Chapter 4 I Transport and Mobility
On-Street Parking
• Conduct a review of pricing and durations for parking; • Extend coverage of parking zones controls across the City and Urban Towns to safeguard spaces for residents, tackle illegal parking and to discourage commuter and other forms of long-stay parking; • Gradual increases in the price of permits will be implemented, particularly in areas where off- street parking options are readily available; and • Facilitate alternatives to private car ownership including providing more designated on-street bays for car clubs, bike share systems and similar measures.
4.107 Cork City Council will continue to reduce the levels of on-street parking in the city and urban town centres over the lifetime of the plan to accommodate a wide range of sustainable transport measures including bus priority, laybys, safer crossing facilities, seating, contra-flow cycle lanes, parklets, bicycle share schemes and cycle parking. 4.108 Additional on-street spaces will be repurposed to support flood management schemes and public realm improvements including street trees, wider footpaths and recreational facilities. Where on-street parking is provided to support the economic functions of the City and Urban town centres, the emphasis will be on supporting a quick turnover of spaces to ensure that spaces are readily available for those businesses that rely upon them. 4.109 In residential areas, the objectives will be to discour- age commuter parking that contribute to parking stress and unsafe parking practices immediately outside paid parking zones, and to free-up kerbside space by providing alternatives to private car ownership. 4.110 Cork City Council operates a pay parking system for the payment of on-street parking. The availability and pricing structure for on-street parking within the City and Urban Towns will be reviewed as CMATS measures are rolled out with a view to moving towards a smarter, more user-friendly system that facilitates a quicker turnover of spaces. 4.111 The proposed approach to on-street parking is as follows: • Undertake a comprehensive rolling reviews of the available kerbside space in the City and Urban Town centres to understand how the space is being used and assess it against existing and future needs, including bus and light rail implementation. Employ performance-based smart parking pricing systems in the city and town centres to ensure that spaces are used efficiently but are readily available for non- commuting purposes including shoppers;
Off-Street Parking
4.112 The main objective of the off-street parking measures is to free-up kerbside space within the city and town centres and to support a viable, public transport system. The approach to addressing these matters in the form of Park and Ride Facilities and Local Mobility hubs is discussed earlier in this Chapter.
Electric Vehicle Charging Points
4.113 The provision of car parking spaces for the charging of electric vehicles will be facilitated at appropriate locations.
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