Volume 1 Written Statement

Chapter 5: Transportation
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Objective 5.7 Improve Local Streets for Local Traffic
To cooperate with the other Transportation Stakeholders to improve the operational efficiency of the non-national
road and transportation infrastructure for local traffic (e.g. promoting adequate local transportation infrastructure
and alternative transport/travel modes).
Objective 5.8 Mitigation of Adverse Impacts on Strategic Roads
To require development proposals that would materially impact the capacity of strategic national road network
to remedy or mitigate any adverse effects of their development on transport systems and/or infrastructure and
make reasonable contributions towards the costs of any required mitigation, alterations or capacity enhancement
works to transport systems and/or infrastructure as required.
Local Street Network
Roads and streets with a speed limit of 60 km/ h or less comprise the “local” street network. The local
network is used by used by pedestrians, cyclists, private cars, and buses, and heavy goods vehicles
for getting around the city. In addition to facilitating traffic movement, streets also create a “sense of
place”. Sense of place issues relating to a quality built environment and public realm are addressed in
more detail in Chapters 13 (City Centre) and 16 (Development Standards); full principles are set out in
the national Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets. 2
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Objective 5.9 Design Approach for Local Streets
Both the construction of new local streets as well as works to the existing local network shall be in accordance
with principles, approaches, and standards set out in Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets.
5.18 Extensive new local streets infrastructure is planned to facilitate redevelopment of the Docklands,
including three bridges; there are also plans for new streets in some suburban locations. New local
streets objectives and the status of each are as follows:
Objective 5.10
Additions to Local Street Network
Infrastructure Location Status/ Planned Development Map
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a. Eastern Gateway Bridge - connecting
Lower Glanmire Road to Monahan’s Road
Docklands Planning approved; construction may
commence during lifetime of Development
Plan
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b. Water Street Bridge Docklands To follow eastern Gateway Bridge 2
c. Public transport bridge at Mill Road Docklands Long term objective 2
d. Local collector streets/ bridge approaches Docklands Long term objective 2
e. Redevelopment of Centre Park and
Monahan’s Road
Docklands Planning approved; construction may
commence during lifetime of Development
Plan
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As published by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department of Environment, Community and Local
Government, March 2013.
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Development Plan Volume 2, Mapped Objectives
Draft Cork City Development Plan 2015-2021
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