Appendix 6 High Level Goal 6: Leading on Sustainability and Climate Action
Submission source Summary of Issue Raised relevant to this High-Level Goal 6.2.8 Cork Access Group This submission calls for use of “Universal design” to ensure sustainability 6.2.9 Private individual This submission proposes greater use of underused green spaces in the city to promote more activity amongst citizens of all ages, greater interaction between neighbours, improvement in mental and physical health and the promotion of climate action and biodiversity action through the provision of community gardens, clothes and goods recycling and water harvesting facilities.
6.2.10 Private Individual 5 and 9
This submission opposes opposition to sustainable transport initiatives and calls for more forcefully rebutted officially and formally. One suggested route is to commission studies around the following and cite them in all future schemes: Proximity to greenways/bus corridors increasing property values, cycle infrastructure impacts on business, modal shares of customers visiting city centre businesses (showing car users are minority), share of customers visiting city centre availing of on street parking (showing on street parking is not critical to business), negative effects to businesses on streets with high car throughput, greenways not attracting or benefiting crime, sustainable infrastructure disproportionately benefitting people with disabilities.
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