there is emerging evidence that the reallocation of additional road space to walking and cycling in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is increasingly being pursued as the best available option to safely facilitate the movement of a considerable volume of people to work, education and amenities. 4.24 In 2020 temporary changes to the layout of some streets in the City Centre were initiated and following public consultation in 2021 it was decided to make this a permanent initiative. 4.25 Table 4.4 details the streets to be pedestrianised and the planned phasing of same, the times of operation may vary.
Table 4.4: List of streets to be pedestrianised.
4.26 A lack of awareness of routes and distances to destinations is often quoted as a barrier to walking in the city. Much of Cork City’s existing wayfinding signage system consists of finger post signs, that are inconsistently applied, often damaged, and primarily aimed at visitors. Cork City Council will improve wayfinding for pedestrians, both residents and visitors, over the period of this plan. This will interpret key areas of interest and support behavioural change by illustrating walking times to key areas of the city.
Walking Network Improvements
4.27 The Cork Walking Strategy 2013-2018 provided a clear vision and implementation plan for increasing the modal share of walking for commuting within Cork City’s suburbs. The Walking Strategy proposed the development of a walking network that connects neighbourhoods, origins, and destinations, increases the permeability of the built environment, and creates an attractive, safe environment that prompts more people choosing to walk, resulting in a healthier population, a more liveable and sustainable city, and stronger communities.
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