Chapter 10 I Key Growth Areas & Neighbourhood Development Sites
10.309 At the time of preparation of this plan the following transport projects are advancing in Douglas / Grange: • Grange Road Transport Corridor and Tramore Valley N40 Bridge • South Douglas Road Junction Improvement Scheme • Southern Orbital Route Selection • Clarke’s Hill Improvements • Donnybrook Hill Pedestrian Upgrades • Douglas to Grange Bridge Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Study (CMATS, 2020) 10.310 Strategic transport investment in Douglas will be informed by the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) CMATS and covers the period up to 2040. The proposals for Douglas include enhanced walking and cycling infrastructure connecting with the City Centre and improvements to public spaces and greater pedestrian and cycle access to Tramore Valley Park. 10.311 CMATS also details BusConnects – the delivery of crucial bus corridors and enhanced services. This includes proposals for higher frequency on the existing Ringaskiddy-Monkstown-Douglas-City route, the prioritisation of the Douglas Road and South Douglas Road bus corridor and an orbital bus corridor which would run from Cork University Hospital (CUH) via the Western Road to Hollyhill, Blackpool, Mayfield, through the Jack Lynch Tunnel, and on to Mahon Point, Douglas village and the Black Ash park and ride site, before returning to CUH. 10.312 To address the significant shortfall in local connectivity in the southern city area, CMATS also identifies the requirement for a more comprehensive, multi-modal Southern Distributor Road.
The following represents some headline points relating to Douglas and its immediate neighbourhoods: • With the exception of Douglas (20.3%), the other neighbourhoods all had a higher percentage of persons aged under-18 than the city-wide average of 21.1%. All other age groups were broadly similar to the wider city with the exception of Frankfield where 4.5% of the population was aged 65 or over – this was less than half of the city-wide 13.3% figure. • Douglas and its surrounding neighbourhoods generally had higher education attainment rates across all education levels than the city-wide average. • The percentage of unemployed labour force was lower than the city-wide figure of 12% across all areas. With the exception of Douglas (9.3%) all of the other areas were 8.5% or less. • Douglas and surrounding neighbourhoods are net exporter of workers. • In common with all other neighbourhoods in the south east suburbs, the urban towns and the Hinterland, the use of private vehicles to travel to work or education exceeded the city-wide rate of 62.6%.
Transport and Land Use
10.308 Traffic congestion during peak hours is one of the greatest constraints affecting Douglas and the wider south east suburbs. During the lifetime of the Development Plan, Cork City Council will work with stakeholders in supporting the delivery of sustainable transport proposals contained within the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Study (CMATS, 2020) and using the Douglas Land Use and Transportation Study as a reference point and guide for evaluating further transportation and public realm improvements in the area.
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