Chapter 6 I Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity
City Scale Green and Blue Infrastructure Opportunities (refer to map) Support the design and delivery of the Lee to Sea Greenway as a traffic- free corridor for movement, biodiversity and as a regional tourism asset within Cork City. Provide a corridor for wildlife movement, protection of natural resources and other GBI spaces where feasible. 1. Lee to Sea Greenway Biodiversity and Greening Plan
2. City Docks and
Develop Urban Drainage Strategies for City Docks and Tivoli Docks to integrate best practice climate change actions that combine water management with the creation and protection of a new GBI network with amenity, recreation, wildlife and placemaking benefits that enhance the distinctiveness of Cork’s Docklands. Support the improvement of Glen Valley Park as a high value multi-functional GBI space providing an enhanced riverside amenity route connecting to residential, retail and employment zones in the area and the delivering increased biodiversity, recreational and flood relief measures. Delivery of a medium-term city-wide tree planting and management strategy focussing on best practice implementation, design and management of the city’s tree network. To support the provision of safe, off-road access from Vernon Mount to Tramore Valley Park that connects Grange/Frankfield to the city and, provides public access to the eastern wooded valley. Support actions and funding applications to progress the development of two new City Parks in the North East and North West of the City that promote a range of both passive and active recreation and utilise GBI to enhance biodiversity and promote active travel. Support actions and projects that promote and deliver rewilding, rewetting and reafforestation in Cork City to create best practice GBI asset that benefit communities, health and the environment and enhance species richness using ecologically- friendly management. Support actions and projects that improve and enhance the potential for water-based recreation within and along the River Lee and Cork Harbour including access points for recreational users. Adopt new approaches to overcome gaps in baseline data for ecology, biodiversity and natural heritage at the city level and develop a successful approach for its use at an early stage in development planning. Support a scoping and feasibility assessment for a new, large scale, GBI-based tourism attraction within Cork City. This GBI attraction shall promote Cork City as a key location in Ireland for tourism based on GBI and seeking to increase GBI and nature-based tourism in Cork City by 50% by 2040.
Tivoli Docks Urban Drainage Strategies
3. Glen Valley Park Project
4. Cork City Tree Planting and Management Strategy
5. Vernon Mount Park Project
6. New City Parks in the North East and North West of the City 7. Rewilding, Rewetting and Reafforestation Projects
8. Activating Blue
Corridors in Cork
9. Ecology, Biodiversity and Natural Heritage Data Project for Cork City
10. Scoping an
International / National / Regional GBI Tourist Attraction
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