Draft Report v1.0
3.1 Drivers of Change
The staff workshop provided an opportunity to deepen the futures thinking approach and gather forsesights considering the drivers of change and harnessing the knowledge and expertise of the council staff across all key directorates. At the workshop staff were presented with the context and overview being invited to add their expertise through the workshop, and additional thoughts pertaining to the draft pillars. It was also an opportunity to exchange learning and consider internal factors that inform effective, ambitious and realistic planning and delivery. Description of Activity: Group table discussions explore: a) ‘Unpack’ – what are some key drivers for Corks future and what needs to be considered for future planning… b) What are some of the certainties or unknows to consider? INSIGHTS: Drivers Capacity / Infrastructure ‒ Related to all other drivers ‒ Grow capacity ‒ Too inward looking ‒ Better plan over multi-annual funding ‒ Too many processes ‒ Place-making Housing Provision & Homelessness / Building ‒ Current and supporting infrastructure ‒ Economic premises/retail ‒ Cost commercial ‒ New poverty ‒ Direct provision ‒ Imbalance of social housing between north and south ‒ Dereliction / encouraging development
‒ New developments, but not new communities ‒ New communities interaction/ assimilation ‒ Non-economic factors ‒ Co-design new builds, multi-disciplinary – fire-safety, OTs. How can the fire dept. be prepped? ‒ Regeneration and fire safety ‒ Severs site, Gouldings, gas, inhibiting Docklands ‒ Modern methods of construction e.g. modular ‒ Energy efficiency of buildings ‒ 15 min city – what mean and how? ‒ Buildings for artists ‒ Accessibility ‒ Fabric of the city, participation by all ‒ Impact on city centre ‒ Cost to retrofit old infrastructure to allow for city centre living especially for young people
City Centre retail, dereliction, public realm
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