Chapter 4 I Transport and Mobility
Figure 4.11: Aerial view of the Dunkettle Interchange. Source: Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
Waterborne Mobility
Cork Airport
4.144 The relocation of Port Facilities away from the City will free up significant landbanks for housing and employment and allow the creation of compact, vibrant urban neighbourhoods in Cork Docklands. This will be integral to the realisation of the significant population and housing ambitions for Cork contained in the National Planning Framework (NPF). 4.146 With the increase in land available due to the anticipated relocation of port operations, Cork City Council will consider measures to support innovative waterborne alternatives which may present an opportunity to complement already existing and proposed land-based public transport and other sustainable mobility modes. Cork City Council considers that waterborne mobility has the potential to become an effective complementary link in the Metropolitan Transportation system.
4.147 Cork International Airport is an important strategic asset to the City and an important economic driver for the wider Southern Region. It plays a key role in terms of access to the region from Britain and other destinations in Europe in particular. Successive statutory plans set out a framework for the operational area of Cork International Airport. These were prepared for the purpose of facilitating the development of Cork Airport by identifying land for the future operational needs of the airport and safeguarding this land from inappropriate development. The Section on Cork International Airport in Chapter 10 of this Plan examines the future land use requirements of this facility and sets out policies to sustain it into the future.
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