Carrigaline Transportation and Public Realm Enhancement Plan - February 2021 Public Engagement - Marcia D'Alton

Carrigaline Transportation
and Public Realm
Enhancement Plan
     February 2021
 Public Engagement

What is a Transportation and Public
Realm Enhancement Plan?

This Plan will combine our future
transportation requirements and our public
spaces such as footpaths, landscaping,
town squares, roads, parking and natural
open spaces to achieve an integrated and
enhanced urban setting.

The Plan will endeavour to ensure ease of
movement by residents throughout the
town. It aims to provide an attractive
urban environment celebrating the assets
of the town and providing space for people
to meet others, sit, talk, enjoy being
outdoors and for businesses to flourish.

What do we want to achieve?

• Create a vibrant town centre, a place where people can
  meet, shop, do business and have fun;
• Provide the built environment to assist rejuvenating
  business within the town centre
• Encourage greater number of residents to walk and cycle in
  the town
• Improve access to educational, social and employment
  opportunities

The focus of the Plan includes:

•   Creating attractive and safer streets
•   Improving pedestrian access throughout the town
•   Promoting greater cycle use by residents
•   Enhancing public transport services and facilities
•   Managing parking in key public areas
•   Directing traffic movements in town

Vision
 “This Plan will provide the framework for
    an integrated transport network for
Carrigaline with a focus on rejuvenating the
town centre, creating a vibrant environment
connected by enhanced cycle and pedestrian
   amenities for residents and promoting
       connectivity with surrounding
               communities.”

Urban Movement Slides: 2-3

Public Realm Enhancement

Urban Movement Slides: 2-3

Public Realm

Carrigaline today

• Carrigaline has a high car dependency. 95% of
  the households have one car and 60% have two
  or more cars

• Carrigaline has limited local jobs

• Many residents have to travel outside of
  Carrigaline to avail of employment opportunities

• It is a fast growing town and has grown by more
  than 1,000 people from 2011 to 2016

Carrigaline today

• Although the majority of Carrigaline’s
  population commute daily to locations outside of
  the town, a quarter of the population lives and
  works locally
• Carrigaline has an extensive footpath network
  and a young population which is conducive to
  walking and cycling
                  Commuting Distance
  35%

               30%
  30%
        26%
  25%

                        20%
  20%

  15%
                                       12%
  10%
                                               7%
   5%                                                   4%

   0%
        3 km   7.5 km   15 km          20 km   50 km   50 km +
                            Series 1

We are interested in your views on Carrigaline, and it would
be great to hear about …

• The great things about Carrigaline and its strengths (i.e. natural
  amenities (river, estuary, etc.), local amenities (shops, schools,
  etc.), access to jobs, ease of getting around, etc.

• Where you think Carrigaline could improve (i.e. footpath
  provision, more outdoor spaces (parks, squares, eateries, etc.),
  better parking, congestion, reduced noise levels, etc.

• Finally, how do you think we can enhance the overall public
  realm and transport environment in Carrigaline?

• Do you have specific comments on any of the
  following topics:
        Pedestrian and cycle connectivity
        Town centre as a public amenity
        Public transport routes and frequency
        Connectivity to schools
        Making better use of car parking space

Feedback

You can provide feedback to us in the following ways:

1. online submissions at: www.yourcouncil.ie
2. by email to trafficandtransport@corkcoco.ie, or
3. in writing to:
   Senior Engineer
   Cork County Council
   Traffic and Transportation
   Planning and Development Directorate
   Floor 11
   County Hall
   Cork

on or before Monday 1st March 2021.

Submissions received will be considered in the
preparation of the draft Plan. In turn this draft plan will
go on public display prior to being finalised.